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cau·tious
(kô′shəs)adj.
1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.
cau′tious·ly adv.
cau′tious·ness n.
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Adv. 1. cautiously - as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact; "she ventured cautiously downstairs"; "they handled the incident with kid gloves"
incautiously, carelessly - without caution or prudence; "one unfortunately sees historic features carelessly lost when estates fall into unsympathetic hands"
2. cautiously - in a conservative manner; "we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000."
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cautiously
adverb carefully, alertly, discreetly, tentatively, warily, prudently, judiciously, guardedly, circumspectly, watchfully, vigilantly, cagily (informal), mindfully The government has reacted cautiously to the report.
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Translations
بِحَذَر بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس
opatrně
forsigtigt
varovasti
oprezno
varfærnislega
慎重に
조심스럽게
previdno
försiktigt
อย่างระมัดระวัง
dikkatliceihtiyatlaözenli bir şekilde
một cách thận trọng
cautiously
[ˈkɔːʃəslɪ] ADV → cautelosamente, con cautelacautiously optimistic → moderadamente or prudentemente optimista
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cautiously
[ˈkɔːʃəsli] adv [say, respond] → prudemment, avec prudence ; [act, proceed] → prudemment, avec prudence ; [move] → avec précaution ; [optimistic] → prudemmentThe government reacted cautiously → Le gouvernement a réagi prudemment.
She cautiously opened the door → Elle a ouvert la porte avec précaution.
to be cautiously optimistic about sth → être d'un optimisme prudent à propos de qch
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cautiously
adv move, say, react → vorsichtig ; welcome → verhalten ; accept → mit Vorbehalten ; cautiously optimistic → verhalten optimistisch
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caution
(ˈkoːʃən) noun1. carefulness (because of possible danger etc). Exercise caution when crossing this road. versigtigheid, omsigtigheid احْتِراسٌ، حَذَرٌ внимание cuidado opatrnost die Vorsicht forsigtighed προσοχή, προφύλαξη cautela, precaución, prudencia ettevaatus احتیاط varovaisuus prudence זהירות सावधानी oprez óvatosság berhati-hati gætni, varfærni cautela, prudenza 用心 주의 atsargumas piesardzība dengan berhati-hati voorzichtigheid forsiktighet, varsomhet ostrożność احتیاط cuidado prudenţă осторожность opatrnosť previdnost oprez försiktighet ความระมัดระวัง dikkat, özen, ihtimam 小心 обережність; обачність احتیاط کا رویہ sự thận trọng 小心
2. in law, a warning. The policeman gave him a caution for speeding. waarskuwing تَحْذيرٌ предупреждение repreensão varování, výstraha die Warnung advarsel σύσταση advertencia hoiatus هشدار؛ تذکر varoitus avertissement אזהרה चेतावनी opreznost figyelmeztetés peringatan áminning avvertimento, ammonimento 警告 경고 įspėjimas brīdinājums memperingatkan waarschuwing advarsel ostrzeżenie اخطار repreensão avertisment предупреждение výstraha opomin opomena varning, tillrättavisning การตักเตือน uyarı, ikaz 警告 застереження, попередження تنبیہہ ، آگاہی cảnh cáo 警告
verb to give a warning to. He was cautioned for drunken driving. waarsku يُحَذِّرُ предупреждавам repreender varovat warnen advare προειδοποιώ advertir hoiatust tegema هشدار دادن؛ تذکر دادن varoittaa avertir לְהַזהִיר चेतावनी देना upozoriti figyelmeztet memperingatkan áminna avvertire 警告する 경고를 주다 įspėti brīdināt amaran waarschuwen advare, bli advart ostrzegać اخطار ورکول repreender a avertiza делать предупреждение varovať opomniti opomenuti varna, tillrättavisa เตือน uymak, ikaz etmek 警告 робити попередження خبردار کرنا cảnh báo 警告
ˈcautionary adjective waarskuwend تَحْذيري، تَنْبيهِي предупредителен acautelador varovný, výstražný vorsichtig advarende; advarsels- προειδοποιητικός aleccionador hoiatav هشدار آمیز varoittava d'avertissement מַתרֶה सलाह या चेतावनी upozorenje figyelmeztető peringatan aðvörunar- ammonitore 警告の 경계의 pamokomas, įspėjantis brīdinošs peringatan waarschuwend advarende ostrzegawczy اخطار آمیز acautelador de avertisment предупреждающий výstražný opozorilen opominjući varnande, varnings- ที่ให้คําแนะนําหรือคําเตือน uyarıcı, ikaz edici 告誡的 попереджувальний, застережний ہوشیاری، تنبیہی ، چوکسی để báo trước 告诫的
ˈcautious adjective having or showing caution; careful. She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver. versigtig; behoedsaam; omsigtig حَذِر، مُحْتَرِس предпазлив cuidadoso opatrný, obezřetný vorsichtig forsigtig προσεκτικός cauteloso, prudente, cauto ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudent זהיר सावधान, चौकस oprezan óvatos hati-hati varfærinn cauto, prudente 用心深い 신중한 atsargus piesardzīgs waspada voorzichtig, behoedzaam forsiktig, forbeholden ostrożny محتاط، محتاطانه cuidadoso prudent, precaut осторожный opatrný previden oprezan försiktig ซึ่งรอบคอบ dikkatli, tedbirli 謹慎的 обережний; передбачливий چوکنا ، خبردار cẩn trọng 谨慎的
ˈcautiously adverb versigtig بِحَذَر، باحْتِراس предпазливо cuidadosamente opatrně vorsichtig forsigtigt; varsomt προσεκτικά prudentemente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovasti prudemment בזהירות सावधानीपूर्वक oprezan óvatosan berhati-hati varfærnislega prudentemente 用心して 신중하게 atsargiai piesardzīgi dengan berwaspada voorzichtig, behoedzaam forsiktig, forbeholdent ostrożnie محتاطانه cuidadosamente prudent, cu grijă осторожно opatrne previdno oprezno försiktigt อย่างรอบคอบ dikkatlice, ihtiyatla 謹慎地 обережно; передбачливо احتیاط سے một cách cẩn trọng 谨慎地
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→ بِحَذَر opatrně forsigtigt vorsichtig προσεκτικά con cautela varovasti avec prudence oprezno cautamente 慎重に 조심스럽게 voorzichtig varsomt ostrożnie cautelosamente осторожно försiktigt อย่างระมัดระวัง özenli bir şekilde một cách thận trọng 慎重地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009