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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.) avisar2) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) avisar•- warning2. adjective(giving a warning: She received a warning message.) de aviso* * *[wɔ:n] vt+vi 1 advertir. he warned him against coming / ele o advertiu para que não viesse. 2 prevenir, acautelar. 3 chamar a atenção, admoestar, exortar. 4 informar, notificar, cientificar, dar ciência, avisar. to warn someone off fazer alguém desistir. we had been warned off this way / fomos prevenidos de que não é permitido usar este caminho. -
2 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.) prevenir, advertir2) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) avisar•- warning2. adjective(giving a warning: She received a warning message.) de aviso -
3 alert
[ə'lə:t] 1. adjective1) (quick-thinking: She's very old but still very alert.) vivo2) ((with to) watchful and aware: You must be alert to danger.) alerta2. noun(a signal to be ready for action.) alarme3. verb(to make (someone) alert; to warn: The sound of gunfire alerted us to our danger.) alertar- alertly- alertness
- on the alert* * *a.lert[əl'ə:t] n 1 alerta, alarme. 2 sinal de prontidão. • vt alertar, alarmar, prevenir. he alerted his friends against danger / ele alertou os seus amigos sobre o perigo. • adj 1 atento, vigilante, alerta, cauteloso. 2 vivo, ativo, ágil, ligeiro. to be on the alert estar de prontidão ou vigilante, precaver-se. -
4 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.) dizer2) (to order or command; to suggest or warn: I told him to go away.) dizer3) (to say or express in words: to tell lies / the truth / a story.) dizer4) (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.) distinguir5) (to give away a secret: You mustn't tell or we'll get into trouble.) contar6) (to be effective; to be seen to give (good) results: Good teaching will always tell.) fazer-se sentir•- 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] vt+vi (ps, pp told) 1 dizer, contar, narrar. kindly tell me / por favor me diga. tell me the secret! / conte-me o segredo! don’t tell! / não diga nada! don’t tell me! / não me diga! 2 informar, tornar conhecido, relatar. 3 falar, mencionar. 4 manifestar-se. 5 comunicar, denunciar, revelar, divulgar. 6 mostrar, dar evidência. 7 saber, reconhecer, distinguir. can you tell one from the other? / é capaz de distinguir um do outro? you never can tell! / nunca se pode saber! 8 afirmar, declarar. 9 mandar, ordenar. 10 contar, enumerar. all told em suma. as far as one can tell até onde se pode saber. he was told that... foi dito a ele que... I’ll tell the world! a) pode estar certo! b) isso se pode admitir! I’ll tell you what! sl sabe o quê? I told you so eu te disse. it told well fez bom efeito. tell me another! sl conte-me outra!, mas é, hem! to be told off Mil ser destacado. to tell about a) relatar sobre, falar sobre. b) denunciar. to tell again repetir, tornar a dizer. to tell against someone falar contra alguém. to tell a tale of it saber bem o que é isso. to tell by / from reconhecer por, pelo. to tell by the ear julgar por ter ouvido. to tell fortunes ler a sorte. to tell off a) numerar e colocar à parte. b) repreender, advertir. to tell off (by fours) separar (de quatro em quatro). to tell on a) agir (de modo prejudicial) sobre. his troubles have told on him / as preocupações consumiram-no. b) coll trair, atraiçoar. to tell one’s beads rezar o terço. to tell over conferir (contagem). to tell someone a thing, someone of a thing ou a thing to someone assegurar alguma coisa a alguém. to tell someone to do mandar alguém fazer. to tell them apart distinguir um do outro. to tell the tale coll relatar o caso, contar uma história. to tell the time dizer as horas. you can’t tell him a thing ele não aceita conselhos. you’re telling me coll sei muito bem, tenho certeza disso. -
5 warning
1) (an event, or something said or done, that warns: He gave her a warning against driving too fast; His heart attack will be a warning to him not to work so hard.) aviso2) (advance notice or advance signs: The earthquake came without warning.) aviso* * *warn.ing[w'ɔ:niŋ] n 1 advertência. we gave him fair warning of it / advertimo-lo em tempo. 2 ato de prevenir, coisa que serve para prevenir ou avisar. 3 admoestação, conselho. 4 alarma: sinal de perigo. 5 sinal de advertência. 6 aviso, comunicação, notificação. 7 aviso prévio. they gave him a year’s warning / deram-lhe o aviso prévio de um ano. • adj que adverte, preventivo, avisador, de aviso ou alarma. at a minute’s warning imediatamente, sem aviso prévio. without warning inesperadamente, inadvertidamente.
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