cautela
= caution, cautiousness, circumspection, wariness.
Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution.
Ex: She closed the door as he had said, not knowing what this cautiousness foreshadowed.
Ex: Others would be well advised to treat such enquiries with circumspection.
Ex: Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves.
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* actuar con cautela = play it + safe.
* con cautela = cautiously, warily, with a grain of salt.
* obrar con cautela = play it + safe.
* tener cautela = proceed + with caution.