cautelar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From cautela (“caution”) +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Central) [kəw.təˈlar] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəw.təˈla] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaw.teˈlaɾ] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [kaw.teˈlar] === Adjective === cautelar m or f (masculine and feminine plural cautelars) precautionary, preventative Synonym: preventiu === Further reading === “cautelar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Portuguese == === Etymology === From cautela (“caution”) + -ar. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: cau‧te‧lar === Verb === cautelar (first-person singular present cautelo, first-person singular preterite cautelei, past participle cautelado) to warn Synonym: acautelar ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “cautelar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cautelar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From cautela (“caution”) + -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kauteˈlaɾ/ [kau̯.t̪eˈlaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cau‧te‧lar === Adjective === cautelar m or f (masculine and feminine plural cautelares) precautionary, preventative ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === cautelar (first-person singular present cautelo, first-person singular preterite cautelé, past participle cautelado) to guard against, prevent against (reflexive, Latin America) to be on guard ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “cautelar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025