prendre garde
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French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (intransitive) to be careful, to take care [with de (+ infinitive) or à (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’; or with à ce que (+ subjunctive clause) ‘that something be ...’]
- Tu ferais mieux de prendre garde à ne pas arriver en retard cette fois.
- You would do better to take care to not arrive late this time.
- (intransitive) to be careful of, to look out for, to watch out for, to pay attention to [with de or à ‘someone/something’]
- Prends garde à toi mon vieux, si tu crois que tu vas t’en tirer comme ça tu te mets le doigt dans l’œil !
- Be careful, old man, if you think that you can get away with this, you're putting your finger in your eye!
Conjugation
[edit]- see prendre