alarm

  • 31alarm — [[t]əlɑ͟ː(r)m[/t]] ♦♦♦ alarms, alarming, alarmed 1) N UNCOUNT: oft with/in N, N over/about n Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. The news was greeted with alarm by MPs... She sat up in alarm …

    English dictionary

  • 32alarm */*/ — I UK [əˈlɑː(r)m] / US [əˈlɑrm] noun Word forms alarm : singular alarm plural alarms 1) [uncountable] fear or worry that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen There was a note of alarm in her voice. cause for alarm (= something to be… …

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  • 33alarm — a|larm1 [ ə larm ] noun ** 1. ) count a piece of electrical equipment that warns you of danger, especially by making a loud noise: burglar/fire/smoke alarm: Every new house comes complete with smoke alarms. car alarm: My car alarm went off in the …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 34alarm — 01. Firefighters rushed to the building after the [alarm] went off. 02. If there is a fire, pull the [alarm], and then get out of the building. 03. On the Titanic, many poor passengers on the lower decks did not hear the [alarm] until it was too… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 35Alarm — Ein Brandmelder Öffentliche Motor Sirene …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 36alarm — m IV, D. u, Ms. alarmmie; lm M. y 1. «sygnał, najczęściej akustyczny, ostrzegający przed niebezpieczeństwem; w wojsku: sygnał lub rozkaz ostrzegający przed niebezpieczeństwem napadu, wzywający do gotowości bojowej; stan gotowości w wypadku… …

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  • 37alarm*/*/ — [əˈlɑːm] noun I 1) [U] the worried feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen She is a little unwell but there is no cause for alarm (= reason to worry).[/ex] There was a note of alarm in her voice.[/ex] 2) [C] a piece of… …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 38alarm — 1. noun /əˈlɑːm,əˈlɑɹm/ a) A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shakespeare. b) Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse …

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  • 39alarm — 1 noun 1 (U) a feeling of fear or anxiety because something dangerous might happen: I turned in alarm as the wind blew the door open. 2 (C) something such as a bell or a light that warns people of danger: a fire alarm | Something has set the car… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40alárm — a m (á) 1. zvočni znak, ki opozarja na bližajočo se nevarnost, poplah: dati alarm proti požaru; gasilski, letalski alarm / sirene tulijo alarm; četni trobentač je zatrobil alarm ♦ strojn. zvočni ali optični znak, ki opozarja, da je stroj v… …

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