advice

el consejo

noun

advice
[ədˈvaɪs]
sustantivo
1consejo (m)
  • a piece of advice -> un consejo
  • that's good advice -> es un buen consejo
  • to give somebody advice -> aconsejar a alguien
  • to ask somebody's advice -> pedir consejo a alguien
  • to take somebody's advice -> seguir el consejo de alguien

advice [ad-váis]
sustantivo
1Consejo, el dictamen que se da o toma; consultación, deliberación.
2Aviso, noticia.
3Consulta.
4Conocimiento, reflexión.
5Advertencia.
  • To take legal advice -> consultar a un abogado
  • I took his advice -> seguí su consejo

advice [ədˈvaɪs]
noun
1 (gen) consejos; (m)
piece of advice
he ignored my advice ignoró mis consejos; it was good advice a good piece of adviceor fue un buen consejo
that sounds like good advice do you have any advice for people in the same situation? we'll have a report, and we'll have some advice on how to take advantage of lower interest rates Claudia's friend called her for advice on what to wear to an interview
her doctor's advice was to rest el médico le aconsejó descansar
he did it against the advice of friendsagainst lo hizo en contra de lo que le aconsejaron sus amigos
against the advice of his diplomatic advisers, the Fuehrer accepted the challenge of another foe on a different front against all medical advice he checked out of the hospital
to follow sb's advicefollow seguir el consejo los consejos de algn;or
many of us find it hard to follow all the good advice I wish I'd taken your advice if you take my advice you'll all of you leave you should take advice as to the best way of altering your pattern of to [give] sb advice
let me give you some advicegive permíteme que te dé un consejo; permíteme que te aconseje
I can't give him much advice on this one your community officer can give you advice on how to prevent crime in your area you always give me good advice we don't know what advice we should be giving to the public students should be given better advice about how to pick a college an investment advisor/manager can give you advice about whether you're in the correct tax bracket
if you want my advice ...my si quieres (seguir) mi consejo ...
my advice to you is not to say anything te aconsejo no decir nada; mi consejo es que no digas nada
I need your adviceneed necesito que me aconsejes
on the advice of sbon siguiendo el consejo los consejos de algn;or
I did it on your advice most foreign nationals have now left the country on the advice of their governments he took up drawing on the advice of a psychologist
a piece of advicepiece un consejo
it was the best piece of advice I've had if you want one piece of advice about dressing, it would be this let me give you a piece of advice: don't start meddling no single piece of advice will solve this problem the other piece of advice is to involve the entire community nobody asked my advice before they went ahead with it I rang a close family friend to ask his advice an acupuncturist had successfully treated her for neck pain so she asked his advice I want to ask her advice on the colour scheme you might have asked my advice before you did it don't be afraid to ask for advice about ordering the meal in future please seek advice before making public statements of this kind
to take sb's advicetake seguir el consejo los consejos de algn;or hacer caso a algn
take my advice and stay away from him! ¡sigue mi consejo y no te metas con él!; ¡hazme caso y no te metas con él!
many of us find it hard to follow all the good advice I wish I'd taken your advice if you take my advice you'll all of you leave you should take advice as to the best way of altering your pattern of diet
when I want your advice I'll ask for ityour cuando quiera que me aconsejes te lo pediré; cuando quiera tu consejo te lo pediré
2 (professional help, information) asesoramiento; (m)
you need expert adviceexpert necesitas el asesoramiento de un experto; necesitas hacerte asesorar por un experto
getting [legal] advice can be expensive
the tourist office will give us advice on places to visiton la oficina de turismo nos asesorará sobre qué lugares visitar
to seek sb's adviceseek consultar a algn; hacerse asesorar por algn
to seek professional/medical advice consultar a hacerse asesorar por un profesional/médico;or
If you are prosecuted by the police, then it is essential that you take specialist legal advice Some 40 Kingshold tenants are taking legal advice on suing Hackney under the Public Health Act it's best to seek expert advice before installing or redesigning your kitchen get some independent financial advice if you are thinking of investing
to take legal advicetake consultar a un abogado; asesorarse con un abogado
3 (Comm) aviso; (m) notificación; (f)
modifier
advice column (n) (gen) consultorio; (m) (agony aunt's) consultorio sentimental; (m)
Jack's exclusive cartoon strip advice column will appear with simple tips to improve your game magazine articles, /the advice columns in newspapers/ and even gossip columns provide ample opportunities to discuss sexual behavior and values
advice note (n) nota de aviso; (f)
advice service (n) servicio de asesoramiento; (m)
a telephone advice service a 24-hour emergency legal advice service For the long-term unemployed, some advice services and social centres have been provided an advice service for those wanting to set up their own business The Federation for Credit Counselling is a new advice service for people with debt problems

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