false alarm in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for false alarm in the English»French Dictionary

false alarm N lit, fig

false alarm

fausse alerte f

Translations for false alarm in the French»English Dictionary

fausse alerte

false alarm

fausse alerte

false alarm

Translations for false alarm in the English»French Dictionary

I.alarm [Brit əˈlɑːm, Am əˈlɑrm] N

1. alarm:

alarm (feeling)

frayeur f

alarm (concern)

inquiétude f

in alarm

avec inquiétude

in alarm (stronger)

apeuré

I don't want to cause alarm but…

je ne veux pas vous inquiéter mais…

there is cause for alarm

il y a de bonnes raisons de s'inquiéter

there is no cause for alarm

inutile de s'inquiéter

2. alarm (warning signal, device):

alarm

alarme f

burglar/fire alarm

alarme contre le vol/le feu

to activate or set off an alarm

déclencher une alarme

the alarm went off

l'alarme s'est mise en marche

to raise the alarm lit

donner l'alarme

to raise the alarm fig

sonner l'alarme

3. alarm → alarm clock

II.alarm [Brit əˈlɑːm, Am əˈlɑrm] VB trans

1. alarm:

alarm (worry)

inquiéter

alarm (stronger) person

faire peur à (with avec, by doing en faisant)

alarm animal

mettre [qc] en alerte

2. alarm (fit system):

alarm car

installer un système d'alarme sur

this car is alarmed

cette voiture est équipée d'un système d'alarme

See also alarm clock

alarm clock N

alarm clock

réveille-matin m

alarm clock

réveil m

to set the alarm clock for eight o'clock

mettre le réveil à huit heures

the alarm clock went off

le réveil a sonné

false [Brit fɔːls, fɒls, Am fɔls] ADJ

1. false after n:

false (mistaken) impression, idea, information

faux/fausse

false belief

erroné

false (proved wrong) allegations, rumour, statement

faux/fausse

their fears/expectations may well prove false

il se peut fort bien que leurs craintes/espoirs s'avèrent sans fondement

a false sense of security

une fausse impression de sécurité

2. false (fraudulent):

false banknotes, passport

faux/fausse

false tax returns, name, address

faux/fausse

to give false information LAW

donner de faux renseignements

to give false evidence LAW

faire un faux témoignage

to bear false witness LAW

porter un faux témoignage

charged with false accounting LAW

inculpé de faux en écritures

3. false (artificial):

false eyelashes, nose, hem

faux/fausse

false attr floor, ceiling

faux/fausse

4. false person (affected, disloyal):

false

faux/fausse

false alarm in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for false alarm in the English»French Dictionary

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

Translations for false alarm in the French»English Dictionary

c'est une fausse alarme

it's a false alarm

Translations for false alarm in the English»French Dictionary

I.alarm [əˈlɑ:m, Am -ˈlɑ:rm] N

1. alarm no pl:

alarm (worry)

inquiétude f

alarm (fright)

frayeur f

2. alarm (warning):

alarm

alarme f

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

give the alarm

donner l'alarme

give the alarm a. fig

sonner l'alarme

3. alarm (warning device):

alarm

alarme f

burglar alarm

alarme antivol

4. alarm (clock):

alarm

réveil m

alarm

cadran m Quebec

II.alarm [əˈlɑ:m, Am -ˈlɑ:rm] VB trans

1. alarm (worry):

alarm

inquiéter

2. alarm (cause fear):

alarm

effrayer

I.false [fɔ:ls] ADJ a. fig

false

faux(fausse)

a false alarm

une fausse alerte

a false imprisonment

une détention arbitraire

a false bottom

un double fond

II.false [fɔ:ls] ADV

to play sb false

trahir qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is also the risk that in a bigger group there will more false alarm signals.

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After another false alarm, the train finally rolled in around 4:30.

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It proves to be a false alarm, however.

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The false alarm caused general panic in relief camps and incited traffic jams on roads leading from the coast.

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She relieved when she discovers that it's just a false alarm.

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She later has a pregnancy scare but is happy to discover it was a false alarm.

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Mathematically, this can be accomplished by subtracting the z-score of the hit rate from the z-score of the false alarm rate.

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Soon after, the pregnancy was found to be a false alarm.

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She calls 9-1-1 after the sister's ghost attacks her, but the police consider it a false alarm, having found nothing.

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A false alarm made the pilot try to land the helicopter on the glacier at 3,160 m.

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