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advise [ədˈvaɪz] vb (when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive)
1. to offer advice (to a person or persons); counsel he advised the king to advise caution he advised her to leave 2. (tr; sometimes foll by of) Formal to inform or notify 3. (intr; foll by with) Chiefly US, obsolete in Brit to consult or discuss [via Old French from Vulgar Latin advīsāre (unattested) to consider, from Latin ad- to + visāre (unattested), from vīsere to view, from vidēre to see] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
advise verb 1. recommend, suggest, urge, counsel, advocate, caution, prescribe, commend, admonish, enjoin I would strongly advise against it. Translations advise [ədˈvaɪz] A. VT 1. (= recommend) [+ action] → aconsejar, recomendar he advises caution → aconseja or recomienda prudencia I'd advise leaving the car here → aconsejaría que dejáramos el coche aquí to advise sb to do sth → aconsejar a algn que haga algo what would you advise me to do? → ¿qué me aconsejas(que haga)? you would be ill advised to go → no sería prudente que fueras, harías mal yendo or en ir you would be well advised to go → sería prudente que fueras, harías bien yendo or en ir see also ill-advised 2. (= give advice to) → aconsejar; (= help and inform professionally) → asesorar can you advise me on the best route? → ¿me puede aconsejar cuál es la mejor ruta? he advises them on investment → les asesora en sus inversiones she will advise you what to do → ella te dirá lo que tienes que hacer 3. (frm) (= inform) → informar; (officially) → notificar to advise sb of sth → informar a algn de algo; (officially) → notificar algo a algn he wrote to advise me of his decision → me escribió para informarme de or notificarme su decisión please advise us of a convenient date → le ruego nos notifique una fecha conveniente to keep sb advised of or about sth → mantener a algn al corriente or informado de algo 4. (= warn) → advertir they were advised that it would look bad → les advirtieron(de)que causaría una mala impresión to advise sb against doing sth → aconsejar a algn que no haga algo they advised me against selling the house → me aconsejaron que no vendiera la casa the doctor advised me against it → el médico me lo desaconsejó no one had advised him of the possible consequences → nadie lo había advertido de las posibles consecuencias B. VI (= make recommendations) → dar consejos I would advise against it → yo te lo desaconsejaría, yo no te lo aconsejaría he advised against going → nos aconsejó que no fuéramos to advise on sth (= give information on) → informar or dar información sobre algo; [lawyer, accountant] → asesorar sobre algo job centres will advise on training courses → en las oficinas de empleo informan or dan información sobre cursillos de formación advise [ədˈvaɪz] vt (= give advice) [+ person] → conseiller to advise sb to do sth → conseiller à qn de faire qch He advised me to wait → Il m'a conseillé d'attendre. He advised me not to go there → Il m'a conseillé de ne pas y aller. to advise sb against sth → déconseiller qch à qn to advise sb against doing sth → conseiller à qn de ne pas faire qch you would be well advised to go → vous feriez mieux d'y aller, vous auriez intérêt à y aller you would be ill advised to go → vous feriez mieux de ne pas y aller, vous auriez intérêt à ne pas y aller to advise sb on sth → conseiller qn sur qch to advise sb against doing sth → déconseiller à qn de faire qch advise vt (= give advice to) person → raten (+dat); (professionally) → beraten; to advise caution → zur Vorsicht raten, Vorsicht empfehlen; I wouldn’t advise it → ich würde es nicht raten or empfehlen; I would advise you to do it/not to do it → ich würde dir zuraten/abraten; to advise somebody against something → jdm von etw abraten; to advise somebody against doing something → jdm abraten, etw zu tun; what would you advise me to do? → was or wozu würden Sie mir raten? (Comm: = inform) → verständigen, avisieren; to advise somebody of something → jdn von etw in Kenntnis setzen; our agent keeps us advised of developments → unser Vertreter unterrichtet uns ständig über neue Entwicklungen advise [ədˈvaɪz] vt a. (counsel) to advise sb (on sth) → consigliare qn (a proposito di qc) to advise sb to do sth → consigliare a qn di fare qc to advise sb against sth → sconsigliare qc a qn to advise against doing sth → sconsigliare a qn di fare qc he advises the President on foreign affairs → è il consigliere del Presidente in materia di affari esteri you would be well/ill advised to go (frm) → faresti bene/male ad andare b. (frm) (inform) to advise sb of sth → avvisare qn di qc Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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