Ukrainian English Dictionary

українська мова - English

обережний in English:

1. careful careful


Be careful!
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
He was careful enough to make his daughter promise not to go out after dark.
Careful! Watch out!
A lot of people who have up until now been spending money having a good time now need to be more careful with their money.
That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.
I was allowed to go off by myself provided that I promised to be careful.
A successful business is built on careful financial management.
Don't lump all these issues together. You need to give every single one careful consideration.
It is acceptable to mention your job and interests and to ask the other person about his, but be careful not to let the conversation become too personal.
When I'm home and I'm going to the corner drugstore to pick up some shampoo, why do you always tell me to be careful how I cross the street?
These are the important items to which careful attention is to be paid.
I'm careful when I zip up my jeans, not to pinch myself.
First, they should have right ideas of things, ideas that are based on careful observation, and understand causes of effects and their significance correctly.
I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.

English word "обережний"(careful) occurs in sets:

300 most important Ukrainian adjectives 1 - 25

2. cautious


Be cautious and don't go too far!
Stay cautious - somebody is watching us.
Becky's become a very cautious driver since her accident.
Tom thinks that Mary is being unnecessarily cautious.
Be cautious!
To be cautious is often to show wisdom.
You are game, but more cautious thinking about safety.
I am cautious with regard to this question of turning outward and inward.
As far as Bob is concerned, anything goes. By contrast, Jane is very cautious.
Perhaps a more cautious approach would bring better results.
/ˈkɔː.ʃəs/ He's a cautious ​driver.a cautious ​approach cautious ​criticism
Auto ​companies are taking a cautious ​approach toward ​introducing ​electric ​cars.
Someone who is cautious ​avoids ​risks: He's a cautious ​driver.
If I had been cautious I wouldn; t have left the bag on the bench.
Since his arrival in town, all the women have remained cautious about him.

3. carefully


Drive carefully.
Mother, having thought about it carefully, I don't feel I should marry him.
Industrialization of the region must be carried out very carefully to avoid environmental destruction.
If a door doesn't fit the casing, we must plane it carefully until it does.
Tom must consider carefully whether he really wants a divorce or not.
Before embarking on this type of therapy, the wishes of the patient herself must be carefully taken into consideration.
The large siheyuans of these high-ranking officials and wealthy merchants often featured beautifully carved and painted roof beams and pillars and carefully landscaped gardens.
Stock-raising is one of the farmer's occupations and the animals are carefully selected according to their breed.
When drawing kanji be careful of dots and sweeps, write as carefully and quickly as possible.
drive carefully, go carefully, listen carefully, think carefully
I'd get a soup plate and then slide the glass very carefully over to the edge of the table, and let the water run into the soup plate - it doesn't have to run onto the floor.
It is necessary to look more carefully into the demographic configuration of this region.
I sailed around the Mediterranean in a schooner when I was seventeen, she recited slowly and carefully.
Before meeting your guests, be sure to carefully check that the toilet door locks.
Carefully, the woman counted the money, and then said, "But you're still missing the 0.99."