tener cuidado

v.

to be careful, to beware, to look out, to take care.

Ricardo se guarda de los ladrones Richard bewares of thieves.

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tener cuidado

to be careful

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to be careful

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(v.) = exercise + care, exercise + caution, proceed + with caution, watch out, take + caution

Ex. In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.

Ex. Academic libraries should exercise caution when using impact factors exclusively for journal selection.

Ex. Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.

Ex. He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.

Ex. Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.

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tener cuidado(de)

(v.) = be careful, be chary of, take + (great) pains to

Ex: The indexer should be careful not to introduce bias needlessly.

Ex: Other librarians at the session were chary of committing themselves to doing a certain amount of business with a vendor.

Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.

tener cuidado (de que)

(v.) = take + care (that)

Ex: Care should be taken when changing the order information.

(v.) = exercise + care, exercise + caution, proceed + with caution, watch out, take + caution

Ex: In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.

Ex: Academic libraries should exercise caution when using impact factors exclusively for journal selection.

Ex: Since the literature on community information tends to concentrate on a relatively small number of successful examples, any attempt to generalize about developments must proceed with caution.

Ex: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.

Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.