ermahnen

v/t admonish, exhort (jemanden zur Vorsicht etc. s.o. to be careful etc.); (drängen) urge; (warnen) caution, warn; SPORT give s.o. a warning

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to exhort; to admonish

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er|mah|nen [ɛɐ'maːnən] ptp ermahnt

vt

to exhort (form), to admonish, to urge; (warnend) to warn; (JUR) to caution

jdn zum Fleiß/zur Aufmerksamkeit etc ermáhnen — to exhort (form) or urge sb to work hard/to be attentive etc

muss ich dich immer erst ermáhnen? — do I always have to remind or tell you first?

jdn im Guten ermáhnen — to give sb a friendly warning

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1) (to scold or rebuke: The judge admonished the young man for fighting in the street.) admonish

2) (to urge strongly and earnestly.) exhort

3) (to advise (someone against doing something): I was warned about/against speeding by the policeman; They warned him not to be late.) warn

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vt

1. (warnend mahnen)

▪ jdn \ermahnen to warn sb

sei doch artig, muss ich dich denn immer \ermahnen? be a good child, why do I have to scold you constantly?

▪ jdn \ermahnen, etw zu tun to tell sb to do sth

2. (anhalten)

▪ jdn zu etw dat \ermahnen to admonish sb to do sth

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transitives Verb admonish; tell (coll.); (warnen) warn

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ermahnen v/t admonish, exhort (

jemanden zur Vorsicht etc sb to be careful etc); (drängen) urge; (warnen) caution, warn; SPORT give sb a warning

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transitives Verb admonish; tell (coll.); (warnen) warn

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v.

to admonish v.

to exhort v.