bad advice

[bæd əd'vaɪs]

nounpl: bad advice (uncountable)

má orientação; conselho ruim

1. guidance or recommendation that is harmful, unwise, or likely to produce negative consequences

He gave me bad advice about investing in that company.

Ele me deu uma má orientação sobre investir naquela empresa.

2. counsel that leads someone to make poor decisions or mistakes

Following bad advice from my friend, I made a terrible mistake.

Seguindo o conselho ruim do meu amigo, cometi um erro terrível.

NYC Slang

wack advice; trash suggestion

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

conselho ruim; má orientação

Most common usage in Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

conselho bico; dica errada

Informal colloquial usage

São Paulo

conselho ruim; orientação equivocada

Standard usage

Portugal

conselho desacertado; má orientação

Formal and standard usage

take advice with a grain of salt

ask for trouble

lead someone astray

steer someone wrong

a word to the wise

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