Difference between revisions of "alarm"
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===Noun===
 
===Noun===
 
# Sey hunger dey catch person.
 
# Sey hunger dey catch person.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Omo, '''Alarm''' dey town. |(NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, Brother, people are hungry.)}}
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#:* {{ux|dv| Omo, '''Alarm''' dey town. |(NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, Brother, people are hungry all around.)}}
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# Di time wey dey make noise.
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#:* {{ux|dv| Dis '''alarm''' no blow reach your side? |(NSC_2021, Aren't you also experiencing hard times?)}}
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# Di time wey person set make someting remind am sey di time don reach.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Set di '''alarm''' to di time you wan your pikin to wake up, come put am ontop table wey far small from where im dey sleep. |(bbc__88055, Set the alarm and place it some distance away from the child.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Set di '''alarm''' to di time you wan your pikin to wake up, come put am ontop table wey far small from where im dey sleep. |(bbc__88055, Set the alarm and place it some distance away from the child.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|NASA bin get only 65 minutes of beta weather to take launch, but by di time wey dem check di '''alarm''' finish, di time don pass. |(bbc__69351, NASA missed the alarm set to signal the best timing and weather to launch to space.)}}
 
#:* {{ux|dv|NASA bin get only 65 minutes of beta weather to take launch, but by di time wey dem check di '''alarm''' finish, di time don pass. |(bbc__69351, NASA missed the alarm set to signal the best timing and weather to launch to space.)}}
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# Na sey person warn person
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# Sey somting warn person sey [[kasala]] dey.
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Dis happun afta dem fail to fly am on Saturday wen one last-minute '''alarm''' make di agency to miss dia 65-minute weather window. |(bbc__40704, It happened after they aborted the flight on Saturday because of a last-minute warning that made them miss out on the 65-minute grace period.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Dis happun afta dem fail to fly am on Saturday wen one last-minute '''alarm''' make di agency to miss dia 65-minute weather window. |(bbc__40704, It happened after they aborted the flight on Saturday because of a last-minute warning that made them miss out on the 65-minute grace period.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Oga Gambo explain say wen police bin get di '''alarm''' of di kidnap, dem bin pursue dem reach kwosanda junction come exchange fire with dem. |(bbc__76635, Mr Gambo said that when the police got the warning they initially chased them to Kwosanda junction and exchanged fire.)}}
 
#:*{{ux|dv|Oga Gambo explain say wen police bin get di '''alarm''' of di kidnap, dem bin pursue dem reach kwosanda junction come exchange fire with dem. |(bbc__76635, Mr Gambo said that when the police got the warning they initially chased them to Kwosanda junction and exchanged fire.)}}
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====Related forms====
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[[alarm blow]]
  
 
====Translations====
 
====Translations====
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* English: Alarm, Warning
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* English: ''alarm'', ''warning''
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===Verb Phrase===
 
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'''Alarm blow'''
 
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* Sey [[yawa]] gas for place or for person.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Dis attacks dey worse more more, even with di '''alarm''' wey di governor blow. |(bbc__1958, The attacks became worse despite the fact that the governor sounded an alarm.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Bros, alarm dey blow for we country o. Bros, '''alarm''' dey blow for my side o. |(Egbokhare__2020, Brother, things are very difficult in our country. I am broke.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|E take di decision to report say na false '''alarm''' and e no report to im superiors. |(bbc__45677, He did not consider the disturbing report he received as credible and so decided not to report the matter to his superiors.)}}
 
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'''Raise alarm'''
 
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Make person hala sey [[yawa]] don gas.
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Authorities raise '''alarm''' on Monday 18 September. |(bbc__18071, There was bedlam raised by the authorities on Monday 18 September.)}}
 
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:*{{ux|dv|Na so Faruk raise '''alarm''' wey come make plenty neighbours gada for di house wey di attack for happun. |(bbc__71827, Faruk caused an uproar after he had been attacked and that attracted many neighbours to his house.)}}
 
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====Translations====
 
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* English: to cause bedlam
 

Revision as of 00:08, 18 July 2021

Naija

Etymology

From: English alarm

Pronunciation

  • àlâm

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Noun

  1. Sey hunger dey catch person.
    • Omo, Alarm dey town.  — (NSC_Onwuegbuzia_2021, Brother, people are hungry all around.)
    • Dis alarm no blow reach your side?  — (NSC_2021, Aren't you also experiencing hard times?)
  2. Di time wey person set make someting remind am sey di time don reach.
    • Set di alarm to di time you wan your pikin to wake up, come put am ontop table wey far small from where im dey sleep.  — (bbc__88055, Set the alarm and place it some distance away from the child.)
    • NASA bin get only 65 minutes of beta weather to take launch, but by di time wey dem check di alarm finish, di time don pass.  — (bbc__69351, NASA missed the alarm set to signal the best timing and weather to launch to space.)
  3. Sey somting warn person sey kasala dey.
    • Dis happun afta dem fail to fly am on Saturday wen one last-minute alarm make di agency to miss dia 65-minute weather window.  — (bbc__40704, It happened after they aborted the flight on Saturday because of a last-minute warning that made them miss out on the 65-minute grace period.)
    • Oga Gambo explain say wen police bin get di alarm of di kidnap, dem bin pursue dem reach kwosanda junction come exchange fire with dem.  — (bbc__76635, Mr Gambo said that when the police got the warning they initially chased them to Kwosanda junction and exchanged fire.)

Related forms

alarm blow

Translations

  • English: alarm, warning
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