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caring

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car·ing  (kârng)
adj.
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others: "We formed Generations United to argue for a caring society" (Jack Ossofsky).

caring [ˈkɛərɪŋ]
adj
1. feeling or showing care and compassion a caring attitude
2. (Social Welfare) of or relating to professional social or medical care nursing is a caring job
n
(Social Welfare) the practice or profession of providing social or medical care
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.caring - a loving feelingcaring - a loving feeling                    
love - a strong positive emotion of regard and affection; "his love for his work"; "children need a lot of love"
warmheartedness, warmth - a warmhearted feeling
Adj.1.caring - feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends"
compassionate - showing or having compassion; "heard the soft and compassionate voices of women"

caring
adjective compassionate, loving, kindly, warm, soft, sensitive, tender, sympathetic, responsive, receptive, considerate, warmhearted, tenderhearted, softhearted, touchy-feely (informal) He is a wonderful person, very gentle and caring.
Translations
caring [ˈkɛərɪŋ]
A. ADJafectuoso, bondadoso
the caring professionslas profesiones humanitarias
the caring societyla sociedad humanitaria
B. N (= care) → cuidado m; (= affection) → afecto m, cariño m; (= help) → ayuda f, auxilio m

caring [ˈkɛərɪŋ] adj
(= concerned about other people) [person] → attentionné(e)
She's a very caring teacher
BUT C'est un professeur qui se préoccupe du bien-être de ses élèves.
She has very caring parents
BUT Ses parents sont très affectueux.
[society] → humain(e) caring professions
caring professions npl
the caring professions → les métiers mpl du social
car insurance nassurance f automobile
car journey nvoyage m en voiture; (shorter)trajet m en voiture
a 40-minute car journey → un trajet en voiture de 40 minutes
car keys nplclés fpl de voiture
car licence plate (British) car license plate (US) nplaque f d'immatriculation
car maker car-maker, carmaker [ˈkɑːrmeɪkər] nconstructeur m automobile

caring
adj person, attitudewarmherzig, mitfühlend, einfühlsam; parent, husbandliebevoll; teacherengagiert; government, societysozial, mitmenschlich; a child needs a caring environmentein Kind braucht Zuwendung or braucht eine Umgebung, die sich um es kümmert; caring professionSozialberuf m

caring [ˈkɛərɪŋ] adj (parent, person) → affettuoso/a, premuroso/a; (society, organization) → umanitario/a
ours is not a caring society → viviamo in una società ben poco altruista

caring مهتم بالآخرين soucitný omsorgsfuld fürsorglich στοργικός bondadoso huolehtiva attentionné pažljiv premuroso 思いやりのある 돌보는 zorgzaam omsorgsfull troskliwy atencioso заботливый som bryr (sig) om ที่ห่วงใยผู้อื่น şefkatli chu đáo 关心人的


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The Frogs were living as happy as could be in a marshy swamp that just suited them; they went splashing about caring for nobody and nobody troubling with them.
"Ay, but I'm no very caring about that either," said my uncle.
Not caring, after this alarm, to stay longer here, we set out on our march back, and in our return passed through a village where two men, who had murdered a domestic of the viceroy, lay under an arrest.
 
 
 
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