| inglés > español | |
| warn | |
| 1. Advertir, avisar. | |
| inglés > inglés | |
| warn | |
| 1. v. To make (someone) aware of (something impending); especially: |  |
| 2. v. To make (someone) aware of impending danger, evil, etc. |  |
| We waved a flag to warn the oncoming traffic about the accident. |  |
| I phoned to warn him of the road closure. |  |
| 3. v. To notify or inform (someone, about something). |  |
| I warned him he'd be getting a huge box of birthday presents from me. |  |
| 4. v. To summon (someone) to or inform of a formal meeting or duty. |  |
| The sheriff warned her to appear in court. |  |
| 5. v. (ambitransitive, of a clock, possibly, obsolete) To make a sound (e.g. clicking or whirring) indicating that it is about to strike or chime (an hour). |  |
| 6. v. To caution or admonish (someone) against unwise or unacceptable behaviour. |  |
| He was warned against crossing the railway tracks at night. |  |
| Don't let me catch you running in the corridor again, I warn you. |  |
| 7. v. (chiefly with "off", "away", and similar words) To advise or order to go or stay away. |  |
| A sign warns trespassers off/away from the site. |  |
| 8. v. (intransitive) To give warning. |  |
| español > inglés | |
| advertir | |
| 1. v. (indtr, direct=1) to warn |  |
| Te advierto que no lo hagas otra vez. - I'm warning you not to do it again. |  |
| Le advertí del peligro. - I warned him of the danger. |  |
| 2. v. to notice |  |
| Advertí algunos errores en su informe. - I noticed some mistakes in his report. |  |