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cuidadosamente

carefully

adverb kwee-dah-doh-sah-MEN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Cuidadosamente is formed from cuidadoso (careful) + -mente, the standard adverb suffix. Because Spanish can stack adverbs in a list, only the last one takes -mente: rápida y cuidadosamente ('quickly and carefully'). It is somewhat formal; in everyday speech con cuidado ('with care') is more natural.

Examples

"Dobló el papel cuidadosamente."

Natural Translation

She folded the paper carefully.

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