English-French translations for prudent

• prudent
  Nous devons néanmoins être très prudents. However, we have to be very prudent.
  Nous devons être optimistes et prudents en même temps. We must be at once optimistic and prudent.
  J'ai été prudent et j'ai travaillé avec assez bien d'ardeur. I have been prudent and I have worked moderately hard.
• sage
  Nous devons dès lors être sages, prudents et sérieux en la matière. Therefore, we have to be wise, prudent and serious about it.
  Le principe de la croissance zéro du budget me paraît à la fois opportun et sage. The principle of zero budget growth seems to me both opportune and prudent.

Definition of prudent

• Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; — opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence
• Practically wise, judicious, shrewd
• Frugal; economical; not extravagant

Examples

• His prudent career moves reliably brought him to the top
• Only prudent expenditure may provide quality within a restrictive budget

Related words

• imprudent
• imprudently
• prudently
• prudential
• jurisprudential
• macroprudential
• jurisprudentially
• jurisprudent
• microprudential