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Translate wary from English to French

Summary

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wary:
- Wiktionary:
  wary → méfiant
  wary → regarder d’un mauvais œil, voir d’un mauvais œil
  wary → prudent, prudente
- Synonyms for "wary":
  on guard; on one's guard; upon one's guard; on your guard; shy
  leery; mistrustful; suspicious; untrusting; distrustful

English

Detailed Translations for wary from English to French

wary:

Translation Matrix for wary:

Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	leery; mistrustful; suspicious; untrusting

Related Words for "wary":

warier, wariest

Synonyms for "wary":

on guard; on one's guard; upon one's guard; on your guard; shy
leery; mistrustful; suspicious; untrusting; distrustful

Antonyms for "wary":

unwary

Related Definitions for "wary":

marked by keen caution and watchful prudence¹
- they were wary in their movements¹
- a wary glance at the black clouds¹
- taught to be wary of strangers¹
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide¹

Wiktionary Translations for wary:

wary

adjective

cautious of danger; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous
- wary → méfiant

wary

verb

(familier, fr) regarder avec mépris, avec dédain ; témoigner du mépris.
- regarder d’un mauvais œil → leery; wary
(figuré) Avoir à l’égard de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose, des dispositions défavorables, être fâché de sa présence, de sa venue, de son événement.
- voir d’un mauvais œil → leery; wary

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• wary	→ prudent; prudente	↔ vorsichtig — Vorsicht zeigend, Achtung gebend

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University