they warned, they informed, they let (someone) know
Ai eles nos avisaram e disseram que se acontecesse de novo, nos matariam.
Then they warned us and said that if it happened again, they would kill us.
— Os Falsários (2007)
Os meus pais e os meus amigos me avisaram.
My parents and my friends warned me.
— A Queda! As Últimas Horas de Hitler (2004)