informar

Definitions of informar
  1. verb
    discern or comprehend
    synonyms: comunicar, decir
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    conjeturar, suponer
    guess correctly; solve by guessing
  2. verb
    give instructions or directions for some task
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    mandar, ordenar
    give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority
  3. verb
    impart skills or knowledge to
    synonyms: enseñar, instruir
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    dar clases, enseñar, instruir
    be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
    charlar, conversar, dialogar, hablar
    deliver a lecture or talk
    adiestrar, entrenar
    teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
    aclarar, ilustrar
    make understand
    predicar, sermonear
    deliver a sermon
    type of:
    comunicar
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  4. verb
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
    synonyms: comunicar
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    enseñar, instruir
    impart skills or knowledge to
    despistar, engañar
    give false or misleading information to
    avisar, notificar
    notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
    advertir, avisar, notificar, participar
    inform (somebody) of something
    apuntar, demostrar, enseñar, mostrar, probar, señalar
    indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
    explicar
    make plain and comprehensible
    decir
    let something be known
    decir, narrar, recitar
    narrate or give a detailed account of
    denunciar, describir, reportar, señalar
    to give an account or representation of in words
    anunciar, proclamar
    make known; make an announcement
    objetar, protestar
    present and urge reasons in opposition
    certificar, demostrar, evidenciar, manifestar, mostrar, testificar
    provide evidence for
    demostrar, enseñar, evidenciar, manifestar, mostrar, probar, señalar, testificar
    provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
    dar clases, enseñar, instruir
    be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
    charlar, conversar, dialogar, hablar
    deliver a lecture or talk
    adiestrar, entrenar
    teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
    exagerar, magnificar
    to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
    advertir, amonestar, avisar, exhortar, reprender
    warn strongly; put on guard
    amenazar
    to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:"He threatened me when I tried to call the police"
    alarmar, alertar
    warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
    indicar
    be a signal for or a symptom of
    indicar, marcar, registrar
    indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
    distinguir, señalar
    point out carefully and clearly
    declarar, declararse, manifestar, manifestarse, revelar
    make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
    aclarar, elucidar, esclarecer
    make clear and (more) comprehensible
    relatar
    give an account of
    reiterar, repetir
    to say, state, or perform again
    comunicar, denunciar, señalar
    announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
    gritar, pregonar
    proclaim or announce in public
    anunciar, hacer saber
    call attention to
    aclarar, ilustrar
    make understand
    aducir
    advance evidence for
    reflejar
    manifest or bring back
    dar la alarma, sonar la sirena
    announce by means of a sound
    comunicar, hacer saber, impartir, pasar, transmitir
    transmit (knowledge or skills)
    type of:
    comunicarse
    transmit thoughts or feelings
  5. verb
    inform (somebody) of something
    synonyms: advertir, avisar, notificar, participar
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    type of:
    comunicar
    impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
  6. verb
    announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
    synonyms: comunicar, denunciar, señalar
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    type of:
    anunciar, proclamar
    make known; make an announcement
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