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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ad.βerˈtjan.ka
"La señal de tráfico sirve como advertencia a los conductores."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A statement or event that alerts someone to a danger, problem, or negative consequence.
"The weather service issued a severe storm warning for coastal areas." - 2
An admonition or reprimand given to someone to deter them from repeating undesirable behavior.
"He received a final warning from his manager regarding his frequent tardiness."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English warningen, originating from the Old English 'warnian', meaning to take heed, advise, or admonish. Cognate with Old High German 'warnōn' and rooted in the Proto-Germanic '*warnōną', conveying the general sense of bringing caution or awareness to potential danger.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Warning" is said worldwide
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avertissement
Transliteration: avɛʁ.tis.mɑ̃
"Il a reçu un avertissement avant d'être licencié."
Warnung
Transliteration: ˈvaʁnʊŋ
"Die Polizei gab eine Warnung vor starkem Schneefall heraus."
avvertimento
Transliteration: av.ver.tiˈmen.to
"Questo incidente dovrebbe servire da avvertimento per tutti."
advertencia
Transliteration: ad.βerˈtjan.ka
"La señal de tráfico sirve como advertencia a los conductores."
aviso
Transliteration: aˈvi.zu
"Eles ignoraram o aviso sobre o perigo na praia."
चेतावनी
Transliteration: chetavani
"सरकार ने भारी बारिश की चेतावनी जारी की है।"
警告
Transliteration: jǐnggào
"气象台发布了台风红色警告。"
경고
Transliteration: gyeong-go
"그는 규칙 위반으로 엄중한 경고를 받았다."
警告
Transliteration: keikoku
"気象庁は豪雨に対する警告を出しました。"
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