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alarm

UK: /əˈlɑːm/ US: /-lɑːrm/

Translation

n [u]
alarma
public alarm
alarma general
miedo
pánico
susto
n [c]
(de luz o sonido)
alarma
The burglar set off the alarm when he broke the window
El ladrón hizo saltar la alarma cuando rompió la ventana
to raise the alarm
dar la alarma
Véase tb: burglar alarm; fire alarm
(Definition of alarm nn from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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