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1 wariness
noun cautela, prudenciatr['weərɪnəs]1 cautela, precaución nombre femeninowariness ['wærinəs] n: cautela fn.• cautela s.f.• tiento s.m.['wɛǝrɪnɪs]N cautela f, recelo m -
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3 wary
'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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4 cautela
cautela sustantivo femenino caution;
cautela sustantivo femenino caution: hice la pregunta con mucha cautela, I put the question cautiously ' cautela' also found in these entries: English: caution - cautiously - gingerly - prudence - stealthiness - unwariness - wariness - reserve - warily
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Wariness — Wa ri*ness, n. The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness. An almost reptile wariness. G. W. Cable. [1913 Webster] To determine what are little things in religion, great wariness is to be used. Sprat … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wariness — index caution (vigilance), deliberation, diligence (care), discretion (quality of being discreet), doubt (suspicion) … Law dictionary
wariness — chariness, caution, circumspection, calculation (see under CAUTIOUS) Analogous words: alertness, watchfulness (see corresponding adjectives at WATCHFUL): *prudence, discretion, foresight, forethought, providence Antonyms: foolhardiness: brashness … New Dictionary of Synonyms
wariness — [n] caution alertness, attention, care, carefulness, deliberation, discretion, guardedness, heed, heedfulness, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness; concept 410 … New thesaurus
wariness — [wer′ē nis] n. the quality or state of being wary … English World dictionary
wariness — wary ► ADJECTIVE (warier, wariest) (often wary of) ▪ cautious about possible dangers or problems. DERIVATIVES warily adverb wariness noun. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
wariness — noun see wary … New Collegiate Dictionary
wariness — /wair ee nis/, n. the state or quality of being wary. [1545 55; WARY + NESS] * * * … Universalium
wariness — noun a) vigilance or the condition of being alert b) precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk … Wiktionary
wariness — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. caution, suspicion, alertness; see attention 1 , care 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. caution, circumspection, alertness, guardedness, carefulness, watchfulness, mindfulness. ANT.: carelessness, inattentive ness, devil … English dictionary for students
wariness — sb. [iwarness]. O. and N. 1226 … Oldest English Words