instruct

instruct
verb
1) (to teach or train (a person in a subject or skill): Girls as well as boys should be instructed in woodwork.) instruir
2) (to order or direct (a person especially to do something): He was instructed to come here at nine o'clock; I have already instructed you how to cook the meat.) ordenar, dar instrucciones/órdenes a
•
- instructive
- instructively
- instructiveness
- instructor
instruct vb enseñar / instruir
to instruct someone to do something darle instrucciones a alguien para que haga algo
I had been instructed to say nothing tenía instrucciones de no decir nada
instruct
tr[ɪn'strʌkt]
transitive verb
1 (teach) instruir, enseñar; (inform) informar
■ he instructs them in physics les enseña física
2 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL instruir
3 (order) ordenar, mandar, dar instrucciones
■ we've been instructed to wait here nos han ordenado esperar aquí
■ I've instructed them to take you home les he mandado llevarte a casa
4 SMALLLAW/SMALL (solicitor, barrister) dar instrucciones a; (jury) instruir
instruct [ɪn'strʌkt] vt
1) teach, train: instruir, adiestrar, enseñar
2) command: mandar, ordenar, dar instrucciones a
instruct
v.
• adoctrinar v.
• aleccionar v.
• alumbrar v.
• apacentar v.
• desasnar v.
• disciplinar v.
• educar v.
• enseñar v.
• instruir v.
ɪn'strʌkt
transitive verb
1) (command)

to instruct somebody to + INF — ordenar a alguien que (+ subj)

I've been instructed to take you there — tengo instrucciones de llevarla allí

2) (frml)
a) (teach)

to instruct somebody IN something — enseñarle algo a alguien, instruir* a alguien en algo

b) (inform) informar
[ɪn'strʌkt]
VT
1) (=teach)

to instruct sb in sth — enseñar algo a algn, instruir a algn en algo

2) (=order)

to instruct sb to do sth — mandar or ordenar a algn que haga algo

we were instructed to stay where we were — se nos ordenó que permaneciéramos donde estábamos

3) (Brit) [+ solicitor, barrister] dar instrucciones a, instruir
* * *
[ɪn'strʌkt]
transitive verb
1) (command)

to instruct somebody to + INF — ordenar a alguien que (+ subj)

I've been instructed to take you there — tengo instrucciones de llevarla allí

2) (frml)
a) (teach)

to instruct somebody IN something — enseñarle algo a alguien, instruir* a alguien en algo

b) (inform) informar

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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