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'weəri(cautious or on one's guard (about or concerning): Be wary of lending money to him.) cauteloso, cauto, prudente- warily- wariness
tr['weərɪ]1 (cautious) cauto,-a, cauteloso,-a, prudente; (suspicious) desconfiado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be wary of somebody desconfiar de alguien, recelar de alguien, dudar de alguiento be wary of something/somebody recelar de algo/alguien, no fiarse de algo/alguiento be wary about doing something no querer hacer algo, temer hacer algoto keep a wary eye on somebody vigilar a alguiento be wary of: desconfiar deadj.• acuchillado, -a adj.• cauteloso, -a adj.• cauto, -a adj.'weri, 'weəriadjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavidoto be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo
['wɛǝrɪ]ADJ (compar warier) (superl wariest) [person] receloso; [manner] cauteloso, precavido•
banks are becoming increasingly wary — los bancos están volviéndose cada vez más precavidos•
to keep a wary eye on sth/sb, I kept a wary eye on the gathering stormclouds — observaba con cierta preocupación los nubarrones que se acercabanthe president had to keep a wary eye on the radical faction of his party — el presidente tenía que vigilar de cerca al sector más radical de su partido
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the question made her wary — la pregunta la puso en guardia•
to be wary of sth/sb — desconfiar de algo/algn, no fiarse de algo/algnto be wary of strangers — desconfiar or no fiarse de los desconocidos
they were very wary of his violent temper — se mostraban muy cautelosos debido a su temperamento violento
* * *['weri, 'weəri]adjective warier, wariest cauteloso, precavidoto be wary OF somebody/something — no fiarse* de alguien/algo, recelar de alguien/algo
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