advert

n. Chiefly British
An advertisement.

verb

To call or direct attention to something: bring up, mention, point, point out, refer, touch (on or upon). See words.

IN BRIEF: n. - A public promotion of some product or service v. - Make reference to; Make a more or less disguised reference to; Give heed (to).

Tutor's tip: "Avert" (turn away) your eyes if you are frightened by blood, but "advert" (turn your attention to) the situation so you can assist the injured person.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a public promotion of some product or service
  Synonyms: ad, advertisement, advertizement, advertising, advertizing

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The verb advert has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: give heed (to)
  Synonyms: attend, pay attention, hang, pay heed, give ear

Meaning #2: make a more or less disguised reference to
  Synonyms: allude, touch

Meaning #3: make reference to
  Synonyms: mention, bring up, cite, name, refer

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - annonce

idioms:

• advert break    reklameindslag, reklameafbrydelse

2.
v. intr. - henvise til, hentyde til, antyde

Nederlands (Dutch)
advertentie, verwijzen, richten op (aandacht etc.)

Français (French)
1.
n. - annonce, spot publicitaire

idioms:

• advert break    pause publicitaire

2.
v. intr. - faire allusion à, faire référence à, se reporter à

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Anzeige, Reklame

idioms:

• advert break    Werbepause

2.
v. - hinweisen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - θίγω (θέμα), αναφέρομαι σε
abbr. - διαφήμιση, αγγελία

idioms:

• advert break    διάλειμμα για διαφημίσεις

Italiano (Italian)
pubblicità

idioms:

• advert break    stacco pubblicitario
• personal advert    annuncio personale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - advertir, chamar a atenção
abbr. - publicidade (f), anúncio (m)

idioms:

• advert break    interrupção (f) de publicidade
• personal advert    anúncio pessoal

Русский (Russian)
ссылаться на, объявление, реклама

idioms:

• advert break    перерыв для рекламы
• personal advert    объявление личного характера

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - advertir, anunciar

idioms:

• advert break    intervalo para transmitir anuncios

2.
v. intr. - hacer referencia, referirse a, hacer notar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beröra, antyda
abbr., - n.

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 注意, 言及, 留意

2. 广告

idioms:

• advert break    插播广告

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 廣告

idioms:

• advert break    插播廣告

2.
v. intr. - 注意, 言及, 留意

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 광고

2.
v. intr. - 주의를 돌리다, 언급하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 注意を向ける, 軽く言及する
n. - 広告

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشير, يلفت ألإنتباه (الاسم) إعلان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מודעת פרסומת‬
v. intr. - ‮התייחס (בדיבור או בכתיבה) ל-, העיר על, הזכיר‬

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