warn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for warn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

warn [Am wɔrn, Brit wɔːn] VB trans

1. warn (admonish):

warn

advertir

I'm warning you!

¡te lo advierto!

you have been warned!

¡(recuerda que) te lo he advertido!, ¡quedas or estás avisado or advertido!

be warned!

¡cuidado!

he's been warned about his bad language before

ya se le ha llamado la atención por su vocabulario

to warn sb not to + infin we had been warned not to go

nos habían advertido que no fuéramos

I warn you not to try my patience too far

te lo advierto: no me hagas perder la paciencia

2. warn (inform, advise):

warn

avisar

warn

advertir

I did warn you (that) I might be late

te avisé or te advertí que quizás llegaría tarde

we'd been warned to expect trouble

ya nos habían avisado or advertido que habría problemas

he warned me about the danger

me advirtió del peligro

they were warned about the rats

les advirtieron que había ratas

to warn sb against sth/sb

prevenir a alguien contra algo/alguien

I was warned against them

me previnieron contra ellos

we were warned against swimming in the river

nos aconsejaron que no nadáramos en el río

we were warned against swimming in the river

nos advirtieron que era peligroso nadar en el río

I.warn off VB [Am wɔrn -, Brit wɔːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (frighten away)

I began making inquiries, but I was warned off in no uncertain terms

empecé a hacer averiguaciones, pero me advirtieron claramente que no continuara

II.warn off VB [Am wɔrn -, Brit wɔːn -] (v + o + prep + o)

he warned us off his land

nos advirtió que nos fuéramos de su propiedad

I tried to warn him off drugs

traté de prevenirlo sobre las consecuencias del uso de las drogas

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solemnly swear/promise/warn

solemnemente

I feel compelled to warn you that …

me veo obligado a or en la obligación de advertirle que …

why on earth didn't you warn me?

¿por qué diablos or demonios no me avisaste?

I warn you: you haven't heard the last of this!

¡te advierto que esto no va a quedar así!

Translations for warn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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apercibir a alg. de algo

to warn sb of sth

advertir

to warn

advertir a alg. de algo

to warn sb of sth

¿no le advertiste del riesgo que corría?

didn't you warn him of the risk he was running?

(advertir a alg. que + indic) te advierto que no lo consentiré

I warn you that I won't stand for it

prevenir

to warn

lo perdió todo — (que) conste que yo se lo advertí

she lost everything — I did warn her, you know o well, I did warn her

warn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for warn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

warn [wɔ:n, Am wɔ:rn] VB trans

1. warn (make aware):

warn

avisar

warn

advertir

to warn sb not to do sth

advertir a alguien que no haga algo

to warn sb of a danger

prevenir a alguien de un peligro

2. warn LAW:

warn

poner sobre aviso

warn off VB trans

to warn sb off sth

apercibir a alguien de algo

to warn sb off doing sth

advertir a alguien que no haga algo

Translations for warn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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exhortar

to warn

conminar

to warn

tuvo la amabilidad de avisarme

he/she was kind enough to warn me

amonestar (advertir)

to warn

apercibir

to warn

apercibir

to warn

advertir (avisar)

to warn

avisar

to warn

poner sobre aviso

to warn

warn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to warn sb not to do sth

advertir a alguien que no haga algo

to warn sb of a danger

prevenir a alguien de un peligro

to warn sb off sth

apercibir a alguien de algo

to warn sb off doing sth

advertir a alguien que no haga algo

he/she was kind enough to warn me

tuvo la amabilidad de avisarme

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Winters warns that if any other player brings the football back to him, you'll wish you were never born.

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Signs near the entrance warn of this possibility.

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The woman warns the brothers that the other people are not like us.

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Some guidebooks to the region warn female tourists to avoid attracting the attention of these kinds of men by wearing conservative clothing.

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He also warns that if it is used on anything more than once, the shrunken object disappears completely.

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He admitted non-payment of council tax and was warned that he will be jailed unless he keeps up his repayments.

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Without expression, he warns, even the greatest of loves can die.

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As a spirit, however, she can not save him from the plot against him, try as she may to warn him.

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Mike ran from his truck when he saw the ships position and warned the people to flee their vehicles.

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Know that going in and don't say you weren't warned.

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