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care1 /ker / || /keə(r)/ sustantivo

uncountable (attention, carefulness) cuidado m, atención f;
to take ~ tener^(conj.⇒) cuidado;
take ~! (saying goodbye) ¡cuídate!;
(as a warning) ¡ten cuidado!

uncountable (of people): medical ~ asistencia f médica;
(of animals, things) cuidado m;
in ~ of (AmE), ~ of (BrE) (on letters) en casa de

to take ~ of sb/sth
1. (look after) ‹of patient› atender^(conj.⇒) a algn, cuidar de algn;
  ‹of children› cuidar a or de algn, ocuparse de algn;
  ‹of pet/plant/machine› cuidar algo;
  I can take ~ of myself yo sé cuidarme
1. (deal with) ocuparse or encargarse^(conj.⇒) de algn/algo

countable or uncountable (worry) preocupación f

care2 verbo intransitivo to ~ (ABOUT sth/sb) preocuparse (por algo/algn);
I don't ~ no me importa

verbo transitivo

(feel concern) (usu neg, interrog): I couldn't ~ less what he does me tiene sin cuidado lo que haga

(wish) (frml) to ~ to + INF: would you ~ to join us for dinner? ¿le gustaría cenar con nosotros?

Phrasal Verbs
care for v + prep + o

(look after) ‹patient› cuidar (de), atender^(conj.⇒)

(be fond of) querer^(conj.⇒), sentir^(conj.⇒) afecto or cariño por

care:carefree /'kerfri: / || /'keəfri:/ adjetivo
despreocupado

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care [keəʳ]

I	nombre 1 cuidado, atención 2 to take care of, (personas) cuidar: he's taking care of the children, está cuidando a los niños (animales, cosas) encargarse de, ocuparse de: I'll take care of the house, yo me encargo de la casa 3 cuidado, atención: take care with that knife, ten cuidado con ese cuchillo (letrero) handle with care, frágil 4 preocupación without a care in the world, sin problema alguno
II	verbo intransitivo 1 preocuparse [about, por]: he doesn't care about his health, no se preocupa por su salud I don't care, me da igual o me es indiferente 2 frml (usu en frases interrogativas o negativas) would you care to join me?, ¿le gustaría acompañarme?
III	verbo transitivo importar: I don't care what you think, no me importa lo que pienses ♦ LOC: that's taken care of, eso ya está arreglado I couldn't care less, me importa un comino for all I care he could be the president of the United States, por mí, como si fuera el presidente de Estados Unidos she knows more than she'd care to admit, sabe más de lo que está dispuesta a admitir

Compound Forms:
care about	vtr	(think is important)	valorar vtr
I care about the issue of global warming.
Valoro mi jardín, mi casa, y mi trabajo,
care about	vtr	(feel affection, concern for)	importar vi
I care about my elderly neighbour's failing health.
No estés enojado porque no te llamé; sabes que me importas mucho.
care assistant	n		auxiliar de enfermería nm
care assistant	n		ayudante de enfermería nm
care attendant	n		auxiliar de hogar nm
care attendant	n		cuidador personal nm
care for	vtr	(feel affection for)	querer vtr
Quiero mucho a mi gatita.
			sentir cariño por loc verb
Siento cariño por mi gatita.
			apreciar vtr
care for	vtr	(take care of, look after)	encargarse de vpron+prep
			cuidar a vtr+prep
Cuidamos a Papi cuando estuvo enfermo.
			hacerse cargo de loc verb
			ocuparse de vpron+prep
care nothing for	vtr	(feel no affection for)	no querer vtr + adv
			no sentir nada por vtr+adv
		fam	importar un bledo, un comino, un pimiento, un pito loc verb
Me importan un bledo él y sus problemas, es una mala persona que sólo piensa en sí mismo.
care nothing for	vtr	(think is unimportant)	importar nada loc verb
No pierdas tu tiempo explicándome porque no me importa nada de lo que digas.
			dar igual loc verb
Eso que me explicas, la verdad, me da absolutamente igual.
			dar poco valor a loc verb
		Argentina vulg	chupar un huevo loc verb
Lo que haga Juan con su vida me chupa un huevo
		Argentina vulg	importar un carajo loc verb
		España fam	pasar de loc verb
De lo que piense el vecino paso tanto...
		España vulg	soplármela loc verb
Me van a penalizar pero me la sopla, lo tenía que decir.
child care			cuidado de niños
child care			puericultura
child care centre			guarderías
community care	n		asistencia social nf
community care	n		política de integración social de enfermos y ancianos nf
coronary care unit	n	hospital	unidad coronaria nf
coronary care unit	n	hospital	unidad de atención coronaria nf
coronary care unit	n	hospital	unidad de cuidado coronario nf
couldn't care less about	v	(feel completely apathetic towards)	dar completamente igual loc verb
I couldn't care less about the tabloid headlines.
Me da completamente igual si viene o si no viene.
			dar exactamente lo mismo loc verb
Si te reclamo o no, da exactamente lo mismo, ¡tú no cambias!
		fam	importar un pepino / un pimiento loc verb
			importar un pito loc verb
No me importa un pito lo que la gente dice.
		España fam	traer al pairo loc verb
Me traen al pairo esas tonterías.
daycare, day-care	n	(daytime childcare)	guardería nf
My 2-year old daughter goes to day care every weekday morning.
daycare, day-care	n	(daytime care for elderly, disabled)	centro de día nm
I take my Dad to seniors' daycare every day so that I have time to run errands.
Los centros de día, en los que los ancianos pueden pasar el día para después regresar a dormir a su casa, representan una alternativa de atención cotidiana y en cierta forma cumplen el papel de guarderías.
day-care center		US	guardería infantil nf
devil-may-care	adj		arriesgado
devil-may-care	adj		despreocupado
devil-may-care	adj		irresponsable
devil-may-care	adj		temerario
easy-care	adj	(clothing ) ropa	de cuidado fácil
foster care	n	US	cuidado de crianza temporal nm
foster care	n		acogida nf
foster care	n		amparo nm
have a care		(Old-fashioned)	cuidar de v
have a care		(Old-fashioned)	guardar v
I don't care			no me importa
in the care of			al cuidado de
intensive care			cuidados intensivos nmpl
loving care			cuidado amoroso nf
medical care			cuidado médico nm
not care			no interesarse por v
not care for			no gustar v
not take care of			no ocuparse de v
pastoral care			guía espiritual nf
pastoral care			guía pastoral nf
primary health care	n	medicina	asistencia médica inicial nf
primary health care	n	medicina	atención básica a la salud nf
primary health care	n	medicina	atención de primer contacto nf
primary health care	n	medicina	atención primaria nf
provide with medical care			prestar cuidados médicos vt
secondary health care	n		atención secundaria de salud nf
take care			tener cuidado v
take care of		(tend to, to)	encargarse de v
take care of		(attend to)	atender a v
take care of		(deal with)	tratar con v
take care of		(finish off)	acabar con v
take care of		(tend to, to)	cuidar de v
take care of		(care for )	desear v
under your care			bajo su cuidado
what do I care?			¿a mí qué me importa?
with care			con cuidado adv
with great care			con mucho cuidado adv
without care			descuidadamente

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English:

after-care - around-the clock - baby - care for - day care - gory - grouse - health care - hoot - intensive care (unit) - notion - penny - round-the-clock - take - unit - utmost - whose - all - attention - caution - cherish - c/o - day - delicate - ease - enlighten - extra - free - give - hand - handle - health - intensive - keeping - look - loving - medical - neglect - nursing - once - pastoral - put - world

Spanish:

abandonada - abandonado - bledo - cargar - cariño - correr - cuidar - cuidada - cuidado - debida - debido - dicotomía - dotación - educación - encargar - escatológico - escrúpulo - esmerarse - esmero - específica - específico - extremar - fregado - ir - higo - importar - indiferente - mí - mimo - necesitada - necesitado - nido - olímpicamente - pepino - pimiento - pito - primor - prudencia - rábano - requerir - resbalar - sacrificar - sanitaria - sanitario - se - suma - sumo - tiento - traer - tratar

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