false alarm Significado & definición

Significado de false alarm en español

• 0 an occasion when people wrongly believe that something dangerous or unpleasant is happening or will happen -- falsa alarma

  • Three fire engines rushed to the school only to discover it was a false alarm.

  • She thought she was pregnant, but it turned out to be a false alarm (= she was not).

• 1 a warning of danger that is later shown to be unnecessary -- falsa alarma [ feminine ]

  • They thought there might be a tornado, but it was a false alarm. Pensaron que podría haber un tornado, pero fue una falsa alarma.