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1 prudent
adjective1) (careful) besonnen [Person]; besonnen, überlegt [Verhalten]2) (circumspect) vorsichtigthink it more prudent to do something — es für klüger halten, etwas zu tun
* * *['pru:dənt](wise and careful: a prudent person/attitude.) klug- academic.ru/58663/prudently">prudently- prudence* * *pru·dent[ˈpru:dənt]\prudent step weiser Schritt* * *['pruːdənt]adjperson umsichtig; measure, action, decision klug; answer wohlüberlegtI thought it prudent to change the subject — ich hielt es für klüger, das Thema zu wechseln
how prudent! — sehr klug or weise!
that was the prudent thing to do — es war klug, das zu tun
* * *1. klug, vernünftig2. um-, vorsichtig, besonnen, überlegt* * *adjective1) (careful) besonnen [Person]; besonnen, überlegt [Verhalten]2) (circumspect) vorsichtigthink it more prudent to do something — es für klüger halten, etwas zu tun
* * *adj.besonnen adj.klug adj.
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