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carefully

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care·ful  (kârfl)
adj.
1. Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious: was careful when crossing the busy street; gave a careful answer.
2. Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious: a careful search; careful art restorers.
3. Protective; solicitous: Be careful of his feelings.
4. Full of cares or anxiety: "Thou art careful and troubled about many things" (Luke 10:41).

careful·ly adv.
careful·ness n.
Synonyms: careful, heedful, mindful, observant, watchful
These adjectives mean cautiously attentive: was careful not to get her shoes muddy; heedful of the danger; mindful of his health; observant of the patient's symptoms; a watchful babysitter. See Also Synonyms at meticulous.
Antonym: careless
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.carefully - taking care or paying attention; "they watched carefully"
2.carefully - 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"
Translations
carefully [ˈkɛəfəlɪ] ADV
1. (= cautiously) [drive, step] → con cuidado; [choose] → con cuidado, cuidadosamente; [reply] → con cautela
he chose his words carefullyescogió con cuidado or cuidadosamente sus palabras
I have to spend carefullytengo que tener cuidado a la hora de gastar dinero
she carefully avoided looking at himtuvo cuidado de no mirarlo
think carefully before you answerpiénsalo bien antes de contestar
to go or tread carefully (lit, fig) → andar con cuidado
2. (= painstakingly) (gen) → cuidadosamente; [listen] → atentamente

carefully [ˈkɛərfʊli] adv
[think] → bien; [listen, look] → attentivement
Think carefully! → Réfléchis bien!
[planned, selected, controlled, worded] → avec soin, soigneusement
[drive] → prudemment
Drive carefully! → Conduisez prudemment!
[avoid] → soigneusement; [move, walk] → avec soin, avec précaution; [write] → soigneusement; [read, listen] → attentivement
to carefully avoid doing sth → éviter soigneusement de faire qch
She carefully avoided talking about it → Elle évitait soigneusement d'en parler.
care home nmaison f d'accueil, foyer m d'accueil, foyer m

carefully
advsorgfältig; (= cautiously)sorgsam, vorsichtig; considergründlich; listengut; readsorgfältig, gründlich; drivevorsichtig; explaingenau

carefully [ˈkɛəflɪ] adv (cautiously) → attentamente, con attenzione, cautamente; (painstakingly) → con cura, accuratamente
carefully [ˈkɛəflɪ] adv (cautiously) → attentamente, con attenzione, cautamente; (painstakingly) → con cura, accuratamente

carefully بِعناية opatrně forsigtigt vorsichtig προσεκτικά con cuidado varovaisesti soigneusement pažljivo attentamente 注意深く 조심스럽게 voorzichtig varsomt ostrożnie cuidadosamente внимательно försiktigt อย่างระมัดระวัง dikkatle một cách cẩn thận 小心地


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There were pumpkins in Mombi's corn-fields, lying golden red among the rows of green stalks; and these had been planted and carefully tended that the four-horned cow might eat of them in the winter time.
All the fingers and thumbs of the girl's hands had been carefully formed and stuffed and stitched at the edges, with gold plates at the ends to serve as finger-nails.
Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied, and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar.
 
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