English-Spanish translations for instruct

• instruir
  Es una de las peticiones constantes, por ejemplo, en Angola, donde falta personal capacitado para instruir las brigadas de desactivación de minas. This is a constant demand, for example, in Angola, where there is a lack of qualified staff to instruct mine deactivation brigades.
  Permítanme indicarles que, desde un punto de vista institucional, esa frase me inquieta, ya que no corresponde al Consejo instruir a la Comisión para que abra o no una oficina en Kosovo. May I point out that institutionally this causes me some difficulty in that it is not for the Council to instruct the Commission whether or not it should open an office in Kosovo.

Definition of instruct

• To teach by giving instructions
• To tell what they must or should do
• Instruction
• Arranged; furnished; provided
• Instructed; taught; enlightened

Examples

• Listen carefully when someone instructs you how to assemble the furniture
• Usage note: "instruct" is less forceful than "order", but weightier than "advise
• The doctor instructed me to keep my arm immobilised and begin physiotherapy

Related words

• instructable
• instructible