cuidado

Significado

1. watch out!
2. beware!
3. be careful!

Frecuencia

Guionizado como

cui‧da‧do

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/kwiˈdado/

Etimoloxía

Past participle of cuidar; corresponds to Latin cōgitātus. The Philippine sense is a calque of Tagalog bahala, as in the expressions bahala ka, ako bahala, ikaw bahala, etc.

Novo

cuidar

(intransitive,transitive) to take care of, to care for
(transitive) to look after, to look out for, to keep an eye on, to guard, to protect, to watch over, to watch out for (implies doing so with care)
(transitive) to mind, to watch, to pay attention
to babysit
to keep, to sit on (e.g. one's house, keeping the place in order)
(transitive) to nurse, to nurture, to tend, to tend to, to attend to (e.g. nurse back to health, to tend a garden or yard, tend to a herd or flock)
(reflexive) to take care, to take care of, to look after, to care for (oneself)
(reflexive) to be careful of/with, to beware, to watch out for, to be wary of (+ de)