alarm
/əˈlɑɹm/ sustantivo A2En español: alarma, rebato, despertador
- A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
- Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger.
- A device intended to warn or give notice of approaching danger. · The fire alarm is located high on the wall to prevent tampering.
- A sudden attack; a disturbance.
- Sudden surprise with fear or terror caused by the apprehension of danger; a feeling of heightened alertness to risk. · His actions caused alarm among all the other people in the store, who hurried to leave.
- A mechanical device for awaking people or rousing their attention. · The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.
- An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time. · Last night's alarm turned out to be nothing, but it was terrifying at the time.
Plural alarms
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Alice was just beginning to think to herself, “Now, what am I to do with this creature when I get it home?” when it grunted again, so violently, that she looked down into its face in some alarm.
This Job’s comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla.
It was Marilla who spoke, alarm in every jerky word.
Elizabeth was glad to be taken to her immediately; and Jane, who had only been withheld by the fear of giving alarm or inconvenience, from expressing in her note how much she longed for such a visit, was delighted at her entrance.
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