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careful adjective (person, driving) prudent/-e;
(planning, preparation) minutieux/-ieuse;
(research, examination) méticuleux/-euse;
to be ~ to do or about doing prendre soin de faire;
to be ~ with sth faire attention à qch;
be ~! (fais) attention!

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'careful' found in these entries:

English:

care - cautious - consideration - extra - now - throw - watch

French:

appliqué - couper - garde - garder - gare - méfier - ménager - múr - prudence - prudent - redoubler - simplement - soigneux

careful: WordReference English-French Dictionary © 2009

Principal Translations/Principales traductions
careful	adj	(cautious)	prendre soin de vtr
			faire attention à, veiller à vi
He was careful about mentioning his ex-girlfriend.
Il prenait soin de ne pas mentionner son ex-petite amie trop souvent.
Il faisait attention à (or: veillait à) ne pas mentionner son ex-petite amie trop souvent.
Additional Translations/Traductions supplémentaires
careful	adj	(deliberate)	prudent, circonspect adj
			soigneux, consciencieux adj
His movements were careful as he stalked the prey.
* Son métier de détective privé exigeait qu'il fût prudent (or: circonspect).
* Lorsqu'il travaillait, il était très soigneux (or: consciencieux).
careful	adj	(exact, meticulous)	minutieux, méticuleux adj
			soigné adj
He oversaw a careful review of the evidence.
Il supervisait une analyse minutieuse (or: méticuleuse) des preuves.
* Il exigeait que le travail fût soigné.
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Compound Forms/Formes composées
be careful		adj	être prudent
take a careful look		v tr	regarder avec attention
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after careful consideration
be careful
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be careful to align the pins
be careful what you wish for
be careful what you wish for
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be careful where you place your loyalties
Be careful with Mother Nature
Be careful with this picture, it means a lot to me
Be careful!
been so careful not to proselytize
careful discipline
careful in their manners and distinguish with whom they associate
careful not to
Careful not to stir him
careful, you'll put someone's eye out with that
Careful! You almost bumped into her
Careful! You'll poke him in the eye with that.
FR: if they're not careful, we risk - grammaire
FR: If we are not careful, others might think - grammaire
Hey! be careful of those books.
I should have been more careful
Intricate story, careful thought
more careful about
one should always be careful when asking to be put on a test
pay attention to gender/be careful of
slightly careful initial bite
so I must be careful
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