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caution2

UK: /ˈkɔː.ʃən/ US: /ˈkɑː-/

Translation

v [t]
(form)
advertir
to caution somebody about something
advertir a alguien de algo
UK
poner sobre aviso
The police cautioned him
La policía lo puso sobre aviso
leerle los derechos a alguien
He was cautioned when the police arrested him
Cuando lo detuvieron, le leyeron sus derechos
constr. Se usa más en pasiva
(Definition of caution v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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