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This is a discussion thread for the Daily Spanish Word for April 26, 2009
advertir (verb) — to warn, caution, advise, admonish, tip off, inform. Look up advertir in the dictionary Quédate aquí en la entrada y me adviertes si regresa ese hombre. Stay here at the door and let me know if that man comes back.
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It also means to notice as in the examples below:
Darse cuenta de una cosa: nada más llegar, advirtieron que no eran bien recibidos. Observar, percibir: en la imagen de la fotografía advertimos una gran variedad de efectos cromáticos.
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why does it look like "advertise" so much? -.-
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Because English have a lot of words which come from Latin.
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yes that's true but...I still don't really understand
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It's a false friend, Jessica. Meanings and usage in both languages are not actually related.
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Ok. Irmamar said that both "advertir" and "advertise" come from Latin.
One of the definitions in the RAE for advertir is "Llamar la atención de alguien sobre algo, hacer notar u observar" i.e. to make someone notice something, which is precisely what advertisers do.
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admonish, advise, caution, tip off, to warn |
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