L'alarma
Example: L'alarma va sonar quan van entrar a casa.
Definition
"L'alarma" refers to a device or system designed to emit a warning signal, often a loud sound or light, to alert people of danger, such as an intrusion or emergency. For example, "L'alarma va sonar quan van entrar a casa" means the alarm sounded when they entered the house.
Etymology
The word "l'alarma" comes from the Italian 'all'armi', which literally means 'to arms' or 'to weapons.' It entered Catalan through French 'alarme.' Did you know? The term originally referred to a call to arms in battle before evolving to mean any warning signal.
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"L'alarma" appears in the Vocaplus list "Catalan - Security - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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