precautionary

Idioma: es

🇺🇸 /prɪˈkɔʃənɛriː/

📖 Definiciones

adjective
preventivo; precautorio; cauteloso

EN: Done or taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening; serving as a precaution.; Relating to or based on the principle that action should be taken to avoid potential harm even in the absence of full scientific certainty, as in the precautionary principle.; Characterized by or showing caution; cautious in nature or approach.

🔗 Detalles

Formas de la palabra

Colocaciones

precautionary measureprecautionary principleprecautionary actionprecautionary stepprecautionary approachprecautionary warning

Derivados

precautionprecautionarilyprecautions

Sinónimos

preventiveprotectiveprophylacticdefensivesafeguarding

Antónimos

recklesscareless

Palabras confundidas

preventive

EN: 'Preventive' focuses on stopping something from happening; 'precautionary' emphasizes taking advance measures against a possible risk, often before the threat is certain.

es: 'Preventive' se centra en evitar que algo suceda; 'precautionary' enfatiza tomar medidas anticipadas contra un posible riesgo, a menudo antes de que la amenaza sea cierta.

cautionary

EN: 'Cautionary' serves as a warning (e.g., a cautionary tale); 'precautionary' describes actions taken in advance to guard against potential harm.

es: 'Cautionary' sirve como advertencia (por ejemplo, un cuento de advertencia); 'precautionary' describe las acciones tomadas con antelación para protegerse contra daños potenciales.

Consejos de ortografía

EN: Remember the 'au' diphthong in the middle: 'precautionary' comes from 'precaution' + '-ary'. Do not write *'precautionery' or *'precationary'.

es: Recuerde el diptongo 'au' en el medio: 'precautionary' proviene de 'precaution' + '-ary'. No escriba *'precautionery' ni *'precationary'.

💬 Ejemplos

The doctor recommended precautionary measures to avoid the spread of infection.

El médico recomendó medidas preventivas para evitar la propagación de la infección.
The precautionary principle suggests that new chemicals should be tested thoroughly before being released into the environment.

El principio de precaución sugiere que los nuevos productos químicos deben ser probados a fondo antes de ser liberados al medio ambiente.
She took a precautionary approach to investing, preferring low-risk bonds over volatile stocks.

Adoptó un enfoque cauteloso en las inversiones, prefiriendo bonos de bajo riesgo a acciones volátiles.