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Meaning of advice | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Frequent
ədˈvaɪs

Definitions

  1. An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful.
    uncountable
  2. An opinion offered to guide behavior in an effort to be helpful
  3. Deliberate consideration; knowledge.
    obsolete, uncountable
  4. Deliberate consideration; knowledge
  5. suggestions to a person about what he should do. You must seek legal advice if you want a divorce; Let me give you a piece of advice. advies نَصِيحَه съвет conselho rada der Rat råd συμβουλήconsejo nõu(anne) نصیحت neuvo conseilעצה, ייעוץ सलाह savjet tanács nasihat ráð, ráðleggingar consiglio 助言 조언 patarimas padoms; konsultācija pandapat adviesrådporada نصیحت conselho sfat совет rada nasvet savet råd คำแนะนำ öğüt, tavsiye 勸告 порада; консультація نصیحت lời khuyên 劝告
  6. Information or news given; intelligence
  7. (of actions) wise. The doctor does not think it advisable for you to drink alcohol. aan te raai مُسْتَحْسَن препоръчително aconselhável vhodný ratsam tilrådelig ενδεδειγμένος, συνετός, φρόνιμοςaconsejable mõistlik صلاح viisas conseilléרצוי, מומלץ उचित, योग्य uputan tanácsos dianjurkan ráðlegur consigliabile 賢明な 바람직한 patartinas ieteicams; vēlams dinasihatkan wenselijk tilrådeligrozsądny, wskazany صلاح aconselhável recomandabil целесообразный vhodný priporočljiv preporučljiv tillrådlig เป็นสิ่ง...
  8. In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document.
    countable
  9. In language about financial transactions executed by formal documents, an advisory document
  10. aan te raai إسْتِحْسَان целесъобразност conveniência vhodnost die Ratsamkeit tilrådelighed ορθότηταconveniencia mõistlikkus مصلحت آمیز بودن viisaus opportunitéכדאיות औचित्य uputnost tanácsolhatóság kesempatan réttmæti, skynsemi opportunità 当を得ていること 타당함 tikslingumas lietderība; vēlamība wenselijkheid tilrådelighet celowość د مصلحت وړ، اقتضاء conveniência oportunitate целесообразность vhodnosť ugodnost, korist korisnost tillrådlighet ความคู่ควร; ความเหมาะสม tavsiye edilebilirlik 明智,恰當 доцільніс...
  11. In commercial language, information communicated by letter; used chiefly in reference to drafts or bills of exchange
  12. a person who advises. adviseur نَاصِح، مُسْتَشَار съветник consultor poradce, rádce der/die Ratgeber(in) rådgiver σύμβουλοςconsejero nõuandja مشاور neuvoja conseiller/-ère יועץ परामर्शदाता savjetnik tanácsadó penasihat ráðgjafi consulente, consigliere 助言者 조언자 patarėjas padomdevējs penasihat adviseurrådgiverdoradca مشوره ورکونکی ، مشاور consultor consilier советник, консультант radca, poradca svetovalec savetnik rådgivare ที่ปรึกษา danışman 顧問 радник, консультант مشیر cố vấn 顾问
  13. A communication providing information, such as how an uncertain area of law might apply to possible future actions
    countable
  14. giving advice. an advisory leaflet; He acted in an advisory capacity. adviserend إسْتِشَارِي консултативен consultivo poradní beratend rådgivende συμβουλευτικόςasesor nõuandev پندآمیز؛ مشورتی neuvoa-antava consultatif מְייַעֵץ परामर्श savjetodavan tanácsadó(i) pemberitahuan, laporan ráðgefandi consultivo 조언의 patariamasis padomdevēja-; konsultatīvs memberi nasihat adviserendrådgivendedoradczy د لارښودنی، مشورتی consultivo onsultative консультативный poradný posvetovalen savetodavni rådgivande ...
  15. Counseling to perform a specific legal act.
    uncountable
  16. Opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; counsel.
  17. Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.
    uncountable
  18. often advices Information communicated; news: advices from an ambassador.
  19. In aspect-oriented programming, the code whose execution is triggered when a join point is reached.
    countable
  20. recommendation as to appropriate choice of action; counsel
  21. (sometimes plural) formal notification of facts, esp when communicated from a distance
    sometimes plural
  22. an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.: I acted on your advice.

Equivalents

Afrikaans advies
Azərbaycanca məsləhət
Беларуская парада ра́да савет
বাংলা পরামর্শ
Català consell
Čeština rada
Cymraeg cyngor
Dansk rad
Deutsch Rat Ratschlag
Ελληνικά συμβουλή
Esperanto konsilo
Eesti nõu
Suomi neuvo tieto
Français conseil
Gaeilge airle
Galego consello
עברית עצה
Magyar tanács
Հայերեն խորհուրդ
Bahasa Indonesia advis nasihat
Íslenska ábending ráð
日本語 アドバイス 助言 忠告 注意
ქართული რჩევა
Қазақша кеңес
ខ្មែរ ដំបូន្មាន
한국어 권고 조언 충고
Kurdî rad rot
Кыргызча кеңеш
Latina cōnsilium
Lëtzebuergesch Rot
Lingála lilako
Lietuvių patarimas
Македонски препорака совет
Монгол зөвлөгөө
Malti parir
Nederlands aankondiging advies raad
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉପଦେଶ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਨਸੀਹਤ
Português conselho
Română îndrumare sfat
Shqip këshillë
Српски rad rada rat парада рада савет
Svenska rad
Kiswahili ushauri
தமிழ் அறிவுரை
తెలుగు సలహా
Türkmençe maslahat
ئۇيغۇرچە مەسلىھەت
Українська порада рада
Oʻzbekcha maslahat
Tiếng Việt lời khuyên

Examples

“She was offered various pieces of advice on what to do.”
“My kids never listen to advice.”
“On the advice of her doctor, Mary cut down on her carbohydrates.”
“I have some useful advice to give you.”
“Sushil never took the advice of his parents, but still became rich.”
“We may give advice, but we can not give conduct.”
“Everyone always asks what my advice is, and my advice is don’t overintellectualize your art.”
“How shall I dote on her with more advice, That thus without advice begin to love her?”
“late advices from France”
“An advice of an incoming settlement payment order may be given to an off-line receiving bank.”
“(g) A Reserve Bank will issue to each depositor following any transaction affecting book-entry securities maintained for such depositor under this part a confirmation thereof in the form of an advice (serially numbered or otherwise) which shall describe the amount and maturity date thereof, and include pertinent transaction data.”
“However, an advice of an incoming settlement payment order will be given to an off-line receiving bank only when the receiving bank has notified the Reserve Bank in writing”
“a letter of advice”
“the drawees acknowledged the receipt of the letter of advice of the nineteenth of December , and promised to honor the draft when presented”
“An advice issued by a Monitoring Committee could be applicable in a Dutch court”
“Any measure that is not a formal (binding) act within the meaning of article 189 EEC, such as for example an advice, is clearly outside the scope of the action.”
“the question arises, whether an advice issued by a Monitoring Committee would actually be applicable in a Dutch court”
“the Executive Director will determine which requests will be referred to chief counsel for preparation of an advice and which requests will be submitted directly to the Commission for an opinion.”
“The central purpose of this chapter is, however, to explain how to write an advice or an opinion.”
“Documents and submissions to the Commission relating to a request for an opinion or an appeal of an advice shall be made at least 7 days prior to the meeting of the Commission during which the appeal or opinion will be reviewed”
“An honest oath taken under advice of counsel, therefore, is not perjury”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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