alarma

Catalan

Etymology

Compression of a l'arma! (“to the arms!”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Catalan) IPA: [əláɾmə]
• (Western Catalan) IPA: [aláɾma], [aláɾmɛ]

Noun

alarma f (plural alarmes)

1. (military) alarm (a call to arms in preparation against an approaching enemy)
2. (by extension)alarm (a warning of any type of danger)
3. (psychology) alarm (fear or apprehension caused by a perceived danger)

Derived terms

• alarmar (“to alarm”)
• alarmisme (“alarmism”)
• alarmista (“alarmist”)

Verb

alarma

1. Third-person singular present indicative form of alarmar.
2. Second-person singular imperative form of alarmar.

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French

Verb

alarma

1. third-person singular past historic of alarmer

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Spanish

Pronunciation

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Noun

alarma f (plural alarmas)

1. alarm

Verb

alarma (infinitive alarmar)

1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of alarmar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of alarmar.

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Portuguese

Verb

alarma

1. third-person singular present indicative of alarmar
2. second-person singular imperative of alarmar