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cuidar

/kwiˈdaɾ/, [kwiˈð̞aɾ]

care, look after, take care of

Verb cuidar (first-person singular present cuido, first-person singular preterite cuidé, past participle cuidado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to take care of, to care for
    A usted le sugiero que cuide a sus propios niños, y yo voy a preocuparme de los míos.
    I suggest that you care for your own children and I'll worry about mine.
  2. (transitive) to look after, to look out for, to keep an eye on, to guard, to protect, to watch over, to watch out for (implies doing so with care)
    Por favor, cuida de mi hija después de que haya muerto.
    Please, look out for my daughter after I'm gone.
    El perro fiel siempre cuida la casa.
    The loyal dog always guards the house.
  3. (transitive) to mind, to watch, to pay attention
    Por favor cuide su lengua, ¿de acuerdo?
    Please watch your tongue, all right?
    Creo que debes cuidar tus modales, muchacho.
    I think you should mind your manners, boy.
  4. to babysit
  5. to keep, to sit on (e.g. one's house, keeping the place in order)
  6. (transitive) to nurse, to nurture, to tend, to tend to, to attend to (e.g. nurse back to health, to tend a garden or yard, tend to a herd or flock)
  7. (reflexive) to take care, to take care of, to look after, to care for (oneself)
  8. (reflexive) to be careful of/with, to beware, to watch out for, to be wary of (+ de)

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Examples

  • Ellos van a cuidar a Tom.

    They'll take care of Tom.

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  • Tengo que cuidar más de mí mismo.

    I have to pay more attention to myself.

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  • ¿Podrías cuidar del bebé un rato?

    Could you take care of the baby for a while?

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  • Deberías cuidar de los niños de vez en cuando.

    You should look after the children from time to time.

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  • Tenemos familias que debemos cuidar.

    We have families we have to take care of.

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  • Después de su retiro, Teresa se dedicó a cuidar a los huérfanos.

    After retirement, Teresa devoted herself to caring for orphans.

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  • Tom se puede cuidar solo.

    Tom can take care of himself.

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  • No te preocupes por Tom. Él se puede cuidar por su cuenta.

    Don't worry about Tom. He can take care of himself.

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  • Tengo que cuidar de este gato.

    I have to look after this cat.

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  • Tom tuvo que cuidar a Mary él mismo.

    Tom had to take care of Mary by himself.

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