Con criterio

[*Shell*]

Hi,

I didn't find an appropriate/convincing translation for the expression "fare qualcosa con criterio", that basically means "do something attentively considering its implications", sort of "do sthg in a well-judged way"...
There is no particular context for my question, this expression can be used in various situations.

Can you help?

 

[TimLA]

Hi,

I think you might handle it in a variety of ways such as:

...do X with attention to detail...
...do X paying attention to its implications...
...do X with great care...
...do X with great consideration
and many more...

But it would be very contextual.

 

[tsoapm]

Perhaps rationally, mindfully, objectively?

 

[Mister Draken]

Judiciously, perhaps?

 

[tsoapm]

In meaning, I was thinking of that myself, but the register doesn’t lend itself to everyday use.

 

[Paulfromitaly]

rationally, mindfully

To me, it means both mindfully and rationally.
If I only meant judiciously or carefully, I'd say "con attenzione".

 

[ohbice]

To me the context is important, and in the o.p. it is missing.
In un registro basso - di consuetudine famigliare, per esempio - fare una cosa con criterio secondo me significa semplicemente non fare le cose alla carlona, non fare le cosa alla cazzo. Do not be careless, or slapdash.

 

[PatCr]

Can't you just say 'to do something well'?

 

[tsoapm]

That seems too broad to me. It's surely more specific than bene, the most direct equivalent of 'well'.

 

[PatCr]

That seems too broad to me. It's surely more specific than bene, the most direct equivalent of 'well'.

Obviously if we have a more specific context, we could add the pertinent qualifier, but as a general translation without a specific situation, as per the original message, I think it could work........well!!

 

[Odysseus54]

Obviously if we have a more specific context, we could add the pertinent qualifier, but as a general translation without a specific situation, as per the original message, I think it could work........well!!

I tend to agree with tsoapm. In Italian, 'con criterio' is not used as an equivalent of 'bene'. It's more like 'discerningly', perhaps a tad less refined, but just a tad. Other terms in the same family are, I think, 'advisedly', perhaps 'deliberately' and others.

 

[EverIvy]

I think "properly" could work.