warning

1 عمومی:: اشاره‌، اخط‌ار، علائم هشدار دهنده، تحذیر، اعلام‌ خط‌ر، عبرت‌، زنگ‌ خط‌ر

شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. awful, dire, grim, ominous, stark, stern, strong There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV. | urgent | adequate, advance, ample, due, early, fair, prior I need advance warning of how many people to cater for. | clear, direct | coded The explosion came 20 minutes after a coded warning to police. | initial | final The referee fave him a final warning. | formal, government, official | salutary, timely, useful The team's defeat is a salutary warning before the World Cup. | friendly | veiled Her words sounded like a veiled warning. | audible, visual There is an audible warning when a certain speed is exceeded. | verbal, written His employers have placed him on final written warning. | air-raid, bomb, fire, flood, gale, hazard, storm There are 39 severe flood warnings on 22 rivers across the country. | health, safety Every cigarette packet carries a health warning. VERB + WARNING give (sb), issue The police have issued a warning about pickpockets. | shout (out), sound The sirens sound a warning when fighter planes are sighted. The strike sounded a warning to all employers in the industry. | reiterate, repeat | be, serve as Let this be a warning to you not to trespass on my land again! What happened to him should serve as a warning to all dishonest politicians. | get, receive | ignore | heed They failed to heed a warning about the dangerous currents in the river. WARNING + VERB come The warning came just minutes before the bomb exploded. | sound On 2 April 1916 air-raid warnings sounded throughout Edinburgh. WARNING + NOUN notice, sign Red marks on the skin may be a warning sign for this disease. | bell, device, light, signal, system PREP. in ~ The dog growled in warning as we approached. | without ~ He left his wife without warning. | ~ about a warning about teaching children to swim | ~ against a warning against complacency | ~ of They sent us fair warning of their arrival. | ~ to The police issued a warning to all drug users in the city. PHRASES a word of warning He gave us a word of warning about going out alone at night.

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: noun caution: She was given a warning.

Simple Definitions

3 general:: warning verbs give a warning • He slammed on the brakes without giving any warning. issue a warning (= officially warn people ) • The government issued a warning about eating raw eggs. deliver/sound a warning (= give a public warning ) • The chairman sounded a warning that jobs could be lost. heed a warning (= take notice of it ) • Drivers failed to heed warnings about fog. ignore a warning • He had ignored their warning to stay in the car. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + warning advance/prior warning • Workers were given no advance warning of the closure. fair warning • He was given fair warning that such behaviour would not be tolerated. a stern warning • I got a stern warning against giving false information to the police. a stark warning • Cigarette packets carry the stark warning ‘smoking kills’. a health warning (= a warning that something is bad for your health ) • All tobacco products must carry a health warning. a flood/gale/tornado warning • A flood warning has been issued for the River Wye in Herefordshire. phrases without (any) warning • Police fired into the crowd without warning. a word of warning (= used before telling someone to be careful about something ) • A word of warning: don’t use too much glue. warning 2 warning + NOUN a warning sign • Don’t ignore the warning signs of stress. a warning shot • Troops fired warning shots over the heads of demonstrators. a warning light • Red warning lights were flashing. a warning look/glance • She gave me a warning look, but I carried on. a warning gesture • He put his finger to his lips in a warning gesture.

transnet.ir

4 general:: warning something that you say or do to tell people about danger, or to tell them not to do something: • All cigarette packets carry a government health warning. • She ignored her parents' warnings. • The army issued a warning that anyone who was out on the streets after dark was likely to be shot. caution formal an official warning or a piece of advice telling you to be careful: • Caution: do not install electrical equipment near or around water sources. • The video begins with a caution that you must do some warm-up exercises first. tip-off informal a warning that someone is about to do something, especially one given to the police about a crime: • Police were called to the hotel after a tip-off. alert a warning to be ready for possible danger that may happen soon: • Twelve flood alerts have been issued to areas along the River Severn. • a fire alert • The ambulance services were on red alert (= they were ready to take action immediately ) . advisory formal an official warning or notice that gives information about a dangerous situation: • The air pollution gets so bad on some days that health advisories are posted at park entrances. caveat formal a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc. Also used when pointing out that it is important to remember something: • The woman was offered treatment, but with the caveat that it had only a 30% chance of success. • One caveat is that you must take the goods back to the shop within 14 days. • There is one important caveat to this argument.

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