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давать указания

Translation of давать указания

instruct

Russian word in Latin letters: davat ukazaniya

Meaning of давать указания

Russian

Официально велеть кому-то сделать что-то.

давать указания

Pronunciation

Russian
[dɐˈvatʲ ʊkɐˈzanʲɪjə]

Traps and common mistakes

Давать указания or инструктировать?

инструктировать

инструктировать ≠ instruct (order): explain how to do a job

Don't mix them up. Tell staff what to do — давать указания; train them how to do it — инструктировать.

Полиция дала указание всем покинуть здание.

The police instructed everyone to leave the building.

Новичков инструктируют по технике безопасности.

New staff are briefed on safety rules — trained, not ordered.

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What's the difference between давать указания, поручать, велеть, and приказывать

поручать
🇷🇺Russian

Give someone a task to do.

В
🇷🇺Russian
велеть

Simple, less formal: tell someone to do it.

П
🇷🇺Russian
приказывать

Stronger: a direct order, army or strict boss.

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давать указания meaning: what does it mean?

to tell someone to do something, especially in a formal or official way

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