warning

warning
warning
A n gen avertissement m ; (of danger) mise f en garde, avertissement m ; (by an authority) avis m ; (by light, siren) signal m ; a warning that un avertissement que ; a warning against sth une mise en garde contre qch ; a warning about ou on sth une mise en garde à propos de qch ; to give sb a warning not to do déconseiller à qn de faire ; to give sb warning avertir qn (of de) ; advance warning préavis m ; health warning mise en garde ; flood/gale warning avis de crue/de coup de vent ; let that be a warning to you! que cela te serve d'avertissement! ; to sound a note of warning donner un avertissement ; the storm started without warning la tempête a commencé soudainement or sans avertissement ; to be attacked without warning être attaqué sans avertissement ; to be sacked without warning être licencié sans préavis ; an official/a written warning un avis officiel/écrit ; the police let her off with a warning la police l'a laissée partir avec un avertissement ; ‘warning! Fire risk!’ ‘attention! risque d'incendie!’
B modif
1 (giving notice of danger) [siren, bell, device] d'alarme ; [notice] d'avertissement ; warning light voyant m d'alarme ; warning shot lit, fig coup m de semonce ; warning sign lit (on board) panneau m d'avertissement ; fig (of illness, stress etc) signe m annonciateur ; warning signal fig signe m annonciateur ; warning triangle triangle m de présignalisation ;
2 (threatening) [glance, gesture, tone, voice] de mise en garde ; (stronger) menaçant.

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