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La Palabra del Día : advertir

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advertir (transitive verb) to warn, to caution, to advise, to admonish, to inform

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Mi amiga me advirtió que tenga cuidado cerca de Moulin Rouge.

My friend warned me to be careful near the Moulin Rouge.

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updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my English and Spanish - Vaanz, Feb 21, 2011
Mi amiga me advirtió ser cuidadoso(a) cerca del Moulin Rouge - Agora, Feb 21, 2011
Maybe "mi amiga me advirtió que tenga cuidado cerca del ... " Good sentence, Vaanz ! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Thanks Laura and Agora!! - Vaanz, Feb 22, 2011

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Te lo advertí, perro malo!!cool grin

I warned you, bad dog!! cool grin alt text

updated Mar 6, 2011
edited by 00b6f46c
posted by 00b6f46c
It's a fine Englsih sentence Lovely, but I think in real life we would just say 'I warned you!' - the 'before' being implicit. - galsally, Feb 21, 2011
Te lo advertí antes. ( the "lo" is mandatory) Good lovely !!! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Thanks both Sally & Cogumela :) - 00b6f46c, Feb 21, 2011
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Me advirtió que fumar es peligroso.

He warned me that smoking is dangerous.

updated Feb 23, 2011
edited by Maria-Russell
posted by Maria-Russell
'es' peligroso. Good, Maria! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Gracias, cogumela - Maria-Russell, Feb 21, 2011
Great post Maria, and also very true! Gets my vote. - Rolest, Feb 21, 2011
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Te advierto que dejes de tocar la guitarra a las tres de la mañana!

I warn you, stop playing the guitar at three in the morning!

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updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
Great post! Gets my vote! - Rolest, Feb 21, 2011
I change the post because I realized it was a duplicate of Maria-Russel. - 002262dd, Feb 21, 2011
que "dejes", or "le advierto que deje..." Well done, Joe! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
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Debo advertirle que si esta frase está muy clara para usted, ¡me ha entendido mal!

( I must warn you that if this sentence is very clear to you, you misunderstood me! )
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..como siempre, corregid mi español y ingles, ¡por favor! red face

updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by sv2qp
posted by sv2qp
Excellent, Sakis. :D - galsally, Feb 21, 2011
Debo advertirle que si esta frase 'está' muy clara para usted, ¡(es que) me ha entendido mal! Excellent, Sakis! The "es que" is optional. Good job! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
There is a tiny difference: "Ser clara", means that the sentence is factually clear for everybody. "Estar clara" seems more appropriate for how you think the sentence is. - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
¡Muchas gracias amigas! :) - sv2qp, Feb 21, 2011
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Has sido advertido, así que no lo vuelvas a hacer !


You have been warned, so don't do it again!

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updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by Rolest
posted by Rolest
He should have warned everyone about his legs! - Leatha, Feb 21, 2011
Así - tilde- and tú / usted forms are mixed. It should be: Has sido-->no lo vuelvas.. or Ha sido --> no lo vuelva... The rest is perfect. Well done, Rolest :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Gacias cogumela. - Rolest, Feb 21, 2011
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Te advierto que voy a cometer muchos errores más en las frases que escribo aquí en Spanishdict.com (aunque intentaré no hacerlo.)

I warn you that I'm going to make many more mistakes with the sentences that I write here on Spanishdict.com (although I'll try not to.)

updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by theresa5
posted by theresa5
"voy a cometer muchos errores más en las..." Well done, theresa! - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Thanks! - theresa5, Feb 21, 2011
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Edit thanks to Cogu - ¡Es la última vez que te lo advierto!

This is the last time I'm warning you!

¡Te lo advierto, sólo una vez más!

I'm warning you!, just once more

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updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by Kiwi-Girl
posted by Kiwi-Girl
Good, but it woud be more idiomatic : Te lo advierto ¡por última vez! or ¡Es la última vez que te lo advierto! Well done, Kiwi! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
gr8 thank you, I just couldn't think of that, much better :) - Kiwi-Girl, Feb 21, 2011
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Te advertí que si desmontabas la transmisión, no podrías volver a montarla juntos de nuevo.

I warned you that if you take apart the transmission, you won't be able to put it back together again.

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updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by pesta
posted by pesta
Convoluted mechanism! ...si "desmontabas" la transmisión, no podrías "volver a montarla". Good sentence, pesta! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
¡Gracias, cogu! - pesta, Feb 21, 2011
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El cartel nos advertío que no tocar nada en la tienda

The sign warned us not to touch anything in the shop

No vi el cartel de advertir que habló "Debe cuidarse del toro"

I did not see the warning sign that said "Beware of the bull"

updated Feb 21, 2011
posted by aocroc
...nos advertía que no tocáramos nada ... Good, ao! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
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zombie warning Pictures, Images and Photos

Be warned! You may become a zombie!

¡Estás adevertido! ¡Tú puedes convertir en un zombi!

updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by Leatha
posted by Leatha
¡Estás advertido! ¡Te puedes convertir en un zombi! Well done, Leatha! :) - cogumela, Feb 22, 2011
Gracias, Cogumela. Some how I forgot to put in the word of the day. - Leatha, Feb 22, 2011
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Hay muchas advertencias para tener cuidado alrededor de los incendios.

There are many warnings to be careful around fires.

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updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
...para tener cuidado alrededor de los incendios. Well done, bandit! :) - cogumela, Feb 22, 2011
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¿Por qué sus amigos no le advirtieron que no sería buena idea hacerse un tatuaje en la cara por si mismo?

Why did his friends now warn him that it's not a good idea to go tattooing your own face?

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updated Feb 22, 2011
posted by amy_moreno
no "era" una buena idea tatuarse la cara ? Good amy! :) - cogumela, Feb 22, 2011
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¡Les advierto que no usen pronombres personales!

I´m warning you not to use personal pronouns!

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updated Feb 22, 2011
edited by 005faa61
posted by 005faa61
Les advierto que no usen ... Good, Julian! :) She looks like Heidi... hehe - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Gracias, Laura. ¿Entonces no se puede juntar "adveritr" directamente con infinitivo? - 005faa61, Feb 21, 2011
No, Julian, no se puede. Advertir funciona como "decir" :) - cogumela, Feb 22, 2011
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Mi amigo me advirtió sobre la desviación en la calle, porque están agregando los acotamientos.

My friend advised me of a detour in the street, because they are adding shoulders.

updated Feb 21, 2011
posted by pacofinkler
Good sentence, Paco. But ¿acotamientos? I have never heard this word in this context, maybe is it regional? I don't know. Good job, though! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
Generally, we'd say " el desvío de la calle" , but "desviación" is also correct - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011
I think he means "acontecimientos," happenings. - 002262dd, Feb 21, 2011
Hi Joe, acotamiento is "shoulder" or emergency lane" in México. - pacofinkler, Feb 21, 2011
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Te advierto que debes usar crema de bloque de sol para proteger la piel contra los rayos ultravioleta de sol.

I warn you that you should use sun block lotion to protect your skin from the ultraviolet rays of the sun.

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updated Feb 21, 2011
edited by sanlee
posted by sanlee
debes "usar crema" para proteger tu piel "de" los rayos ultravioleta del sol. Good sentence, sanlee! :) - cogumela, Feb 21, 2011