
[Late Latin praecautiō, praecautiōn-, from praecautus, past participle of Latin praecavēre, to guard against : prae-, pre- + cavēre, to beware.]
noun
Definition: carefulness; preventative measure
Antonyms: carelessness
Taking the precaution of looking both ways before you cross the street will keep you safe.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forsigtighed, forholdsregel
Français (French)
n. - précaution
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vorsicht(smaßnahme)
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προφύλαξη, μέτρο προφύλαξης, προληπτικό μέτρο, (πληθ.) χρήση αντισυλληπτικών μέσων
Italiano (Italian)
precauzione
Português (Portuguese)
n. - precaução (f)
Русский (Russian)
предосторожность
Español (Spanish)
n. - precaución
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - försiktighet(såtgärd), förebyggande åtgärd
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
预防, 谨慎, 警惕, 预防措施
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 預防, 謹慎, 警惕, 預防措施
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) حيطه, أخذ الحذر
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - זהירות, אמצעי זהירות, שימוש באמצעי-מניעה (מדוברת)
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