OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 8616

alarm

/əˈlɑːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
alarma • rebato
A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.
Arming to answer in a night alarm.
despertador
A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention.
The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside.
alarma
An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time.
You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven o'clock.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 8617

alarm

/əˈlɑːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
tocar a rebato
To call to arms for defense.