Alarm schlagen

to sound the alarm

Türkçe: alarm vermek

Noun

Alarm m.

Verb

schlagen

Topic

Körper und Gesundheit

In a sentence

Die Ärztin schlug Alarm wegen der steigenden Zahl von Corona-Infektionen.

How it is used

Means 'to sound the alarm' urgently. Neutral register. Use in dramatic warnings, e.g., 'Sie schlägt Alarm wegen der Krise.' Implies more urgency than 'Alarm geben'.

Other verbs that go with Alarm

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Alarm gebento raise the alarm
• Alarm auslösento trigger an alarm

All collocations with Alarm

Other collocations built on schlagen

• eine Brücke schlagento build a bridge
• in die Flucht jagen / schlagento put someone to flight
• die Konkurrenz schlagento beat the competition
• in den Wind schlagento throw caution to the wind