avertir

avertir [avεʀtiʀ]

➭ TABLE 2 transitive verb

( = prévenir) to inform ; ( = mettre en garde) to warn

• avertissez-moi dès que possible let me know as soon as possible

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avɛʀtiʀ

verbe transitif

1) (informer) to inform

2) (lancer une menace à) to warn

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avɛʀtiʀ vt

1) (en cas de danger) to warn

avertir qn de qch — to warn sb of sth, to warn sb about sth

avertir qn que — to warn sb that

avertir qn de ne pas faire qch — to warn sb not to do sth

2) (pour renseigner) to inform, to tell

avertir qn de qch — to inform sb of sth, to tell sb about sth

avertir qn que — to inform sb that, to tell sb that

Je l'ai averti de votre visite. — I told him about your visit.

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avertir verb table: finir vtr

1 (informer) to inform [personne] (de qch of sth; que that);

2 (lancer une menace à) to warn [personne] (de qch of sth; que that); je t'avertis, si je t'attrape… I warn you, if I catch you…

[avɛrtir] verbe transitif

1. [informer] to inform, to tell

avertis-moi dès que tu (le) sais tell me ou let me know as soon as you know

l'avez-vous averti de votre départ? have you informed him that ou did you tell him that you are leaving?

il faut l'avertir que le spectacle est annulé he must be informed ou told that the show's off

2. [mettre en garde] to warn

nous n'avons pas été avertis du danger we were not warned about the danger

je t'avertis que la prochaine fois la punition sera sévère I'm warning you that the next time the punishment will be severe