"if I were you" meaning in English

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  1. A phrase said to introduce advice, i.e. to express what one would do in the interlocutor's situation. Synonyms: if I was you Translations (advice introduction): 我要是你 (wǒ yàoshi nǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), 如果我是你的話 (Chinese Mandarin), 如果我是你的话 (rúguǒ wǒ shì nǐ dehuà) (Chinese Mandarin), na vašem místě [formal] (Czech), na tvém místě [informal] (Czech), als ik jou was (Dutch), als ik u was (Dutch), mina sinu asemel (Estonian), sinuna (Finnish), teinä (Finnish), jos olisin sinä (Finnish), jos olisin Te (Finnish), à votre place (French), à ta place (French), si j’étais toi (French), si j’étais vous (French), შენს ადგილას (šens adgilas) [informal] (Georgian), თქვენს ადგილას (tkvens adgilas) [formal] (Georgian), wenn ich Sie wäre (German), wenn ich du wäre (German), an deiner Stelle (German), an Ihrer Stelle (German), αν ήμουν στη θέση σου (an ímoun sti thési sou) (Greek), στη θέση σου (sti thési sou) (Greek), ha a helyedben lennék (Hungarian), í þínum sporum (Icelandic), dá mba mé tú (Irish), se fossi in te (Italian), fossi in te (Italian), se fossi in voi (Italian), se fossi in Lei (Italian), fossi in Lei (Italian), se fossi in Voi (Italian), fossi in Voi (Italian), もし私があなたの立場なら (moshi watashi ga anata no basho nara) (Japanese), 私なら (watashi nara) (Japanese), tavā vietā (Latvian), tavo vietoje (Lithuanian), tavimi dėtas [masculine] (Lithuanian), tavimi dėta [feminine] (Lithuanian), на твое место (na tvoe mesto) [informal] (Macedonian), на ваше место (na vaše mesto) [formal] (Macedonian), hvis jeg var deg (Norwegian), var jeg deg (Norwegian), na twoim miejscu (Polish), se eu fosse você (Portuguese), на ва́шем ме́сте (na vášem méste) [formal] (Russian), на твоём ме́сте (na tvojóm méste) [informal] (Russian), si fuera tú (Spanish), yo que tú (Spanish), om jag vore du (Swedish), kung ako sa iyo (Tagalog), kung ako sa inyo (Tagalog), yerinde olsaydım (Turkish), на в́ашому мі́сці (na v́ašomu mísci) [formal] (Ukrainian), на твоє́му мі́сці (na tvojému mísci) [informal] (Ukrainian), nếu tôi là bạn (Vietnamese), heruna to ba se (Zazaki)

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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "wenn ich Sie wäre"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "wenn ich du wäre"
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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          "code": "el",
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "αν ήμουν στη θέση σου"
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "í þínum sporum"
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          "code": "ga",
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "dá mba mé tú"
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "se fossi in Lei"
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        {
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "fossi in Lei"
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          "word": "もし私があなたの立場なら"
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        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "watashi nara",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "私なら"
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        {
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "tavā vietā"
        },
        {
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          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "tavo vietoje"
        },
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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          ],
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          "sense": "advice introduction",
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            "feminine"
          ],
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          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "na tvoe mesto",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "на твое место"
        },
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          "roman": "na vaše mesto",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "на ваше место"
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "hvis jeg var deg"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "var jeg deg"
        },
        {
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "na twoim miejscu"
        },
        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "se eu fosse você"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "na vášem méste",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "на ва́шем ме́сте"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "na tvojóm méste",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "на твоём ме́сте"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "si fuera tú"
        },
        {
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "yo que tú"
        },
        {
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "om jag vore du"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "kung ako sa iyo"
        },
        {
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "kung ako sa inyo"
        },
        {
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "yerinde olsaydım"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "na v́ašomu mísci",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "formal"
          ],
          "word": "на в́ашому мі́сці"
        },
        {
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "na tvojému mísci",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "tags": [
            "informal"
          ],
          "word": "на твоє́му мі́сці"
        },
        {
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "nếu tôi là bạn"
        },
        {
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "advice introduction",
          "word": "heruna to ba se"
        }
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  "word": "if I were you"
}
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      "word": "我要是你"
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "teinä"
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      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
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    {
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "si j’étais toi"
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      "word": "wenn ich Sie wäre"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "wenn ich du wäre"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "an deiner Stelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "an Ihrer Stelle"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "an ímoun sti thési sou",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "αν ήμουν στη θέση σου"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "sti thési sou",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "στη θέση σου"
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "ha a helyedben lennék"
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      "code": "is",
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "í þínum sporum"
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      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "dá mba mé tú"
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "fossi in te"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "se fossi in voi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "se fossi in Lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "fossi in Lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "se fossi in Voi"
    },
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "fossi in Voi"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "moshi watashi ga anata no basho nara",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "もし私があなたの立場なら"
    },
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "watashi nara",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "私なら"
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      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "tavā vietā"
    },
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      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "tavo vietoje"
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      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "tavimi dėtas"
    },
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      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "tavimi dėta"
    },
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "na tvoe mesto",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "на твое место"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "na vaše mesto",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "на ваше место"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "hvis jeg var deg"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "var jeg deg"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "na twoim miejscu"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "se eu fosse você"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na vášem méste",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "на ва́шем ме́сте"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "na tvojóm méste",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "на твоём ме́сте"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "si fuera tú"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "yo que tú"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "om jag vore du"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "kung ako sa iyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "kung ako sa inyo"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "yerinde olsaydım"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na v́ašomu mísci",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "на в́ашому мі́сці"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "na tvojému mísci",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ],
      "word": "на твоє́му мі́сці"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "nếu tôi là bạn"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "advice introduction",
      "word": "heruna to ba se"
    }
  ],
  "word": "if I were you"
}

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