wary in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wary in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for wary in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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défiant (défiante)
distrustful, wary
méfiant (méfiante) police, caractère, personnalité
wary
elle est d'un naturel méfiant
she's always very wary
avoir de la méfiance pour
to be wary of
n'avoir que méfiance pour ou à l'égard de
to be extremely wary of
les événements récents ont redoublé sa méfiance
recent events have made him/her twice as wary ou have made her even more wary
il se méfie de toutes les idées modernes
he's wary of modern ideas
se méfier de qc
to be wary of sth
ils se sont gardés de tout commentaire/d'un optimisme exagéré
they were wary of making any comment/of being over-optimistic
je me garde de toute interprétation hâtive
I'm wary of making any hasty interpretation
les gens sont plutôt méfiants par ici
the people around here are a bit wary

wary in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wary in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for wary in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

wary Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be wary of sb/sth
se méfier de qn/qc
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Although he had been shown to be feeling sickly in the show for some time, he was wary of being tested.
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Many hospital staff were also wary of joining the school.
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They are generally not wary, especially in the middle of the day during resting.
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First, it was a country traditionally wary of trusts and big companies.
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They traditionally share their forests with the night elves, regard the tauren with esteem, and are wary of the other races.
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However, archaeologists are wary of ascribing ethnicities to archaeological cultures, and it is considered to be an extremely difficult matter.
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Runners should be wary of twisting their ankles on such terrain.
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Farmers also had to be wary of purchasing land too far away from a city or port because of war and land conflicts.
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Generally, companies want to retain creative control over their intellectual properties and are wary of fan-created works, like fan fiction.
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Heather is wary but intrigued by the young man.
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