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1 warn
[wo:n] 1. verb1) (to tell (a person) in advance (about a danger etc): Black clouds warned us of the approaching storm; They warned her that she would be ill if she didn't rest.) opozoriti2) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) opomniti•- warning2. adjective(giving a warning: She received a warning message.) svarilen* * *[wɔ:n]transitive verb(po)svariti (of, against pred); opozoriti ( against na); opomniti; vnaprej obvestiti; nujno svetovati, na srce položiti; pozvati, ukazati; odpovedatihe was warned that he was in danger — opozorili so ga, da je v nevarnostiI was warned against smoking — posvarili so me, naj ne kadimto warn s.o. of an intended visit — vnaprej koga obvestiti o nameravanem obiskuto warn s.o. to appear in court — pozvati koga pred sodiščethey warned me to do that — nujno so mi svetovali, naj to naredim -
2 alert
[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) živahen2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) buden2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) alarm3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) opozoriti na- alertly- alertness
- on the alert* * *I [əlɜ:t]adjective ( alertly adverb)buden, čuječ, živahenII [əlɜ:t]nounalarm; pripravljenoston the alert — v pripravljenosti, čuječ, buden, na prežiIII [əlɜ:t]transitive verbpripraviti; zbuditi, alarmirati -
3 lighthouse
noun (a building built on rocks, coastline etc with a (flashing) light to guide or warn ships.) svetilnik* * *[láithaus]nounsvetilnik -
4 notify
(to inform or warn about something: He notified the headmaster of his intentions; If there has been an accident you must notify the police.) obvestiti* * *[nóutifai]transitive verbjaviti, objaviti; prijaviti, sporočiti, opozoriti (of na, that da); economy avizirati -
5 tell
[tel]1) (to inform or give information to (a person) about (something): He told the whole story to John; He told John about it.) povedati2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) reči3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) govoriti4) (to distinguish; to see (a difference); to know or decide: Can you tell the difference between them?; I can't tell one from the other; You can tell if the meat is cooked by/from the colour.) prepoznati5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) izklepetati6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) poznati se•- teller- telling
- tellingly
- telltale
- I told you so
- tell off
- tell on
- tell tales
- tell the time
- there's no telling
- you never can tell* * *[tel]1.transitive verbpovedati, pripovedovati, reči; izreči, izraziti, izpovedati; izdati; (po)kazati (o uri); obvestiti, sporočiti, navesti, (ob)javiti, označiti; prikazati, razlagati, razjasniti, prepričevati, trditi; zapovedati, ukazati, naročiti; izmisliti; poznati, prepoznati, razlikovati, (raz)ločiti; parliament šteti (glasove)all told — (vzeto) v celem, v celoti, vse skupajtell me another! slang tega mi ne boš natvezel!I'll tell you the world American o tem sem prepričanto tell s.th. abroad — pripovedovati kaj okoli, raznašati kajto tell one's money American šteti svoj denarto tell one's beads religion moliti rožni venecto tell the news — naznaniti, povedati, objaviti novicoto tell the tale colloquially pripovedovati (povedati) žalostno zgodbo (ne da bi zbudili usmiljenje)to tell tales — zbrbljati, izklepetati; opravljati, obirati; spletkaritito tell the votes politics šteti glasovehe told him to go — rekel (ukazal) mu je, naj grenever tell me! — ne čvekaj mi! ne kvasi mi jih!this tells its own tale — to se razume samo po sebi, to je jasnowe were told to get up — rekli so nam, naj vstanemoyou're telling me! slang tega mi ni treba praviti!; komu pripovedujeto to?; kot, da jaz tega ne vem!;2.intransitive verbpripovedovati, govoriti, praviti; obvestiti, informirati ( about o); spoznati, vedeti (by po); imeti posledice, postati očiten, očitno se pokazati; colloquially izdati, ovaditi, zatožitihow can you tell? — kako morete to vedeti?to tell on ( —ali of) s.o. — izdati, zatožiti kogathat tells against you — to govori proti tebi; -
6 tip off
to give information or a hint to; to warn: He tipped me off about her arrival (noun tip-off) opozoriti* * *transitive verb zvrniti, iztresti, izprazniti (izpiti), izliti, izsuti -
7 fun and games
(activities that are good fun: But I have to warn you, this job is not all fun and games!) zabava, hec -
8 now!
(an expression used to warn or rebuke: Now, now! Behave yourself!) daj no! veš kaj!
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warn — W2S3 [wo:n US wo:rn] v [I and T] [: Old English; Origin: warnian] 1.) to tell someone that something bad or dangerous may happen, so that they can avoid it or prevent it ▪ Be careful, the rocks are slippery, Alex warned. warn sb about sth ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
warn — [ wɔrn ] verb intransitive or transitive *** 1. ) to make someone conscious of a possible problem or danger so they will not be hurt: Police are warning all women in the area to be on their guard. warn against: Recent studies warn against… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
warn — warn, forewarn, caution can mean to let one know of ap proaching or possible danger or risk. Warn is the most comprehensive of these terms; in most of its senses it stresses a timely notification that makes possible the avoidance of a dangerous… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
warn´er — warn «wrn», transitive verb. 1. to give notice to in advance; put on guard (against danger, evil, or harm). 2. to give notice to; inform: »The whistle warned visitors that the ship was ready to sail. SYNONYM(S): appraise, notify. 3. to give… … Useful english dictionary
Warn — Warn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Warning}.] [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS. warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn, OFries. warna … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
WARN — I verb admonish, advise, alert, apprise, caution, caution against danger, communicate to, counsel, deter, discourage, dissuade, exhort, expostulate, forebode, forewarn, give warning, herald, inform, make aware, notice, notify, portend, predict,… … Law dictionary
Warn — (w[add]rn), v. t. [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan. Cf. {Warn} to admonish.] To refuse. [Written also {wern}, {worn}.] [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
warn — (v.) O.E. warnian to give notice of impending danger, also intransitive, to take heed, from W.Gmc. *warnojanan (Cf. O.N. varna to admonish, O.H.G. warnon to take heed, Ger. warnen to warn ); related to O.E. wær aware, cautious (see WARY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
warn — ► VERB 1) inform of a possible danger, problem, etc. 2) give (someone) cautionary advice about actions or conduct. 3) (warn off) order (someone) to keep away or to refrain from doing something. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
warn — verb is traditionally a transitive verb with a grammatical object corresponding to the person or people receiving the warning: She warned them of the danger / She warned them that it was unsafe. In the 20c an intransitive use with a following… … Modern English usage
warn — [v] give notice of possible occurrence acquaint, address, admonish, advise, advocate, alert, apprise, caution, clue, clue in*, counsel, cry wolf*, deprecate, direct, dissuade, enjoin, exhort, fill in, forbid, forearm, forewarn, give fair warning … New thesaurus