counsel

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: kounʹ-səl, IPA: /ˈkaʊn.səl/, X-SAMPA: /"kaUn.s@l/

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• Homophone: council

Etymology

Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulō (“take counsel, consult”).

Noun

counsel (plural counsels)

1. The exchange of opinions and advice; consultation
2. Advice or guidance so given
3. A lawyer, as in Queen's Counsel (QC)

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:advice

Translations

consultation

• Arabic: شورى (ar) (shuura) f
• Armenian: խորհրդատվություն (hy) (xorhrdatvut’yun) 
• Bulgarian: обсъждане (bg) n (obsǎždane), съвещание (bg) n (sǎveštanie)
• Finnish: neuvottelu (fi), neuvonpito (fi)
• German: Beratung (de) f

• Romanian: consultanță (ro) f, sfat (ro), povață (ro), sfătuire (ro)
• Russian: совет (ru) (sovét) m , обсуждение (ru) (obsuždénije) n , консультация (ru) (konsul'tácija) , совещание (ru) (soveščánije) n 
• Spanish: consulta (es) f
• Turkish: danışma (tr), istişare (tr)

advice

• Armenian: խորհուրդ (hy) (xorhurd) 
• Bulgarian: съвет (bg) m (sǎvet), предложение (bg) n (predloženie)
• Czech: rada (cs) f
• Finnish: neuvot (fi) pl
• French: conseil (fr), expertise (fr) f

• German: Rat (de) m, Ratschlag (de) m
• Romanian: expertiză (ro) f, consultanță (ro), sfat (ro), povață (ro)
• Spanish: consejo (es)
• Turkish: tavsiye (tr)

lawyer

• Armenian: փաստաբան (hy) (p’astaban) 
• Finnish: lakimies (fi)
• German: Anwalt (de) m, Anwältin (de) f
• Spanish: abogado (es)

• Turkish: avukat (tr)
• Volapük: (♂♀) lavogan (vo), (♂) hilavogan (vo), (♀) jilavogan (vo), (crown ♂♀) kronalavogan (vo), (♂) kronahilavogan (vo), (♀) kronajilavogan (vo)

Verb

counsel (third-person singular simple present counsels, present participle counselling or counseling, simple past and past participle counselled or counseled)

1. To give advice, especially professional advice.

   The lawyer counselled his client to remain silent.

   Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and other mental health professionals counsel clients.

2. To recommend

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:advise

Translations

to give advice, especially professional advice

• Armenian: խորհրդատվություն տալ (hy) (xorhrdatvut’yun tal) 
• Bulgarian: съветвам (bg) (sǎvetvam)
• Finnish: neuvoa, antaa neuvoja

• French: conseiller (fr)
• Romanian: consilia (ro), sfătui (ro), povățui (ro)

to recommend

• Bulgarian: препоръчвам (bg) (preporǎčvam), предлагам (bg) (predlagam)
• Finnish: suositella (fi)

• French: conseiller (fr)
• Romanian: recomanda (ro) (ceva)

Derived terms

Terms derived from the noun or verb "counsel"

keep one's counsel

keep one's own counsel

Related terms

Terms related to the noun or verb "counsel"

counselable / counsellable

counseling / counselling

counselor / counsellor

See also

• council

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