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1 cautious
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2 cautious
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3 careful
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) forsigtig2) (thorough: a careful search.) omhyggelig; grundig* * *1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) forsigtig2) (thorough: a careful search.) omhyggelig; grundig -
4 caution
['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) forsigtighed2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) advarsel2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) advare- cautious
- cautiously* * *['ko:ʃən] 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) forsigtighed2) (in law, a warning: The policeman gave him a caution for speeding.) advarsel2. verb(to give a warning to: He was cautioned for drunken driving.) advare- cautious
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5 chary
[' eəri]((with of) cautious: Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.) varsom* * *[' eəri]((with of) cautious: Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.) varsom -
6 deliberate
[di'libərət]1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) forsætlig; bevidst2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) rolig•* * *[di'libərət]1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) forsætlig; bevidst2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) rolig• -
7 discreet
[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) diskret- discretion* * *[di'skri:t](wise, cautious and not saying anything which might cause trouble: My secretary won't let the secret out - she's very discreet.) diskret- discretion -
8 guarded
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9 incautious
[in'ko:ʃəs](acting or done without thinking; not cautious: an incautious action/remark/person.) ubesindig; uforsigtig* * *[in'ko:ʃəs](acting or done without thinking; not cautious: an incautious action/remark/person.) ubesindig; uforsigtig -
10 indiscreet
[indi'skri:t]1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) indiskret; åbenmundet2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) uklog; uforsigtig•* * *[indi'skri:t]1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) indiskret; åbenmundet2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) uklog; uforsigtig• -
11 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) holde hovedet koldt* * *(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) holde hovedet koldt -
12 take care
(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) passe på* * *(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) passe på -
13 ultra-
1) (beyond, as in ultraviolet.) ultra-2) (very or excessively: He's ultra-cautious when he drives a car.) ultra-* * *1) (beyond, as in ultraviolet.) ultra-2) (very or excessively: He's ultra-cautious when he drives a car.) ultra- -
14 unwary
(not cautious: If you are unwary he will cheat you.) uforsigtig- unwarily- unwariness* * *(not cautious: If you are unwary he will cheat you.) uforsigtig- unwarily- unwariness -
15 wary
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16 watchful
См. также в других словарях:
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