prévenir

C'est agréable à entendre, mais j'espère qu'il vous a prévenu,
That's nice to hear, but I hope he warned you,
Il nous a prévenu que t'essaierais un truc du genre.
He warned us you would try something like this.
S'il a prévenu le roi d'une atteinte à sa vie ?
What if he warned the king of an attempt on his life?
Dans tous les cas, la FINUL a prévenu l'armée libanaise.
In all cases, UNIFIL alerted the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Sa famille a prévenu l'ambassade et ils la retiennent.
Her family told the embassy and they have her.
Elle a prévenu Anna qu'elle ne descendrait pas dîner.
She told Anna she wouldn't be down for dinner.
On dirait qu'il a prévenu toute la ville aussi.
Looks like he called the whole town too.
C'est la dame qui a prévenu les secours ce matin.
This is the woman who made the 911 call this morning.
Il a prévenu que les conséquences seraient très dangereuses (Safa, 2 décembre 2017).
He warned that the consequences would be very dangerous (Safa, December 2, 2017).
Vazquez a prévenu qu'il était trop tard.
Vazquez warned that it was too late.
Il a prévenu qu'ils étaient bien arrivés, Monsieur, c'est tout.
He rang to say they'd arrived safely, m'lord, but that's all.
Je sais qui a prévenu la police.
I know who informed the police.
Un voisin a prévenu la police plus tard.
A neighbor called the constable later.
Sa petite amie a prévenu, car il n'est pas rentré cette nuit.
His girlfriend called it in when he didn't come home last night.
Elle a prévenu lorsqu'elle n'a pu la joindre le soir.
Called the station when she couldn't reach her by nightfall.
Il a prévenu sa femme qu'il rentrerait à l'heure habituelle.
He texted his wife that he would be coming home at the usual time.
Je crois savoir qui a prévenu la police.
I think I found out who called the cops.
Mr Jordan, qui vous a prévenu ?
Mr Jordan, who told you?
Elle a prévenu Vic pour moi.
She called Vic for me.
M. Kovak nous a prévenu de votre visite.
Mr. Kovak told us you'd be coming today.
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