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1 précaution
précaution [pʀekosjɔ̃]feminine nouna. ( = disposition) precaution• prendre des or ses précautions to take precautionsb. ( = prudence) caution• « à manipuler avec précaution » "handle with care"* * *pʀekosjɔ̃1) ( mesure) precautionprendre ses précautions — gén to take precautions; ( en allant aux toilettes) euph to go to the toilet just in case; ( avec un contraceptif) euph to take precautions euph
2) ( prévoyance) cautionavec précaution — ( attention) with caution; ( méfiance) cautiously
•Phrasal Verbs:••deux précautions valent mieux qu'une — Proverbe better safe than sorry Proverbe
* * *pʀekosjɔ̃ nfprendre des précautions; prendre ses précautions — to take precautions
Il a pris une assurance par précaution. — He took out insurance as a precaution.
"à manipuler avec précaution" — "handle with care"
* * *précaution nf1 ( mesure) precaution; précautions d'hygiène hygiene precautions; prendre la précaution de faire to take the precaution of doing; les précautions d'emploi d'un médicament the precautions to be taken in using a medicine; prendre ses précautions gén to take precautions; euph ( en allant aux toilettes) to go to the toilet just in case; euph ( avec un contraceptif) to take precautions euph; prendre toutes ses précautions (pour garder un secret, mener une enquête) to take every precaution; sans aucune/la moindre précaution without any/the slightest precaution; manipuler un objet avec mille or d'infinies précautions to handle an object extremely carefully; s'entourer de précautions to take a great number of precautions;2 ( prévoyance) caution; sans précaution without caution; avec précaution ( attention) with caution; ( méfiance) cautiously; par précaution as a precaution; par mesure de précaution as a precautionary measure; pour plus de précaution as an added precaution; faire des achats de précaution to stockpile; un stock de précaution a stockpile.précautions oratoires carefully chosen words.[prekosjɔ̃] nom féminin1. [disposition préventive] precautionprendre la précaution de faire quelque chose to take the precaution of doing ou to be especially careful to do somethingavec précaution locution adverbiale————————par (mesure de) précaution locution adverbialeas a precaution ou precautionary measurepour plus de précaution locution adverbiale————————sans précaution locution adverbiale -
2 choisi
choisi, e [∫wazi]a. ( = sélectionné) selectedb. ( = raffiné) carefully chosen* * *choisie ʃwazi adjectif1) ( sélectionné) [morceaux, œuvres] selected2) ( recherché) [expressions, terme] carefully chosen3) ( sélect) [société, clientèle] select* * *ʃwazi adj choisi, -e(= de premier choix) carefully chosenbien choisi (moment, endroit, terme) — well-chosen
* * *A pp ⇒ choisir.B pp adj1 ( sélectionné) [morceaux, œuvres] selected; des morceaux choisis de Rimbaud selected passages from Rimbaud;2 ( recherché) [expressions, terme] carefully chosen; expression bien/mal choisie felicitous ou appropriate/unfortunate choice of expression;3 ( sélect) [société, clientèle] select.1. [raffiné]bien choisi well-chosen, appropriate
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