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Tener cuidado

To be careful / To take care

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Essential collocation. Spanish uses tener (to have) with cuidado. Ten cuidado = be careful. Tener cuidado con algo = to be careful with something.

See It in Context

Ten cuidado al cruzar la calle.

Be careful when crossing the street.

Hay que tener cuidado con lo que se dice.

You have to be careful about what you say.

—¿Qué te pasó? —No tuve cuidado y me caí.

—What happened to you? —I wasn't careful and I fell.