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alarmed

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a·larm  (-lärm)
n.
1. A sudden fear caused by the realization of danger.
2. A warning of existing or approaching danger.
3. An electrical, electronic, or mechanical device that serves to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal.
4. The sounding mechanism of an alarm clock.
5. A call to arms.
tr.v. a·larmed, a·larm·ing, a·larms
1. To fill with alarm; frighten. See Synonyms at fear, frighten.
2. To give warning to.

[Middle English, from Old French alarme, from Old Italian allarme, from all'arme, to arms : alla, to the (from Latin ad illa : ad, to; see ad- + illa, neuter pl. of ille, that, the; see al-1 in Indo-European roots) + arme, arms (from Latin arma; see ar- in Indo-European roots).]

a·larming·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.alarmedalarmed - experiencing a sudden sense of danger
afraid - filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

alarmed
Translations
alarmed [əˈlɑːmd] ADJ [voice] → sobresaltado, asustado
see also alarm B
alarmed [əˈlɑːrmd] adj
(= frightened) → alarmé(e)
Don't be alarmed
BUT Rassurez-vous.
to become alarmed → s'alarmer
to be alarmed at sth, to be alarmed by sth → s'alarmer de qch
(= protected by an alarm) → protégé(e) par un système d'alarme
alarmed [əˈlɑːmd] adj (person) → allarmato/a; (house, car) → dotato/a di allarme


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When he saw her well-disposed towards him, he exclaimed: 'Madam, I have a most important secret to confide to you, and I beg you not to be alarmed by what I am about to say.
A SHEPHERD, watching his Ass feeding in a meadow, was alarmed all of a sudden by the cries of the enemy.
Greatly alarmed, he tried to climb a tree, but the Fortune pulled him down and bestowed itself upon him with cruel persistence.
 
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