Term Gallery logo

Meanings of alarm in anglès

rus
alarm
espanyol
misil alarm
Wikidata

Anti-radiation missile.

Related terms
alarm
portuguès
despertador
català
despertador
espanyol
reloj de alarma
Wikidata

A clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time.

despertador
Synonyms
Examples for "alarm clock"
Examples for "alarm clock"
1
Do I really need a remote control to use my alarm clock?
Wired
2
I thought it was a toy alarm clock that had gone wrong.
Life
3
I've been using the same alarm clock for a long time now.
Wired
4
My daughter asked for and received her first alarm clock this Christmas.
Wired
5
On the nightstand is a glass of water and an alarm clock.
Lone Wolf
portuguès
alarme
català
alerta
espanyol
alarma

An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger.

alerta
portuguès
medo
català
consternació
espanyol
alarma

Fear resulting from the awareness of danger.

consternació
Usage of alarm in anglès
1
Sound the alarm: the good old-fashioned relationship is under attack from technology.
The Irish Times
2
My good mood gave way to alarm, because she looked so serious.
Songs of love and death: all-original tales of star-crossed love
3
By July last year, the project manager for Choice was expressing alarm.
Radio NZ
4
The delay in the peace negotiations is causing considerable alarm in Europe.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 37...
5
She was able to free herself and raise the alarm, he said.
Radio NZ
6
Do I really need a remote control to use my alarm clock?
Wired
7
Small ones, of course, she said, so as not to alarm her.
Sisters
8
She said someone forced open a window and the alarm went off.
Naked Heat
9
Guards were multiplied; arms were repaired in every house; alarm-bells were hung.
Memorials and Other Papers — Volume 2
10
But when he was gone, she'd set her alarm, just in case.
Hellfire
11
The victim struggled free and ran home, where he raised the alarm.
The Irish Times
12
There was one alarm spell we had to leave in place, however.
The Book of Life
13
The Arkwright home had a first-rate burglar alarm, Fischer Systems' model NCN-30.
The burglar who liked to quote kipling
14
And, of course, the six o'clock awakening that needs no alarm call.
The Irish Times
15
Probably only a few seconds; I had to trust my alarm system.
Double Dexter
16
The half-breed in the bow ceased paddling, and looked back in alarm.
The Red Man's Revenge: A Tale of The Red River Flood
About this term
More collocations
Translations for alarm
Alarm through the time
Alarm across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
Ireland
Common
More variants