warn

warn
transitive verb
1) (inform, give notice) warnen (against, of, about vor + Dat.)

warn somebody that ... — jemanden darauf hinweisen, dass ...

you have been warned! — ich habe/wir haben dich gewarnt!

warn somebody not to do something — jemanden davor warnen, etwas zu tun

2) (admonish) ermahnen; (officially) abmahnen
Phrasal Verbs:
- academic.ru/93629/warn_off">warn off
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[wo:n] 1. verb
1) (to tell (a person) in advance (about a danger etc): Black clouds warned us of the approaching storm; They warned her that she would be ill if she didn't rest.) warnen
2) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) ermahnen
- warning
2. adjective
(giving a warning: She received a warning message.) warnend
- warningly
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warn
[wɔ:n, AM wɔ:rn]
I. vi warnen
to \warn of sth vor etw dat warnen; road sign auf etw akk hinweisen
II. vt
1. (make aware)
to \warn sb [about [or of] sth] jdn [vor etw dat] warnen
you have been \warned! sag nicht, du wärst nicht gewarnt worden!
to \warn sb not to do sth jdn davor warnen, etw zu tun
to \warn sb that ... jdn darauf hinweisen [o aufmerksam machen], dass ...
to \warn that ... darauf hinweisen, dass ...
2. (urge)
to \warn sb to do sth jdn ermahnen, etw zu tun; (strongly dissuade)
to \warn sb against [or off] sth jdn vor etw dat warnen, jdm von etw dat abraten
to \warn sb against [or off] doing sth jdn davor warnen [o jdm davon abraten], etw zu tun
to \warn sb jdn verwarnen
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[wɔːn]
1. vt
1) (= give warning) warnen (of, about, against vor +dat); (police, judge etc) verwarnen

to warn sb not to do sth — jdn davor warnen, etw zu tun

be warned — sei gewarnt!, lass dich warnen!

I'm warning you — ich warne dich!

you have been warned! — sag nicht, ich hätte dich nicht gewarnt or es hätte dich niemand gewarnt!

she just won't be warned — sie hört auf keine Warnung(en)

2)

(= inform) to warn sb that ... —

her expression warned me that she was not enjoying the conversation — ich merkte schon an ihrem Gesichtsausdruck, dass ihr die Unterhaltung nicht gefiel

you might have warned us that you were coming — du hättest uns ruhig vorher Bescheid sagen können, dass du kommst

2. vi
warnen (of vor +dat)
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warn [wɔː(r)n] v/t
1. warnen (of, against vor dat):
warn sb against doing (oder not to do) sth jemanden davor warnen oder jemandem davon abraten, etwas zu tun;
you have been warned sag hinterher nicht, es hätte dich niemand gewarnt!
2. jemanden warnend hinweisen, aufmerksam machen (of auf akk; that dass)
3. jemanden ermahnen (to do zu tun)
4. jemandem (dringend) raten, nahelegen (beide:
to do zu tun)
5. (of) jemanden verständigen (von), jemanden wissen lassen (akk), jemandem anzeigen oder ankündigen (akk):
warn sb of an intended visit
6. jemanden auffordern (to do zu tun)
7. jemanden verweisen (off gen oder aus, von)
8. jemanden
a) verwarnen
b) abmahnen
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transitive verb
1) (inform, give notice) warnen (against, of, about vor + Dat.)

warn somebody that ... — jemanden darauf hinweisen, dass ...

you have been warned! — ich habe/wir haben dich gewarnt!

warn somebody not to do something — jemanden davor warnen, etwas zu tun

2) (admonish) ermahnen; (officially) abmahnen
Phrasal Verbs:
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(of) v.
warnen (vor) v. v.
warnen v.

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