No. 1,330 in Swedish

alarm

A device or signal used to alert or warn of danger or a specific event.

In a sentence

Jag hörde ett högt alarm från brandvarnaren.
I heard a loud alarm from the fire alarm.
In this sentence, 'alarm' refers to a loud warning sound produced by the fire alarm device.
Min väckarklocka har ett alarm som väcker mig varje morgon.
My alarm clock has an alarm that wakes me up every morning.
Here, 'alarm' refers to the sound or mechanism of an alarm clock designed to wake a person.
När jag såg rök ringde jag till brandkåren och aktiverade alarmet.
When I saw smoke, I called the fire brigade and activated the alarm.
In this context, 'alarmet' refers to the system or equipment used to notify relevant services during an emergency.

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