cautious in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cautious in the English»French Dictionary

cautious [Brit ˈkɔːʃəs, Am ˈkɔʃəs] ADJ

1. cautious (careful):

cautious person, attitude, approach, action

prudent

he's cautious about spending money

il est plutôt regardant

to be cautious in one's dealings with sb

être prudent quand on traite avec qn

2. cautious (wary):

cautious person, welcome, reception, response, agreement, statement

réservé

cautious optimism

prudent

to be cautious about doing

ne pas aimer faire

he's cautious about committing himself

il n'aime pas se prononcer

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more than ordinarily quiet/cautious

plus calme/prudent que d'ordinaire

a necessarily cautious statement

une déclaration prudente par nécessité

naturally cautious, pale, shy etc

de nature

Translations for cautious in the French»English Dictionary

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circonspect (circonspecte)

cautious, circumspect (envers qn toward, towards Brit sb, envers qc about sth)

attentiste

cautious, wait-and-see attr

raisonné (raisonnée) optimisme, attitude, déclaration

cautious

prudent (prudente) candidat, attitude, déclaration

cautious (dans in, sur on, about)

se montrer prudent dans son analyse/ses prévisions

to appear cautious in one's analysis/one's forecasts

il faut être prudent

one must be cautious

frileux (frileuse) attitude, politique

cautious

la récession incite à la prudence

the recession is making people cautious

cautious in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cautious in the English»French Dictionary

cautious [ˈkɔ:ʃəs, Am ˈkɑ:-] ADJ

cautious

prudent(e)

to be cautious

se montrer prévoyant

Translations for cautious in the French»English Dictionary

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circonspect(e)

cautious

prudent(e) pas

cautious

cautious Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be cautious

se montrer prévoyant

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I was a little cautious about wanting to do science fiction again.

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Cautious users, particularly system administrators, tend to put off applying patches until they can verify the stability of the fixes.

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The patroons still dealt with the issues of a cautious people not caring to venture to an undeveloped world.

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The proposed urban plan itself was received with cautious welcome.

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Editorials varied from elation to cautious optimism, and a few were outright skeptical.

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