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amonestar

to reprimand

verb ah-moh-neh-STAHR Rare

Also means

to warn

Usage Note

Amonestar carries a formal or institutional register — a referee amonesta a player (issues a caution), or a boss amonesta an employee officially. The noun amonestación is the formal warning or yellow card. In ecclesiastical Spanish, amonestaciones are also the public announcements before a wedding.

Examples

"El árbitro amonestó al jugador con tarjeta amarilla."

Natural Translation

The referee cautioned the player with a yellow card.

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