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