warn [wɔːn]
verb:transitive
1 (put on guard, urge caution to) advertir; (notify, tell) avisar; advertir
children must be warned about of the dangers of smokingor debe advertirse a los niños de los peligros que conlleva fumar
I did warn you that this would happen ya te avisé advertí que esto pasaría;or I must warn you that my men are armed debo avisarle advertirle que mis hombres van armados;or
we must warn them that the police are on their way debemos avisarles advertirles que la policía está de camino;or
you have been warned! ¡ya estás avisado!; ¡quedas advertido!; but, be warned, this is not a cheap option pero, quedas avisado advertido, esta no es una opción barata;or
2 (counsel) advertir
"don't do anything yet," he warned —no hagas nada todavía —advirtió; to warn sb to do sth advertir aconsejar a algn que haga algo;or people have been warned to stay indoors se ha advertido aconsejado a la gente que no salga;or she warned me not to go out alone at night me advirtió me aconsejó que no saliera sola por la noche;or I warned you not to interfere te advertí que no te entrometieras
to warn sb against sth prevenir a algn contra algo
he warned us against complacency nos previno contra la autocomplacencia; to warn sb against doing sth aconsejar a algn que no haga algo
