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didentité
taking care of
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
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
cuidar las morrocotas
to be careful with one's money
se pasó la vida cuidando enfermos
she spent her whole life caring for sick people
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
watch over patient/child
cuidar (de)
to fight the flab
cuidar la línea
babysit
cuidar niños
babysit
cuidar
to scrimp and save
cuidar mucho el dinero
house-sit
cuidar una casa (en ausencia de los dueños)
nurture plant/crop
cuidar
he's content to look after the children
está contento cuidando a los niños
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. cuidar VB intr
cuidar
to take care
II. cuidar VB trans
cuidar
to look after
III. cuidar VB refl
cuidar cuidarse:
cuidarse
to look after oneself
cuidarse mucho de (no) hacer algo
to take good care not to do sth
¡cuídate!
take care!
cuidar la silueta
to look after one's figure
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
nurture a plant
cuidar
tend a person
cuidar de
look after
cuidar
babysit
cuidar niños
to babysit for sb
cuidar a los niños de alguien
to babysit sb
cuidar a alguien
nurse
cuidar
to look after number one
cuidar de sí mismo
to take care of
cuidar de
to sit for sb
cuidar a alguien
Spanish
Spanish
English
English
I. cuidar [kwi·ˈdar] VB intr
cuidar
to take care
II. cuidar [kwi·ˈdar] VB trans
cuidar
to look after
III. cuidar [kwi·ˈdar] VB refl
cuidar cuidarse:
cuidar
to look after oneself
cuidarse mucho de (no) hacer algo
to take good care not to do sth
¡cuídate!
take care!
cuidar la silueta
to look after one's figure
English
English
Spanish
Spanish
nurture a plant
cuidar
look after
cuidar
tend a person
cuidar de
nurse
cuidar
to take care of
cuidar de
to sit for sb
cuidar a alguien
to look after number one
cuidar de uno mismo
to watch one's weight
cuidar la línea
presente
yocuido
cuidas
él/ella/ustedcuida
nosotros/nosotrascuidamos
vosotros/vosotrascuidáis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuidan
imperfecto
yocuidaba
cuidabas
él/ella/ustedcuidaba
nosotros/nosotrascuidábamos
vosotros/vosotrascuidabais
ellos/ellas/ustedescuidaban
indefinido
yocuidé
cuidaste
él/ella/ustedcuidó
nosotros/nosotrascuidamos
vosotros/vosotrascuidasteis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuidaron
futuro
yocuidaré
cuidarás
él/ella/ustedcuidará
nosotros/nosotrascuidaremos
vosotros/vosotrascuidaréis
ellos/ellas/ustedescuidarán
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