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cautiously |
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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. Translations cautiously [ˈkɔːʃəslɪ] ADV → cautelosamente, con cautela cautiously optimistic → moderadamente or prudentemente optimista cautiously [ˈkɔːʃəsli] adv [say, respond] → prudemment, avec prudence; [act, proceed] → prudemment, avec prudence; [move] → avec précaution; [optimistic] → prudemment The 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 cautiously adv move, say, react → vorsichtig; welcome → verhalten; accept → mit Vorbehalten; cautiously optimistic → verhalten optimistisch cautiously [ˈkɔːʃəslɪ] adv → cautamente, prudentemente cautiously [ˈkɔːʃəslɪ] adv → cautamente, prudentemente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Cautiously opening the gate the fellow peered carefully along the wall upon the outside in the direction from which he had come. So it was that as the second mate of the Ithaca with his six men waded down the bed of the little stream toward the harbor and the ship, a fleet of ten war prahus manned by over five hundred fierce Dyaks and commanded by Muda Saffir himself, pulled cautiously into the little cove upon the opposite side of the island, and landed but a quarter of a mile from camp. The next day when he cautiously returned to get his axe, he found the following lines pencilled on the stump: |
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