larme

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See also: lärme and Lärme

Danish

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Etymology

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Verbal noun to larm (noise), a contraction of alarm, from French alarme (alarm).

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  • IPA(key): /larmə/, [ˈlɑːmə], [ˈlɑːm̩]

Verb

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larme (imperative larm, infinitive at larme, present tense larmer, past tense larmede, perfect tense har larmet)

  1. noise (make noise)

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Adverb

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larme

  1. tearily
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French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old French larme, lerme, from Latin lacrima, from Old Latin lacruma, dacrima, dacruma, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-.

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larme f (plural larmes)

  1. tear; teardrop
    • 2014, Fréro Delavega, Le chant des sirènes:
      Quand les souvenirs s’en mêlent, les larmes me viennent, et le chant des sirènes me replonge en hiver
      When memories come into it, tears come to my eyes, and the sirens' song plunges me back into winter
    • 1979, “Nicolas”, performed by Sylvie Vartan:
      Nicolas, Nicolas, ma première larme ne fût que pour toi.
      Nicolas, Nicolas, my first tear was for no one but you.
  2. drop (small amount of a beverage)
    Synonym: goutte

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Romanian

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Noun

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larme f

  1. definite nominative/accusative singular of larmă