prudent

S2 W2

BrE /ˈpruː.dənt/ AmE /ˈpruː.dənt/

adjective en → es

1 WISE [attributive, predicative] B1

showing care and thought for the future; careful about spending money or taking risks

prudente, cauteloso, astuto

  • be prudent to do sth

Collocations prudent decision · prudent investment

  • It would be prudent to save some money for emergencies.

    Sería prudente ahorrar algo de dinero para emergencias.

2 CAUTIOUS [attributive, predicative] B2

showing careful thought and consideration; cautious about possible dangers or problems

cauteloso, prudente, circunspecto

  • be prudent to do sth

Collocations prudent approach · prudent action

  • The company took a prudent decision not to invest in the new technology.

    La empresa tomó una decisión prudente al no invertir en la nueva tecnología.