alertar

v.

1 to alert.

La explosión alertó a la policía The explosion alerted the police.

2 to inform, to alert, to notify.

El soplón alertó al guarda The stool pigeon informed the guard.

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alertar

► verbo transitivo

1 to alert (de, to)

► verbo intransitivo

1 to be alert

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verb

to alert

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1.

VT to alert

alertar a algn de algo — to alert sb to sth

2.

VI to be alert, keep one's eyes open

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verbo transitivo

alertar a alguien de algo — to alert somebody to something

nos alertó del peligro — he alerted us to the danger

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= awaken, sound + a wake-up call.

Ex. Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.

Ex. The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

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* alertar de = alert to.

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verbo transitivo

alertar a alguien de algo — to alert somebody to something

nos alertó del peligro — he alerted us to the danger

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= awaken, sound + a wake-up call.

Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.

Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.

* alertar de = alert to.

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alertar [A1 ]

vt

alertar a algn DE algo to alert sb TO sth

nos alertó del peligro he alerted us to the danger

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alertar (conjugate alertar) verbo transitivo alertar a algn de algo to alert sb to sth
alertar verbo transitivo to alert [de, to]: los bomberos nos alertaron sobre el peligro de derrumbamiento, the fire brigade alerted us to the danger of collapse
'alertar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
chivatazo
- prevenir
English:
alert
- forewarn
- warn

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alertar vt

to alert (de about o to);

alertaron a los esquiadores del peligro de aludes they warned the skiers that there was a danger of avalanches

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alertar

v/t alert (de to)

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alertar vt

: to alert

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alertar vb to alert