La advertencia
Example: La advertencia sobre el peligro evitó muchos accidentes graves.
Definition
"La advertencia" is a noun in Spanish meaning a warning or cautionary statement that alerts people to potential danger or advises them to be careful, as in the phrase: 'La advertencia sobre el peligro evitó muchos accidentes graves.'
Etymology
The word "la advertencia" comes from the Spanish verb 'advertir,' meaning to warn or to notify, which itself derives from the Latin 'advertere,' meaning to turn attention towards something. Did you know? The root 'vertere' means to turn, highlighting how a warning aims to turn someone's attention to a risk.
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"La advertencia" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C1) - set 1", containing 120 commonly used words.
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