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prudente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • careful adjective Paying close attention to avoid mistakes, danger, or harm.
  • circumspect adj Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
  • conservative noun A person who favours keeping things as they traditionally are and resists rapid change.
  • prudent adj Careful and sensible, especially about avoiding unnecessary risk.

Senses

prudente is used for these senses in English:

  • circumspect Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.
  • conservative Based on pessimistic assumptions, and on the low side.

careful — full definition

  1. adjective Paying close attention to avoid mistakes, danger, or harm.
  2. adjective Done with great attention to detail; thorough and precise.

Related Portuguese words