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61 müdebbir
prudent, cautious tedbirli -
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68 prudente
adj.1 careful, cautious (cuidadoso).2 reasonable (razonable).3 prudent, far-sighted, cautious, thoughtful.4 tactful, subtle.5 advisable, seemly.* * *► adjetivo1 sensible, prudent* * *adj.* * *ADJ sensible, prudentlo más prudente sería ir ahora mismo al médico — the most sensible o prudent thing to do would be to go straight to the doctor
manténgase a una distancia prudente del vehículo delantero — keep a safe distance from the car in front
* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex. Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.Ex. The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex. However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex. Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex. Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex. Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.----* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *adjetivo prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente — she left at a reasonable o sensible hour
consideró prudente no decir nada — she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything
* * *= wise [wiser -comp., wisest -sup.], cautious, prudent, discreet, discriminating, discerning.Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.Ex: However, the necessary publications must be selected very carefully, with prudent financial management.Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.* poco prudente = ill-advised, ill-judged.* ser prudente = play it + safe.* * *prudent, sensiblese marchó a una hora prudente she left at a reasonable o sensible hoursería prudente avisar a su familia it would be as well o it would be prudent to tell his familysea prudente con la bebida si tiene que conducir don't drink too much if you have to driveconsideró prudente no decir nada al respecto she thought it wise o prudent not to say anything about the mattercon prudente optimismo with cautious optimismes una mujer prudente she is a sensible womanlo más prudente en estos casos es guardar silencio the most sensible o prudent thing to do in these cases is to keep quiet* * *
prudente adjetivo (sensato. responsable) prudent, sensible;
(cauto, precavido) cautious, prudent
prudente adjetivo
1 (opinión, carácter) prudent, sensible
2 (actitud) careful
' prudente' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
discreta
- discreto
- recomendable
English:
careful
- cautious
- circumspect
- conservative
- deliberate
- discreet
- err
- prudent
- safe
- sane
- sensible
- wise
- unwise
* * *prudente adj1. [cuidadoso] careful;[previsor, sensato] sensible, prudent;lo más prudente sería esperar the most sensible thing would be to wait;se mostró muy prudente en sus declaraciones she was very careful about what she said;es muy prudente conduciendo he's a very careful driver2. [razonable] reasonable;a una hora prudente at a reasonable time;a una distancia prudente at a safe distance* * *adj careful, cautious* * *prudente adj: prudent, sensible, reasonable* * *prudente adj sensible -
69 klug
I Adj. clever; auch Gesicht etc.: intelligent; (aufgeweckt) bright; (schlau) clever, smart; (weise) wise; Geschäftsmann, Politiker: shrewd, astute; (verständig) sensible; Rat: auch sound; sie ist ein kluger Kopf she’s got brains, she’s no fool; es wäre das Klügste zu... (+ Inf.) the best idea would be to... (+ Inf.) so klug wie vorher oder zuvor sein be none the wiser; daraus wird man nicht klug it’s impossible to make head(s) or tail(s) of it; ich werde aus ihm nicht klug I can’t make him out; der Klügere gibt nach Sprichw. discretion is the better part of valo(u)r; der kluge Mann baut vor Sprichw. the wise man is always prepared; siehe auch schlauII Adv.: klug reden umg. talk as if you know it all, pretend to know all the answers; hör doch auf, so klug zu reden stop pretending you know it all* * *politic; reasonable; sensible; judicious; knowing; clever; wise; bright; intelligent; shrewd; prudent; smart; sage; sagacious; knowledgeable; astute* * *[kluːk]1. adj comp - er['klyːgɐ] superl -ste(r, s) ['klyːkstə] clever, intelligent; Augen intelligent; Humor witty, sophisticated; (= vernünftig) Entscheidung, Rat wise, sound; Überlegung prudent; (= geschickt) Antwort, Analyse, Geschäftsmann shrewd, cleveres wird am klügsten sein, wenn... — it would be most sensible if..., it would be the best idea if...
es wäre politisch/geschäftlich klúg... — it would make good political/business sense...
ein klúger Philosoph — an astute philosopher
ein klúger Kopf — a capable person
ein klúger Kopf, der Kleine — he's a bright boy
in klúger Voraussicht — with shrewd foresight
ich werde daraus nicht klúg, da soll einer draus klúg werden — I cannot make head or tail (Brit) or heads or tails (US) of it, I can't make it out
aus ihm werde ich nicht klúg — I don't know what to make of him, I can't make him out
klúge Reden halten or führen (iro) — to make fine-sounding speeches
klúge Bemerkungen/Ratschläge (iro) — clever or helpful remarks/advice (iro)
so klúg bin ich auch (iro) — you don't say!
nun bin ich genauso klúg wie zuvor or vorher — I am still none the wiser
der Klügere gibt nach (Prov) — discretion is the better part of valour (Brit) or valor (US, Prov)
der klúge Mann baut vor (Prov) — the wise man takes precautions
wer klúg ist, fährt mit der Bahn — it makes more sense to go by train
wenn du klúg bist, haust du sofort ab — if you're smart you'll beat it (inf)
2. adv comp -er,superl am -sten1) (= gescheit) cleverlyklúg geschrieben/durchdacht — cleverly or intelligently written/thought out
klúg reden or tun kann jeder... — anyone can talk...
2) (iro = dumm) cleverly* * *1) (clever: a cunning device.) cunning2) judiciously3) (showing wisdom and good sense: a judicious choice of words.) judicious4) prudently5) (wise and careful: a prudent person/attitude.) prudent6) (sensible: You would be wise to do as he suggests; a wise decision.) wise* * *<klüger, klügste>[klu:k]I. adjeine \kluge Entscheidung a prudent decision\kluger Rat sound advicees wäre klüger,... it would be more sensible...da soll einer draus \klug werden I can't make head [n]or tail of itich werde einfach nicht \klug aus ihm/daraus I simply don't know what to make of him/it, I simply can't make [or BRIT fam suss] him/it out3.▶ hinterher [o im Nachhinein] ist man immer klüger it's easy to be wise after the event▶ aus Schaden wird man \klug you learn from your mistakesII. adv1. (intelligent) cleverly, intelligently\klug reden to talk as if one knows it all, to talk big, to pontificate pej* * *1.; klüger, klügst... Adjektiv1) clever; intelligent; clever, bright <child, pupil>; intelligent < eyes>er ist ein kluger Kopf — he's clever or bright; he's got brains
so klug wie vorher od. zuvor sein — be none the wiser
daraus werde ich nicht klug, daraus soll ein Mensch klug werden — I can't make head or tail of it
aus jemandem nicht klug werden — not know what to make of somebody
3) (vernünftig) wise; wise, sound < advice>; wise, prudent <remark, course of action>; (geschickt) clever, shrewd <politician, negotiator, question>; shrewd, astute < businessman>; great < foresight>2.der Klügere gibt nach — (Spr.) discretion is the better part of valour (prov.)
1) cleverly; intelligently2) (vernünftig) wisely; (geschickt) cleverly; shrewdly* * *klug adj clever; auch Gesicht etc: intelligent; (aufgeweckt) bright; (schlau) clever, smart; (weise) wise; Geschäftsmann, Politiker: shrewd, astute; (verständig) sensible; Rat: auch sound;sie ist ein kluger Kopf she’s got brains, she’s no fool;zuvor sein be none the wiser;daraus wird man nicht klug it’s impossible to make head(s) or tail(s) of it;ich werde aus ihm nicht klug I can’t make him out;der Klügere gibt nach sprichw discretion is the better part of valo(u)r;* * *1.; klüger, klügst... Adjektiv1) clever; intelligent; clever, bright <child, pupil>; intelligent < eyes>er ist ein kluger Kopf — he's clever or bright; he's got brains
2) (gelehrt, weise) wiseso klug wie vorher od. zuvor sein — be none the wiser
daraus werde ich nicht klug, daraus soll ein Mensch klug werden — I can't make head or tail of it
3) (vernünftig) wise; wise, sound < advice>; wise, prudent <remark, course of action>; (geschickt) clever, shrewd <politician, negotiator, question>; shrewd, astute < businessman>; great < foresight>2.der Klügere gibt nach — (Spr.) discretion is the better part of valour (prov.)
1) cleverly; intelligently2) (vernünftig) wisely; (geschickt) cleverly; shrewdly* * *adj.able adj.clever adj.cute adj.discreet adj.intelligent adj.knowledgeable adj.prudent adj.sagacious adj.sage adj. adv.cleverly adv.discreetly adv.prudently adv.sagaciously adv.sagely adv. -
70 precavido
adj.cautious, careful, far-seeing, prudent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: precaver.* * *► adjetivo1 cautious\hombre precavido/mujer precavida vale por dos forewarned is forearmed* * *ADJ1) (=cauteloso) cautious2) (=preparado) prepared* * *- da adjetivo cautious, prudentfui precavida y me traje el paraguas — I came prepared, I brought my umbrella
* * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.].Ex. The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.----* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* * *- da adjetivo cautious, prudentfui precavida y me traje el paraguas — I came prepared, I brought my umbrella
* * *= wary [warier -comp., wariest -sup.].Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
* estar precavido = be on + Posesivo + guard, be on guard (against).* hacer a Alguien precavido = put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.* ser demasiado precavido = err + on the side of caution.* * *precavido -dacautious, prudentyo he sido precavida y me he traído el paraguas I came prepared, I brought my umbrella* * *
Del verbo precaver: ( conjugate precaver)
precavido es:
el participio
Multiple Entries:
precaver
precavido
precavido◊ -da adjetivo
cautious, prudent
precavido,-a adjetivo cautious, prudent
' precavido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
incauta
- incauto
- precavida
- hombre
- prevenido
- previsor
- prudente
English:
guarded
* * *precavido, -a adj1. [prevenido] prudent;es muy precavido he always comes prepared2. [cauteloso] wary* * *adj cautious* * *precavido, -da adjcauteloso: cautious, prudent -
71 prudencial
adj.1 sensible (sensato).2 prudential, reasonable, moderate, wise.* * *► adjetivo1 sensible, prudent\a una distancia prudencial at a safe distance* * *ADJ1) (=adecuado) prudential; (=sensato) sensibletras un intervalo prudencial — after a decent interval, after a reasonable time
2) [cantidad, distancia] roughly correct* * *adjetivo prudent, sensibleun tiempo prudencial — a reasonable o sensible length of time
* * *adjetivo prudent, sensibleun tiempo prudencial — a reasonable o sensible length of time
* * *prudent, sensiblelo siguió a una distancia prudencial she followed him at a safe o sensible o prudent distanceun tiempo prudencial a reasonable o sensible o prudent length of time* * *
prudencial adjetivo reasonable, prudent
* * *prudencial adj1. [sensato] sensible;dejé pasar un tiempo prudencial antes de irme I waited a prudent amount of time before leaving2. [moderado] moderate;una cantidad prudencial de vino a moderate amount of wine* * *adj1 ( aproximado) rough, approximate2 ( moderado) modest -
72 umsichtig
* * *circumspect; prudent; canny; far-seeing* * *ụm|sich|tig ['ʊmzIçtɪç]1. adjcircumspect, prudent; Handlungsweise etc auch judicious2. advcircumspectly, prudently* * *um·sich·tig* * *1.Adjektiv circumspect; prudent2.adverbial circumspectly; prudently* * *A. adj circumspect;sich umsichtig zeigen show prudence, show o.s to be prudentB. adv handeln, vorgehen: prudently;ein Projekt umsichtig vorbereiten prepare a project prudently* * *1.Adjektiv circumspect; prudent2.adverbial circumspectly; prudently* * *adj.canny adj. adv.cannily adv. -
73 prudente
careful, cautious* * *prudente agg.1 ( accorto) prudent; ( cauto) cautious, careful: un'azione, una risposta, una persona prudente, a prudent action, answer, person; sii prudente nel guidare l'automobile, be careful when you drive; un prudente sciatore, a cautious skier; una prudente dichiarazione, a cautious statement2 ( pauroso) fearful, timorous3 ( saggio) wise, prudent: non è prudente partire adesso, it's not wise to leave now; è più prudente parlarne prima con lui, it would be wiser to speak to him first.* * *[pru'dɛnte]1) (cauto) [persona, comportamento] careful, cautious, prudent; [ automobilista] safe, careful; [atteggiamento, risposta] cautious, wary2) (giudizioso) prudent, wise* * *prudente/pru'dεnte/1 (cauto) [persona, comportamento] careful, cautious, prudent; [ automobilista] safe, careful; [atteggiamento, risposta] cautious, wary; sii prudente! be careful!2 (giudizioso) prudent, wise; la cosa più prudente da fare sarebbe andarsene the safest thing to do would be to leave. -
74 besonnen
I P.P. besinnenII Adj. (vernünftig) sensible, level-headed; (umsichtig) circumspect; (vorsichtig) prudent; (ruhig) calm; Urteil: well-considered; in einer solchen Situation hilft nur besonnenes Handeln the only answer in a situation like this is to keep calm* * *coolheaded; discreet; sensible; cautious; sober; reasonable; deliberate* * *be|sọn|nen [bə'zɔnən]1. adjlevel-headed; Politik, Urteil auch consideredihre ruhige, besonnene Art — her calm and collected way
2. adv(= mit vorsichtiger Bedachtsamkeit) in a careful and thoughtful mannerdie Polizei ist besonnen vorgegangen — the police proceeded in a careful and thoughtful way
See:→ auch besinnen* * *(carefully and without hurrying: He spoke quietly and deliberately.) deliberately* * *be·son·nen[bəˈzɔnən]I. adj sensible, calm, prudent\besonnen bleiben to keep [or stay] calmsein \besonnenes Verhalten rettete ihn his level-headed [or discreet] conduct saved himII. adv sensibly, calmly, prudentlywir sollten sehr \besonnen vorgehen we should proceed with utmost caution [or discretion]* * *1. 2.adverbial prudently; (umsichtig) circumspectly* * *B. adj (vernünftig) sensible, level-headed; (umsichtig) circumspect; (vorsichtig) prudent; (ruhig) calm; Urteil: well-considered;in einer solchen Situation hilft nur besonnenes Handeln the only answer in a situation like this is to keep calmC. adv sensibly; circumpectly; prudently; calmly;besonnen handeln act sensibly ( oder prudently)* * *1.Adjektiv prudent; (umsichtig) circumspect2.adverbial prudently; (umsichtig) circumspectly* * *adj.prudent adj. -
75 πινύσκετ'
πινύσκετε, πινύσκωmake prudent: pres imperat act 2nd plπινύσκετε, πινύσκωmake prudent: pres ind act 2nd plπινύσκεται, πινύσκωmake prudent: pres ind mp 3rd sgπινύσκετο, πινύσκωmake prudent: imperf ind mp 3rd sg (homeric ionic)πινύσκετε, πινύσκωmake prudent: imperf ind act 2nd pl (homeric ionic) -
76 νόος
Grammatical information: m.Meaning: `mind, sense, intellect, reason, purpose' (Il.).Compounds: Very often as 2. member, e.g. εὔ-νοος, - νους `wellminded' with εὑνο-έω, - ίη, - ιᾰ etc. (IA.); also as 1. member, a.o. in the compounds νου-θετ-έω `put in mind, admonish' (after νομοθετ-έω: νομο-θέ-της: νόμον θεῖναι a.o.) with νουθέ-τησις, - τημα, - σία, - τεία a.o. (IA.); νουν-εχ-ής `prudent', adv. νουνεχ-ῶς, - όντως (: νοῦν ἔχει, ἔχων, Schwyzer 452).Derivatives: Nouns: 1. νοερός `mindful, intellectual' (Heraclit., Arist.); 2. νοήρης `prudent, capable' (Herod., H.); 3. νοότης, - ητος f. `intellectuality' (Procl.); 4. νόαρ n. `illusion, phantom' (Theognost.; archaising innovation). -- Verbs: A. νοέω, aor. νοῆσαι (contr. νῶσαι) etc., very often with prefix (partly hypostasis with νοῦς) in diff. meanings, e.g. δια-, ἐν-, ἐπι-, προ-, μετα-, συν-, `meditate, observe, think, devise, have in mind' (Il.); from this 1. νόη-μα n. `thought, intelligence, decision' (Il.) with - μάτιον (Arr.), - ματικός (sp.). - μων `thoughtful, prudent' (Od., Hdt.); 2. νόη-σις ( νῶσις) f. `oberving, understand, thinking', also διανόη-σις etc. (IA.); 3. προ-, δια-νοία, - νοιᾰ f. etc. `care' resp. `meditating, thought, intention' (IA.); 4. νοη-τικός ( προ- u.a.) `mindful' (Pl.); 5. προ-, δια-, ἐπι-, ὑπο-νοητής m. `director' etc. (late). -- B. νόομαι `be changed into νόος' (Plot. u.a.). --Lit. on νοῦς etc: Schottländer Herm. 64, 228ff., Marg Charakter 44 ff. (use in Hom.), Kurt v. Fritz ClassPhil. 38, 79ff. (in Hom.), 40, 223ff., 41, 12ff. (with the Presocratics); also McKenzie Class Quart. 17, 195 f. and Magmen REGr. 40, 117ff. (both doubted by Kretschmer Glotta 14, 229 resp. by Wahrmann ibd. 19, 214 f. resp. rejected); Porzig Satzinhalte 185 ff. ( νοῦς and νόημα in the Epos).Origin: XX [etym. unknown]Etymology: No doubt an old inherited verbal noun (cf. λόγος, φόρος a.o.), though there is no certain connection. The old connection with Germ., e.g. Goth. snutrs `wise, prudent' (L. Meyer KZ 5, 368), which is possible, is taken up again by Schwyzer Festschr. Kretschmer 247 ff. and further worked out assuming a basic meaning `sense of detection' of supp. * snu- `browse', which would also be found in νυός, Lat. nurus `daughter-in-law' and nūbō `marry' (referring to the browse-kiss (sniffer-?), a form of the kiss of relatives), an hypothesis, which goes far beyond what can be proven. -- Diff., not preferable, Prellwitz s.v.: to νεύω as "nod thoughtfully", to which acc. to Brugmann IF 19, 213 f., 30, 371 ff. also πινυτός `prudent' (but see s.v.) and Cret. νύναμαι = δύναμαι (s.v.). To be rejected Kieckers IF 23, 362ff. (to νέω `swim'), McKenzie (s. above; = Skt. náya- m. `guidance' from náyati `lead'); s. also W.-Hofmann s. sentiō.Page in Frisk: 2,Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > νόος
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77 avisado
adj.1 prudent, cautious.2 expert, sagacious, skilful, clever, clear-sighted.Mal avisado Il-advised, injudicious3 warned, noticed.4 wise, discreet, prudent.past part.past participle of spanish verb: avisar.* * *1→ link=avisar avisar► adjetivo1 (advertido) warned2 (astuto) shrewd; (prudente) wise, prudent* * *ADJ sensible, wisemal avisado — rash, ill-advised
* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( sagaz) informedb) [estar] ( advertido)quedas or estás avisado — you've been warned
* * *- da adjetivoa) [ser] ( sagaz) informedb) [estar] ( advertido)quedas or estás avisado — you've been warned
* * *avisado -da1 [ SER] (sagaz) informedel lector avisado the informed o well-informed reader2 [ ESTAR](advertido): quedas or estás avisado I'm warning you, you've been warned* * *avisado, -a adjprudent, discreet -
78 previsor
adj.far-sighted, cautious, far-seeing, prudent.* * *► adjetivo1 farsighted* * *ADJ (=precavido) far-sighted; (=prudente) thoughtful, prudent* * *- sora adjetivo ( con visión de futuro) farsightedseguro que lleva aspirinas, es muy previsora — she's bound to have some aspirins, she's always well-prepared
* * *- sora adjetivo ( con visión de futuro) farsightedseguro que lleva aspirinas, es muy previsora — she's bound to have some aspirins, she's always well-prepared
* * *(con visión de futuro) farsighted; (precavido) well-preparedseguro que lleva aspirinas, es muy previsora she's bound to have some aspirins, she's always well-preparedhe sido previsor y me he traído el paraguas I came prepared, I brought my umbrella* * *
previsor
( precavido) well-prepared
previsor,-ora adjetivo far-sighted
' previsor' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
previsora
English:
far-sighted
- long-sighted
- think ahead
- think
* * *previsor, -ora, Am previsivo, -a adjprudent, farsighted* * *adj farsighted* * *: farsighted, prudent -
79 optimisme
optimisme [ɔptimism]masculine noun* * *ɔptimismnom masculin optimism* * *ɔptimism nm* * *optimisme nm optimism; démentir l'optimisme des commentaires to give the lie to the optimistic views expressed; faire preuve d'un optimisme prudent to be cautiously optimistic; pécher par excès d'optimisme to be over-optimistic; afficher un optimisme raisonnable to appear reasonably optimistic.[ɔptimism] nom masculin -
80 предпазлив
cautious, wary, circumspect; careful, guardedprudent, discreet ( и при говорене)* * *предпазлѝв,прил. cautious, wary, gingerly; circumspect; careful, guarded; prudent, discreet (и при говорене); ( уклончив) cagey.* * *cautious; careful; discreet{dis`kri;t}; gingerly; prudent{`prudxnt}; wary* * *1. cautious, wary, circumspect;careful, guarded 2. prudent, discreet (и при говорене)
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