Het alarm
Example: Het alarm ging af toen er iemand binnenkwam.
Definition
"Het alarm" refers to a warning system or device designed to alert people to danger or unauthorized entry, often by making a loud noise or signal. For example, "Het alarm ging af toen er iemand binnenkwam" means the alarm went off when someone entered.
Etymology
The Dutch word "het alarm" comes from the French word "alarme," which itself derives from the Italian phrase "all'arme!" meaning "to arms!" This call was used historically to alert soldiers to danger, eventually evolving into the modern term for warning devices. Did you know the word originally sounded like a call to battle?
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"Het alarm" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B1) - set 5", containing 113 commonly used words.
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