Spanish Conversation · Level 133
44 words
Spanish word
desaconsejar
Pronunciation
IPA/desakonseˈxaɾ/
Meaning
- verbadvise against
Example
Te desaconsejo comprar eso.
I advise you not to buy that.
More examples
El médico me desaconsejó beber alcohol durante el tratamiento.
The doctor advised me against drinking alcohol during treatment.
Core concept
Hand held up in a stop gesture toward a tempting item.
Common phrases
desaconsejar el consumo de
advise against the consumption of
desaconsejar viajar solo por la noche
advise against traveling alone at night
Similar words
disuadir: Convincingly discourages someone from following through with a planned decision or act.
desalentar: Lessens someone's inclination to act by making the action seem less desirable.
desanimar: Drains someone's motivation or optimism, making them unlikely to undertake the effort.
Definition in Spanish
Sugerir que alguien evite una decisión o conducta, expresando desacuerdo o precaución.
Word origin
Built from the negative prefix des- plus the verb aconsejar, which derives from Latin consulere/consilium meaning 'consult, counsel'.
Usage tips
- Direct advice often appears with an indirect object pronoun plus an infinitive (te desaconsejo + infinitive), while in reported or emphatic statements Spanish uses desaconsejar que + subjunctive.
Other meanings
- dissuadeverb
- counsel againstverb
Opposites
- aconsejaradviseverb
- recomendarrecommendverb
Related words
- desaconsejableinadvisableadjective