cuidado

Definitions of cuidado
  1. noun
    the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
    synonyms: atención
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    primeras curas, primeros auxilios
    emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained
    terapia, terapéutica
    care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
    incubación
    maintaining something at the most favorable temperature for its development
    manicura, manicuro
    professional care for the hands and fingernails
    pedicura
    professional care for the feet and toenails
    cepillado
    the act of brushing your hair
    batida, peinada, peinadura, rastreo
    the act of drawing a comb through hair
    cepillado
    the act of brushing your teeth
    atención médica
    professional treatment for illness or injury
    amasamiento, fricción, friega, masaje, quiromasaje
    kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
    desintoxicación
    a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances
    quiromasaje
    a method of treatment that manipulates body structures (especially the spine) to relieve low back pain or even headache or high blood pressure
    naturopatía
    a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process
    acupuntura
    treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
    digitopuntura, shiatsu
    treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
    hidroterapia, termalismo
    the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease
    cura de reposo
    rest as a medical treatment for stress or anxiety etc.
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    trabajo
    activity directed toward making or doing something
  2. noun
    the quality of being careful and painstaking
    synonyms: esmero, parsimonia
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    escrupulosidad
    the trait of being painstaking and careful
    menudencia, meticulosidad, minuciosidad, prolijidad, rigor
    strict attention to minute details
    detenimiento, exhaustividad, meticulosidad, minuciosidad
    conscientiousness in performing all aspects of a task
    rigor, severidad
    conscientious attention to rules and details
  3. noun
    something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
    synonyms: inquietud, preocupación, quebradero, quebradero de cabeza, vejación
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    ajobo, carga, cargo, gravamen, peso, responsabilidad
    an onerous or difficult concern
    imposición
    an uncalled-for burden
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    estímulo negativo
    a stimulus with undesirable consequences
  4. noun
    an anxious feeling
    synonyms: desvelo, inquietud, preocupación, solicitud
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    desazón, inquietud, preocupación
    a vague unpleasant emotion that is experienced in anticipation of some (usually ill-defined) misfortune
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