warn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for warn in the English»French Dictionary

I.warn [Brit wɔːn, Am wɔrn] VB trans

warn person, government, authority:

warn

avertir, prévenir

to warn that …

dire or annoncer que …

to warn sb that …

avertir or prévenir qn que …

to warn sb about or against sth

mettre qn en garde contre qc

to warn sb about or against doing

déconseiller à qn de faire

to warn sb to do

conseiller or dire à qn de faire

to warn sb not to do

déconseiller à qn de faire

I'm warning you!

je te préviens!

you have been warned!

tu es prévenu!

I shan't warn you again

c'est la dernière fois que je te le dis

II.to warn of VB intr

to warn of

annoncer

I.warn away VB [Brit wɔːn -, Am wɔrn -] (warn [sb] away, warn away [sb])

warn away

détourner [qn]

to warn sb away from district, nightclub

déconseiller à qn d'aller dans

to warn sb away from person

déconseiller à qn de fréquenter

I.warn off VB [Brit wɔːn -, Am wɔrn -] (warn [sb] off, warn off [sb])

warn off

décourager

to warn sb off doing

déconseiller à qn de faire

to warn sb off sth alcohol, drugs

déconseiller qc à qn

to warn sb off one's land

demander à qn de quitter ses terres

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I neglected to warn him, more's the pity

le pire c'est que j'ai négligé de le prévenir

I consider it my duty to warn him

j'estime de mon devoir de le prévenir

Translations for warn in the French»English Dictionary

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avertir personne

to warn (de qc of sth, que that)

je t'avertis, si je t'attrape…

I warn you, if I catch you…

prévenir

to warn (de about;, que that)

je te préviens, si tu fais ça je m'en vais!

I warn you, if you do that I'm off!

prévenir la population des risques d'explosion

to warn the population about the risk of explosion

mettre qn en garde

to warn sb (à propos de about, contre against)

il n'a pas cru bon de vous prévenir

he didn't think it necessary to warn you

j'ai trouvé bon de vous prévenir

I thought it right to warn you

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Translations for warn in the English»French Dictionary

warn [wɔ:n, Am wɔ:rn] VB trans

warn

avertir

I'm warning you!

je te préviens!

to warn sb against/about sth

mettre qn en garde contre qc

to warn sb of a danger

avertir qn d'un danger

to warn sb to do sth

conseiller qn de faire qc

to have been warned

avoir été prévenu

warn off VB trans

to warn sb off sth

mettre en garde contre qc

to warn sb off doing sth

déconseiller à qn de faire qc

Translations for warn in the French»English Dictionary

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avertir

to warn

alerter

to warn

prévenir

to warn

prévenir

to warn

prémunir qn contre qc

to warn sb against sth

laisser prévoir un malheur

to warn of an impending misfortune

mettre qn en garde contre qn/qc

to warn sb about sb/sth

warn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to warn sb off sth

mettre en garde contre qc

to warn sb off doing sth

déconseiller à qn de faire qc

to warn sb against/about sth

mettre qn en garde contre qc

to warn sb of a danger

avertir qn d'un danger

to warn sb to do sth

conseiller qn de faire qc

to warn of an impending misfortune

laisser prévoir un malheur

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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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 was also the first to warn the residents of the ghetto that their lives were in danger.

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

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

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

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Be warned, for you are off the right path.

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People were warned to tune to television and radio broadcasts.

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