Polyglot Dictionary

alarma

/aˈlaɾma/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las alarmas

Meaning

  1. alarm

    • Sonó la alarma.

      The alarm went off.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

despertador

Despertador is specifically an alarm clock; alarma is the general word for an alarm.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

alarme

alarme is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "alarm."

Practice

1 What does alarma mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sonó la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches alarma?

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