cuidarte in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for cuidarte in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.cuidar VB trans

1. cuidar:

cuidar juguetes/libros

to look after

cuidar juguetes/libros

to take care of

cuidar casa/plantas

to look after

cuidar niño

to look after

cuidar niño

to take care of

cuidar enfermo

to care for

señora, le cuido el coche

I'll take care of your car, Madam

una señora les cuida a los niños

a woman takes care of o looks after the children for them

cuida a su padre enfermo

he cares for o looks after his sick father

no sabe cuidar el dinero

he's no good at looking after his money

hay que cuidar la salud

you must look after your health

cuídame la leche un momentito

would you keep an eye on the milk for a moment?

tienes que cuidar ese catarro

you should look after that cold

2. cuidar estilo/detalles:

cuidar

to take care over

debes cuidar la ortografía

you must take care over your spelling

cuida mucho todos los detalles

she goes to a great deal of trouble over every little detail

cuida mucho todos los detalles

she pays great attention to detail

cuida mucho su apariencia

she takes great care over her appearance

II.cuidar VB intr

cuidar de algo/alg.

to take care of sth/sb

cuidaré de él como si fuera mío

I'll take care of it o look after it as if it were my own

sabe cuidar de sí misma

she knows how to take care of herself

(cuidar de que + subj) cuida de que no les falte nada

make sure they have everything they need

cuidaré de que todo marche bien

I'll make sure everything goes smoothly

III.cuidarse VB vpr

1. cuidarse refl:

cuidarse

to take care of oneself

cuidarse

to look after oneself

¡cuídate!

take care!

¡cuídate!

look after yourself!

no se cuidan bien

they don't take care of o look after themselves properly

¡tú sí que sabes cuidarte!

you certainly know how to look after yourself!

¡tú sí que sabes cuidarte!

you don't live badly, do you?

dejó de cuidarse

she let herself go

2. cuidarse (procurar no) (cuidarse de +  infinit.):

se cuidan mucho de enfrentarse directamente

they are very careful not to clash head-on

se cuidó mucho o muy bien de (no) volver por ahí

he took good care not to o he made very sure he didn't go back there

cuídate mucho de andar diciendo cosas de mí

you'd better not go round saying things about me

Translations for cuidarte in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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common pitfalls to look out for

errores comunes de los que hay que cuidarse

beware

cuidarse de

you must take better care of yourself

debes cuidarte más

cuidarte in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cuidarte in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cuidarse

to look after oneself

cuidarse mucho de (no) hacer algo

to take good care not to do sth

Translations for cuidarte in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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to mind one's Ps and Qs

cuidarse de no meter la pata

cuidarte Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

cuidarse mucho de (no) hacer algo

to take good care not to do sth

cuidarse de no meter la pata

to mind one's Ps and Qs