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I Adj. (vorsichtig) cautious; (sachte) gentleII Adv.: mit jemandem / etw behutsam umgehen be gentle on s.o. / handle s.th. with care; behutsam vorgehen tread carefully* * *guarded (Adj.); tentative (Adj.); wary (Adj.); gingerly (Adj.); gentle (Adj.); cautious (Adj.)* * *be|hut|sam [bə'huːtzaːm]1. adjcautious, careful; (= zart auch) gentle2. advcarefully; streicheln gently
man muss es ihr behútsam beibringen — it will have to be broken to her gently
* * *be·hut·sam[bəˈhu:tza:m]I. adj (geh) careful, gentle\behutsames Vorgehen ist angesagt it will be necessary to proceed with caution [or cautiously]▪ [bei etw dat] \behutsam sein to be careful [in sth/when doing sth]II. adv (geh) carefully, gentlyjdm etw \behutsam beibringen to break sth to sb [or tell sb sth] gently* * *1.Adjektiv careful; cautious; (zartfühlend) gentle2.adverbial carefully; cautiously; (zartfühlend) gently* * *behutsamB. adv:mit jemandem/etwas behutsam umgehen be gentle on sb/handle sth with care;behutsam vorgehen tread carefully* * *1.Adjektiv careful; cautious; (zartfühlend) gentle2.adverbial carefully; cautiously; (zartfühlend) gently* * *adj.cautious adj. adv.gingerly adv.
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