English-French translations for alarm

• alarme
  Il a lancé un cri d'alarme, et à juste titre. He has sounded the alarm, and rightly so.
  Ce sont elles qui tirent la sonnette d'alarme au sujet des décharges remplies. They are the ones sounding the alarm about the full landfills.
  Les sonnettes d'alarme retentissent et ne peuvent être ignorées. Alarm bells are ringing and they cannot be ignored.
• alarmer
• alerte
  C'est, selon moi, une fausse alerte. However, I consider this to be a false alarm.
  Combien de fausses alertes ce système eCall provoquera-t-il? How many false alarms will this eCall system trigger?
  Cela fait longtemps qu'on lance des alertes sans avoir de résultat. We have been sounding the alarm to no avail for a long time.
• alerter
• crainte
  Les craintes que l' élargissement inspire à la population sont réelles. Public alarm in the face of enlargement is real.
  Des craintes alarmantes sont présentes dans les États membres. There are alarming concerns in the Member States.
  Nous avons le devoir, en tant qu'hommes politiques, de ne pas susciter la crainte en recourant à des termes alarmants. It behoves us, as politicians, not to be raising fears and using terms which alarm people.
• donner/sonner l'alerte
• effarement
  Je partage totalement les propos d'Hélène Flautre et l'effarement qu'elle a manifesté devant certains propos. I fully support the remarks made by Mrs Flautre, and share her alarm at some of the comments made.
• effarer
• émoi
• préoccuper
• redouter
• réveil
• réveille-matin
• sirène
• sonnerie
  Je signale que, dans les parlements nationaux, il n'y a pas une sonnerie seulement - certains de nos collègues ont cru également que c'était la sonnerie d'une alarme pour incendie. I would point out that in national parliaments there is not just one bell - some of our colleagues even thought that it was a fire alarm.
• stupéfier

Definition of alarm

• A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy
• Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger
• A sudden attack; disturbance
• Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly, sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise
• A mechanical device for awaking people, or rousing their attention
• An instance of an alarm ringing, beeping or clanging, to give a noise signal at a certain time
• To call to arms for defense
• To rouse to vigilance and action; to put on the alert
• To keep in excitement; to disturb

Examples

• The clock radio is a friendlier version of the cold alarm by the bedside
• You should set the alarm on your watch to go off at seven oclock

Related words

• alarming
• alarmed
• alarmist
• alarmingly
• alarmism
• alarmedly
• alarmin
• alarm-clock
• alarmbell