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instruct

/ɪnˈstrʌkt/

Translation

v [t]
enseñar
Are you going to instruct me in the use of this camera?
¿Vas a enseñarme a usar esta cámara?
constr. to instruct in sth
mandar
ordenar
The policeman instructed him to park somewhere else
El policía le ordenó que aparcara en otro sitio
constr. to instruct + to do sth
(Definition of instruct v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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