cautionary

cau·tion·ar·y

 (kô′shə-nĕr′ē)

adj.

Giving or serving as a warning; admonitory: a cautionary tale; cautionary advice.

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cautionary

(ˈkɔːʃənərɪ)

adj

serving as a warning; intended to warn: a cautionary tale.

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cau•tion•ar•y

(ˈkɔ ʃəˌnɛr i)

adj.

serving as a warning.

[1590–1600]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	cautionary - warding off; "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze prophylactic protective - intended or adapted to afford protection of some kind; "a protective covering"; "the use of protective masks and equipment"; "protective coatings"; "kept the drunken sailor in protective custody"; "animals with protective coloring"; "protective tariffs"
	2.	cautionary - serving to warn; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" admonitory, monitory, warning, exemplary dissuasive - deterring from action; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand"

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cautionary

adjective

Giving warning:

admonishing, admonitory, monitory, warning.

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Translations

تَحْذيري، تَنْبيهِي

varovnývýstražný

vorsichtig

figyelmeztetõ

aîvörunar-

advarende

výstražný

ikaz ediciuyarıcı

告诫的

cautionary

[ˈkɔːʃənərɪ] ADJ [tale] → de escarmiento, aleccionador
to sound a cautionary note → recomendar precaución

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cautionary

adj → belehrend; sign → Warn-; a cautionary tale → eine Geschichte mit Moral

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cautionary

[ˈkɔːʃənərɪ] adj cautionary tale → storiella ammonitrice

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caution

(ˈkoːʃən) noun

1. carefulness (because of possible danger etc). Exercise caution when crossing this road. versigtigheid, omsigtigheid احْتِراسٌ، حَذَرٌ внимание cuidado opatrnost die Vorsicht forsigtighed προσοχή, προφύλαξηcautela, precaución, prudencia ettevaatus احتیاط varovaisuus prudenceזהירות सावधानी oprez óvatosság berhati-hati gætni, varfærni cautela, prudenza 用心 주의 atsargumas piesardzība dengan berhati-hati voorzichtigheidforsiktighet, varsomhetostrożność 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 σύστασηadvertencia hoiatus هشدار؛ تذکر varoitus avertissementאזהרה चेतावनी opreznost figyelmeztetés peringatan áminning avvertimento, ammonimento 警告 경고 įspėjimas brīdinājums memperingatkan waarschuwingadvarselostrzeżenie 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 προειδοποιώadvertir 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 waarschuwenadvare, 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- προειδοποιητικόςaleccionador hoiatav هشدار آمیز varoittava d'avertissement מַתרֶה सलाह या चेतावनी upozorenje figyelmeztető peringatan aðvörunar- ammonitore 警告の 경계의 pamokomas, įspėjantis brīdinošs peringatan waarschuwend advarendeostrzegawczy 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 προσεκτικόςcauteloso, prudente, cauto ettevaatlik محتاط varovainen prudentזהיר सावधान, चौकस oprezan óvatos hati-hati varfærinn cauto, prudente 用心深い 신중한 atsargus piesardzīgs waspada voorzichtig, behoedzaamforsiktig, forbeholdenostrożny 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 προσεκτικάprudentemente ettevaatlikult محتاطانه varovasti prudemmentבזהירות सावधानीपूर्वक oprezan óvatosan berhati-hati varfærnislega prudentemente 用心して 신중하게 atsargiai piesardzīgi dengan berwaspada voorzichtig, behoedzaamforsiktig, forbeholdentostrożnie 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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