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1 cautious
adjective (having or showing caution; careful: She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver.) forsiktig, forbeholdenforsiktigadj. \/ˈkɔːʃəs\/1) forsiktig, varsom2) forbeholdenbe cautious of giving offence eller be cautious of not to give offence passe seg for (ikke) å støte noen -
2 over-cautious
adj. \/ˌəʊvəˈkɔːʃəs\/overdrevent forsiktig -
3 careful
1) (taking care; being cautious: Be careful when you cross the street; a careful driver.) forsiktig, varsom, påpasselig2) (thorough: a careful search.) grundig, omhyggeligforsiktigadj. \/ˈkeəf(ʊ)l\/1) forsiktig, varsom, aktsom2) nøyaktig, grundig, omhyggeligetter å ha tenkt grundig igjennom tingene, aksepterte hun tilbudet deres3) sparsommelig, påholden4) ( gammeldags) bekymringsfullbe careful to do something være sikker på at man gjør noe, passe på å gjøre noebe careful of passe (godt) på, ha omsorg forbe careful with passe godt på, være forsiktig med -
4 caution
'ko:ʃən 1. noun1) (carefulness (because of possible danger etc): Exercise caution when crossing this road.) forsiktighet, varsomhet2) (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, bli advart- cautious
- cautiously Isubst. \/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n\/1) forsiktighet, varsomhet2) advarsel, irettesettelse3) ( militærvesen) kommandoord4) (skotsk, amer.) kausjon, pant, sikkerhet, garanti5) ( hverdagslig) forklaring: noe(n) som er morsom, uvanlig eller fantastiskproceed with caution gå varsomt til verksuse caution være forsiktigyou're a caution du er meg en fin enIIverb \/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n\/advare (mot), råde, formane (til)be cautioned få en advarselcaution against advare mot -
5 chary
' eəri((with of) cautious: Be chary of lending money to someone you don't know very well.) forsiktig, tilbakeholdendeforsiktigadj. \/ˈtʃeərɪ\/1) varsom, forsiktig, sky2) sparsommelig, gnien3) kresen, nøye påbe chary of være engstelig for, være redd for, være forsiktig medpasse på -
6 deliberate
di'libərət1) (intentional and not by accident: That was a deliberate insult.) bevisst, forsettlig, tilsiktet2) (cautious and not hurried: He had a very deliberate way of walking.) forsiktig, sindig; selvbevisst•overlagtIverb \/dɪˈlɪbəreɪt\/1) overveie, tenke over2) betenke seg3) rådslå, drøftedeliberate on rådslå om, drøfteIIadj. \/dɪˈlɪb(ə)rət\/1) overlagt, tilsiktet, forsettlig, gjennomtenkt, nøye overveid2) forsiktig, betenksom3) behersket4) rolig, sindigdeliberate falsehood bevisst usannhet -
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.) diskré, taktfull, fintfølende- discretiontaktfulladj. \/dɪˈskriːt\/1) diskret, taktfull, hensynsfull, fintfølende2) varsom, forsiktig -
8 fault
fo:lt 1. noun1) (a mistake; something for which one is to blame: The accident was your fault.) feil, skyld2) (an imperfection; something wrong: There is a fault in this machine; a fault in his character.) feil, lyte, mangel3) (a crack in the rock surface of the earth: faults in the earth's crust.) forkastning, sprekk2. verb(to find fault with: I couldn't fault him / his piano-playing.) kritisere, bebreide- faultlessly
- faulty
- at fault
- find fault with
- to a faultfeil--------mangel--------mistak--------skyldIsubst. \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) feil, brist, skavank, lyte, mangel2) feiltrinn, forseelse3) skyld, feil• whose fault is it?4) ( tennis e.l.) feil(serve)5) ( geologi) forkastning6) ( elektronikk) isolasjonsfeilbe at (a) fault være skyldig, ha gjort seg skyldig, ta skylden være feil, være uriktig være på villspor, ta feil, være i villrede (jakt, om hunder) ha mistet sporet, ha mistet fertenbe at fault for not having eller be at fault in not having ha gjort seg skyldig i en feil ved ikke åbe in fault ha skyld(en)find fault eller find fault with klage (på), klandre, kritisere, finne feil (hos)the fault lies with someone eller the fault is with someone feilen\/skylden ligger hos noenthrough no fault of one's own uforskyldt, uten å være skyld i noe selvto a fault overdrevent, aldeles forwho is at fault? hvem har skylden?, hvem sin feil er det?with all faults ( handel) med manglerIIverb \/fɔːlt\/, \/fɒlt\/1) kritisere, klandre, finne noe å utsette på2) ( sport) dømme for feilserve3) ( geologi) forkaste (seg)4) ( tennis e.l.) serve feil5) ( gammeldags) feile, begå en feil -
9 guarded
adjective (cautious: He gave guarded replies.) forsiktig, tilbakeholdenadj. \/ˈɡɑːdɪd\/1) bevoktet, beskyttet, sikret, gardert2) forsiktig, reservert, forbeholden3) under tilsyn, med tilsynbe guard in what one says (være) forsiktig med hva man sierin guarded terms i forsiktige vendinger, med forbehold -
10 incautious
in'ko:ʃəs(acting or done without thinking; not cautious: an incautious action/remark/person.) ubetenksom, uforsiktigadj. \/ɪnˈkɔːʃəs\/uforsiktig, forhastet -
11 indiscreet
indi'skri:t1) (giving too much information away: an indiscreet remark.) løsmunnet, indiskret2) (not wise or cautious: indiscreet behaviour.) uklok, taktløs•adj. \/ˌɪndɪˈskriːt\/1) ( om tale eller oppførsel) indiskret, taktløs, ufin2) ubarmhjertig, uforsiktig, tankeløs3) ( skotsk) uhøflig, udannet -
12 wary
'weəri(cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) forsiktig, var(som), sky- warily- warinessadj. \/ˈweərɪ\/varsom, forsiktig, på vaktkeep a wary eye on someone holde et våkent øye med noenwary of forsiktig med, på vakt mot -
13 watchful
adjective (alert and cautious: watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed.) påpasselig, forsiktigvåkenadj. \/ˈwɒtʃf(ʊ)l\/1) aktpågivende, årvåken, vaktsom2) ( gammeldags) våken, søvnløswatchful for\/of\/against vaktsom mot, på vakt overfor -
14 keep one's wits about one
(to be cautious, alert and watchful.) holde hodet kaldt, passe på som en smed -
15 take care
(to be cautious, watchful, thorough etc: Take care or you will fall!) passe seg, passe på, være forsiktig -
16 ultra-
1) (beyond, as in ultraviolet.) ultra-2) (very or excessively: He's ultra-cautious when he drives a car.) ekstremt, over- -
17 unwary
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