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a·larm

 (ə-lärm′)
n.
1. Sudden fear or concern caused by the realization of danger or an impending setback. See Synonyms at fear.
2. A warning of existing or approaching danger:The committee's report issued an alarm about the dangerous condition of the town's buildings.
3. A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:a fire alarm.
4. The sounding mechanism of an alarm clock:The alarm went off at 6:30.
5. A call to arms.
tr.v.a·larmed,a·larm·ing,a·larms
1. To fill with alarm or anxious concern. See Synonyms at frighten.
2. To give warning to:"The soldiers ... killed every dog within three miles to prevent a bark that would alarm the enemy"(William Least Heat-Moon).
3. To equip with or protect by an alarm:The dormitory doors are alarmed from 7:00pm to 7:00am.
[Middle English, from Old Frenchalarme, from Old Italianallarme, fromall'arme,to arms :alla,to the (from Latinad illa :ad,to; see ad- +illa, neuter pl. ofille,that, the; seeal- inIndo-European roots) +arme,arms (from Latinarma; seear- inIndo-European roots).]
a·larm′ing·ly adv.
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alarm

(əˈlɑːm)
vb (tr)
1.to fill with apprehension, anxiety, or fear
2.to warn about danger; alert
3.to fit or activate a burglar alarm on a house, car, etc
n
4.fear or terror aroused by awareness of danger; fright
5.apprehension or uneasiness:the idea of failing filled him with alarm.
6.a noise, signal, etc, warning of danger
7.any device that transmits such a warning:a burglar alarm.
8. (Horology)
a.the device in an alarm clock that triggers off the bell or buzzer
b. short foralarm clock
9.archaic a call to arms
10. (Fencing)fencing a warning or challenge made by stamping the front foot
[C14: from Old Frenchalarme, from Old Italianall'arme to arms; see arm2]
aˈlarmingadj
aˈlarminglyadv
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a•larm

(əˈlɑrm)

n.
1. a sudden fear or distressing suspense due to awareness of danger; apprehension; fright.
2. any sound, outcry, or information intended to warn of approaching danger.
3. an automatic device that serves to warn of danger, as fire or an intruder, to arouse someone from sleep, or to call attention to a particular thing.
v.t.
5. to make fearful or apprehensive; distress.
6. to warn of danger; rouse to vigilance or protective action.
7. to equip with an alarm or alarms, as in case of fire or robbery.
[1350–1400; Middle Englishalarme, alarom < Middle French < Italianallarme, n. from phraseall'arme to (the) arms. Seearm2]
a•larm′a•ble,adj.
a•larm′ed•ly,adv.
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alarm


Past participle:alarmed
Gerund:alarming

Imperative
alarm
alarm
Present
I alarm
you alarm
he/she/it alarms
we alarm
you alarm
they alarm
Preterite
I alarmed
you alarmed
he/she/it alarmed
we alarmed
you alarmed
they alarmed
Present Continuous
I am alarming
you are alarming
he/she/it is alarming
we are alarming
you are alarming
they are alarming
Present Perfect
I have alarmed
you have alarmed
he/she/it has alarmed
we have alarmed
you have alarmed
they have alarmed
Past Continuous
I was alarming
you were alarming
he/she/it was alarming
we were alarming
you were alarming
they were alarming
Past Perfect
I had alarmed
you had alarmed
he/she/it had alarmed
we had alarmed
you had alarmed
they had alarmed
Future
I will alarm
you will alarm
he/she/it will alarm
we will alarm
you will alarm
they will alarm
Future Perfect
I will have alarmed
you will have alarmed
he/she/it will have alarmed
we will have alarmed
you will have alarmed
they will have alarmed
Future Continuous
I will be alarming
you will be alarming
he/she/it will be alarming
we will be alarming
you will be alarming
they will be alarming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been alarming
you have been alarming
he/she/it has been alarming
we have been alarming
you have been alarming
they have been alarming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been alarming
you will have been alarming
he/she/it will have been alarming
we will have been alarming
you will have been alarming
they will have been alarming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been alarming
you had been alarming
he/she/it had been alarming
we had been alarming
you had been alarming
they had been alarming
Conditional
I would alarm
you would alarm
he/she/it would alarm
we would alarm
you would alarm
they would alarm
Past Conditional
I would have alarmed
you would have alarmed
he/she/it would have alarmed
we would have alarmed
you would have alarmed
they would have alarmed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.alarm - fear resulting from the awareness of dangeralarm - fear resulting from the awareness of danger
fear,fearfulness,fright - an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
2.alarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable eventalarm - a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
automobile horn,car horn,motor horn,hooter,horn - a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
burglar alarm - a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
device - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"
smoke alarm,fire alarm - an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
siren - an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
3.alarm - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of dangeralarm - an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
torpedo - a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead
signal,signaling,sign - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped"
air alert - the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
burglar alarm - a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"
fire alarm - a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
foghorn,fogsignal - a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
horn - a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning;
red flag - a flag that serves as a warning signal; "we didn't swim at the beach because the red flag was up"
siren - a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
alarm bell,tocsin - the sound of an alarm (usually a bell)
4.alarm - a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset timealarm - a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time
clock - a timepiece that shows the time of day
Verb1.alarm - fill with apprehension or alarmalarm - fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised; "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"
affright,fright,frighten,scare - cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
shock - strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
2.alarm - warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparednessalarm - warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"
warn - notify of danger, potential harm, or risk; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking"
wake - make aware of; "His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation"
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alarm

noun
2.danger signal,warning,bell,alert,siren,alarm bell,hooter,distress signal,tocsinAs soon as the door opened he heard the alarm go off.
verb
1.frighten,shock,scare,panic,distress,terrify,startle,rattle,dismay,daunt,unnerve,terrorize,put the wind up(informal),give (someone) a turn(informal),scare the bejesus out of(informal),make (someone's) hair stand on endWe could not see what had alarmed him.
frightencomfort,calm,assure,relieve,reassure,soothe
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

alarm

noun
1.Great agitation and anxiety caused by the expectation or the realization of danger:
Slang:cold feet.
Idiom:fear and trembling.
2.A signal that warns of imminent danger:
verb
1.To fill with fear:
Archaic:fright.
Idioms:make one's blood run cold,make one's hair stand on end, scare silly, scare the daylights out of.
2.To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk:
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Translations
إنْذَار، إشَارَة خَطَررُعْبفَزَع، رُعْبيُفْزِع، يُرْعِب
znepokojeníalarmobavapoplašitpoplašné znamení
alarmforskrækkeforskrækkelsegøre bangerædsel
hälyttäähälytysherätyskellohuolestuttaapelästyminen
uzbuna
ébresztőébresztõórafelriasztriadalom
felmtur, skyndileg hræîslahræîa, skelfaviîvörun, viîvörunarkerfi; vekjaraklukka
恐怖
공포
aliarmasgąsdinantisgąsdintiišgąsdintiišgąstis
nemierssatrauktsatraukumstrauksmetrauksmes signāls
poplašné znamenie
alarmbudilkapreplahpreplašitizaskrbljenost
oro
สัญญาณเตือนภัย
sự hoảng hốt

alarm

[əˈlɑːm]
A.N
1. (=warning, bell) →alarmaf; (=signal) →señalf dealarma
to raiseor sound the alarm →dar la alarma
see alsofalseB
see alsofireD
2. (=fear) →alarmaf,sobresaltom
there was general alarm →cundió laalarmageneral
there was some alarm at this →estoprodujo ciertainquietud
to cry out in alarm →gritaralarmado
to cause alarm →causaralarma
alarm and despondency →inquietud ydesconcierto
3. (alsoalarm clock) →despertadorm
B.VT →alarmar
to be alarmed at →asustarse de
don't be alarmed →no teasustes, no teinquietes
C.CPDalarm bellN →timbrem dealarma
the court's decision has set alarm bells ringing in government →ladecisióndeltribunal hahechocundir laalarma entre elgobierno
alarm callN (=wake-up call) →llamadafde aviso (para despertar)
I'd like an alarm call for six a.m., please →llámenmeor despiértenme a las seis,por favor
alarm clockN →despertadorm
alarm signalN →señalf dealarma
alarm systemN →sistemam dealarma
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

alarm

[əˈlɑːrm]
n
(warning signal or device) →alarmef
to set the alarm(burglar alarm etc) →enclencher l'alarme
to raise the alarm →sonner l'alarmefire alarm
(=fear) →craintef
There is growing alarm over recent events →Il y a unecraintecroissanteà propos desrécentsincidents.
to view sth with alarm →regarder qchavec inquiétude
(=clock) →réveilm
The alarm didn't go off this morning →Leréveil n'a passonné cematin.
to set the alarm(clock) →mettre leréveil
vt [+person] →alarmeralarm belln →sonnettef d'alarme
to set alarm bells ringing (=cause concern) →éveiller lescraintesalarm calln (=service) →réveilmtéléphonique (=call) →appelm duréveiltéléphonique
to arrange an alarm call →demander àse faireréveiller
I've arranged an alarm call for 6am →J'aidemandé à mefaireréveiller à sixheures.alarm clockn →réveilm
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

alarm

n
no pl(= fear) →Sorgef, →Besorgnisf, →Beunruhigungf;to be in a state ofalarm(= worried) →besorgtorbeunruhigt sein;(= frightened) →erschreckt sein;to cause a good deal ofalarm →großeUnruheauslösen;to cause somebodyalarm →jdnbeunruhigen
(= warning) →Alarmm;to raiseor giveor sound thealarm →Alarmgebenor(fig) →schlagen
(= device) →Alarmanlagef;alarm (clock) →Weckerm;car/housealarm →Auto-/Hausalarmanlagef
vt
(= worry) →beunruhigen;(= frighten) →erschrecken;don’t bealarmed →erschrecken Sienicht;the newsalarmed the whole country →dieNachrichtalarmiertedas ganzeLandorversetztedas ganzeLand inAufregung
(= warn of danger) →warnen;fire brigade etc →alarmieren

alarm

in cpds →Alarm-;
alarm bell
n →Alarmglockef;to setalarms ringing(fig) →dieAlarmglockenklingelnorläutenlassen
alarm call
n (Telec) →Weckrufm
alarm call service
alarm clock
n →Weckerm
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alarm

[əˈlɑːm]
1.n (warning, signal) →allarmem
to raise the alarm →dare l'allarme
there's no need for any alarm →non c'èbisogno diallarmarsi
2.vt →allarmare,spaventare
to be alarmed (at) →esserepreoccupato/a (per)or allarmato/a (da)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

alarm

(əˈlaːm) noun
1. sudden fear.We did not share her alarm at the suggestion. vrees فَزَع، رُعْب тревога susto obava, znepokojení die Besorgnis forskrækkelse; rædsel; uroπανικόςalarma,susto ärevus دلهره säikähdysinquiétudeבהלה खतरे का संकेत uzbuna riadalom kekhawatiran, ketakutan felmtur, skyndileg hræðslapaura,timore 不安 놀람, 공포 išgąstis, nerimas nemiers; satraukums ketakutanschrikforskrekkelse,redsel,urotrwoga اخطارsusto panicăтревога znepokojenie zaskrbljenost uznemirenost oro, ängslan ความกลัวkorku,panik 驚慌 сум'яття; паніка اچانک خوف sự sợ hãi惊恐
2. something that gives warning of danger, attracts attentionetc.Sound the alarm!;a fire-alarm;(also adjective) an alarm clock. alarm إنْذَار، إشَارَة خَطَر аларма alarme alarm, poplašné znamení der Alarm; Alarm... alarm; vækkeurσυναγερμόςalarma häire, äratus- هشدار؛ آژیرخطر hälytysalerte;réveil מַכְשִׁיר אֲזְעָקָה, שָׁעוֹן מעוֹרֵר संकट-घंटी dojava uzbune riasztó; ébresztőóra tanda bahaya, alarem viðvörun, viðvörunarkerfi; vekjaraklukkaallarme;sveglia 警報器 경고 aliarmas, (pavojaus) signalas trauksme; trauksmes signāls amaranalarmalarm,vekkerklokkealarm له خطر څخه خبرول alarme alertă, (semnal de) alarmăсигнал;будильник poplašné znamenie; budík alarm; budilka (ura) uzbuna larm[signal] สัญญาณเตือนภัย; เสียงเตือนalarm, tehlike işareti,çalar saat 警報 тривога, сигнал тривоги خبردار کرنے کا ذریعہ báo động警报
verb
to make (someone) afraid.The least sound alarms the old lady. skrik maak يُفْزِع، يُرْعِب тревожа assustar poplašitbeunruhigen forskrække; gøre bangeτρομάζωalarmar,asustar ärevusse ajama ترساندن säikäyttääalarmer לְהַבְהִיל डराना uznemiriti (fel)riaszt menakutkan hræða, skelfaallarmare,spaventare 驚かせる 놀라게 하다 (iš)gąsdinti satraukt menyebabkan ketakutanverontrustenforskrekke,skremme trwożyć ویرول assustar a speria, a alar­maвстревожить vyplašiť vznemiriti uznemiriti oroa, skrämma ทำให้กลัว ürkütmek, telaşa düşürmek 使...驚慌 лякати; турбувати خوفزدہ کرنا làm cho hoảng sợ使...惊恐
aˈlarming adjective
disturbing or causing fear.alarming news. skrikwekkend مُفْزِع، مُرْعِب тревожен assustador znepokojujícíbeunruhigend skræmmendeανησυχητικόςalarmante murettekitav نگران کننده hälyttäväalarmantמבהיל भयप्रद uznemirujuć riasztó menakutkan ógnvekjandiallarmante 不安を抱かせる 놀라게 하는 gąsdinantis satraucošs menakutkanverontrustendskremmendezatrważający حیرانونکی ، ویرونکی assustador alarmantтревожный znepokojujúci vznemirljiv uznemiravajući oroande, alarmerande ที่น่าหวาดกลัวürkütücü 使人驚慌的 хвилюючий چونکانے والا gây hoang mang使人惊恐的
aˈlarmingly adverb
skrikwekkend بِصُورَة مُفْزِعَه тревожно assustadoramente děsivěbeunruhigend skræmmende ανησυχητικάalarmantemente, de forma alarmante murettekitavalt بطور نگران کننده hälyttävästi de façon alarmante בְּאוֹפֶן מַבְהִיל खतरनाक ढंग से zastrašujuće riasztóan menakutkan á ógnvekjandi hátt in modo allarmante 驚くほど 놀랄만큼 su išgąsčiu satraucoši dengan ketakutanverontrustendskremmende zatrważająco د خطر په ډول assustadoramente alarmantтревожно znepokojujúco vznemirljivo uznemireno oroande, alarmerande อย่างน่าหวาดกลัว ürkütücü bir şekilde 使人驚慌地 тривожно چونکاتے ہوئے đáng lo ngại使人惊恐地
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alarm

→رُعْب znepokojení alarmBeunruhigungπανικόςalarma pelästysalarme uzbunaallarme 恐怖 공포alarmengstelseobawaalarme,alertaтревога oro สัญญาณเตือนภัยalarm sự hoảng hốt警报
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

alarm

n. alarma, peligro;
fire ___ →___ de fuego;
vt. alarmar, inquietar, impacientar; turbar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

alarm

n alarma;bed — alarma de cama
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