| Principal Translations |
| cuidar⇒ vtr | (vigilar con atención) | keep an eye on v expr |
| | | look over, watch over vtr phrasal insep |
| | | guard⇒ vtr |
| | Los guardas cuidan la entrada del museo. |
| | The guards keep an eye on the museum entrance. |
| cuidar vtr | (ocuparse de, atender) | take care of v expr |
| | Mi mamá cuida a mi hijo cuando estoy ocupada. |
| | Vamos a contratar a alguien para que cuide el jardín. |
| | My mother takes care of my son when I'm busy. |
| cuidar de vi + prep | (guardar, atender) | look after vtr phrasal insep |
| | | care for vtr phrasal insep |
| | | take care of v expr |
| | La enfermera cuida de los enfermos. |
| | Mi hermana cuida de la casa cuando mis padres no están. |
| | My sister looks after the house when my parents are away. |
| cuidar vtr | (poner atención a) | pay attention to v expr |
| | La pintora cuida cada detalle de su obra. |
| | The painter pays attention to every aspect of his work. |
| cuidarse⇒ v prnl | (velar por la salud propia) | look after yourself v expr |
| | | take care of yourself v expr |
| | | watch your health v expr |
| | Si no te cuidas, acabarás enfermo. |
| | Debo cuidarme: dejaré de fumar, comeré mejor y haré ejercicio. |
| | If you don't look after yourself you'll end up ill. |
| cuidarse v prnl | (darse buena vida) | live it up v expr |
| | (informal) | have a ball v expr |
| | ¡Juan sí que sabe cuidarse! ¡No se priva de nada! |
| | John really knows how to live it up; he never denies himself anything! |
| cuidarse v prnl | (cuidar propia salud) | look after yourself v expr |
| | Debes cuidarte: deja de fumar, come mejor y haz ejercicio. |
| | You should look after yourself: give up smoking, eat more healthily and get some exercise. |
| cuidar de que [+ subjuntivo] loc verb | (asegurarse de algo) | take care that, make sure that v expr |
| | (more formal) | ensure that vtr + conj |
| | La maestra cuida de que los niños se porten bien. |
| | Cuida de que no se queme la salsa, por favor. |
| | Make sure that the sauce doesn't burn, please. |