warning betydelse and definition

Betydelse av warning på svenska

• 0 something that makes you understand there is a possible danger or problem, especially one in the future:

  • Completely without warning, he turned up at my door with all four children!

  • There's a warning on the cigarette packet that says "Cigarettes cause cancer".

  • I'm not surprised you feel sick after eating so much - let it be a warning to you!

  • Just a word of warning - restaurants in this area can be very expensive.

  • formal The Health Minister issued a warning about the dangers of sunbathing.

  • They can't dismiss you just like that - they have to give you a written warning first.

  • The police fired warning shots but the rioting continued.

  • The warning signs of the illness are respiratory problems and dizziness.

• 1 notice of a possible danger or problem, so that it can be prevented or avoided:

  • [ C ] Flood warnings were issued by the National Weather Service.

  • [ U ] The earthquake struck without warning while the city was asleep.

• 2 a statement or piece of information that tells people that there might be a danger or a problem in the future:

  • These figures are a warning to the Bank of England not to raise interest rates too quickly.

  • The telecoms giant issued a warning that profits would be lower than expected.

  • a warning about/against sth The Fed gave a blunt warning about America's growing deficit.

  • The chief executive gave warning that losses on credit cards would get worse in the second half of the year.

  • adequate/advance/early warning

  • a blunt/clear/stark warning

  • come/serve as a warning These figures come as a warning that the crisis is not over yet.

• 3 a statement that tells an employee that they have done something wrong:

  • an oral/verbal/written warning Employees must be given a verbal and a written warning before they can be fired.

  • a final/formal/official warning

• 4 used to show that there might be danger or a problem in the future:

  • Regulators were accused of ignoring the warning signs that led to the bank's collapse.

• 5 signs or information telling people that something bad might happen:

  • The figures should sound warning bells that the economy is still too fragile to enable interest rates to rise.