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alarm [ə'lɑ:m]1 noun∎ to sound or to raise the alarm donner l'alarme ou l'alerte ou l'éveil;∎ false alarm fausse alerte∎ the news caused them some alarm la nouvelle leur a causé une certaine inquiétude;∎ there is no cause for alarm il n'y a aucune raison de s'alarmer;∎ the government viewed events with increasing alarm le gouvernement s'est montré de plus en plus inquiet face à ces événements(signal) d'alarme∎ I don't want to alarm you unduly je ne veux pas vous alarmer sans raison►► Technology alarm bell sonnerie f d'alarme;∎ figurative to set (the) alarm bells ringing donner l'alerte;Telecommunications alarm call (to wake sleeper) réveil m téléphonique;Technology alarm clock réveil m, réveille-matin m inv;∎ he set the alarm clock for eight o'clock il a mis le réveil à sonner à huit heures ou pour huit heures;∎ the alarm clock went off at six o'clock le réveil a sonné à six heures;alarm signal signal m d'alarme
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