attento
careful
adjective aht-TEHN-toh Less Common
Origin: from Latin attentus
Also means
attentive
Usage Note
Attento means careful or attentive; the bare exclamation attento! (or attenta!, attenti!) is how Italians shout 'watch out!'. It pairs with stare in stare attento a (to pay attention to). Agreement is regular: attenta, attenti, attente.
Examples
"Stai attento alla macchina!"
Natural Translation
Watch out for the car!
Literal Translation
Stay attentive to-the car!

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