tocsin

tɔksɛ̃

Definition

Definition of tocsin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

alarme

Dated

sonnerie rapide et répétée d'une cloche pour alerter d'un danger

Dated

Le tocsin résonne dans tout le village pour signaler l'incendie.

alarme

signal

urgence

Dated

cloche utilisée pour sonner des signaux d'alarme en cas de danger

Dated

Le tocsin de l'église est actionné par le maire en urgence.

cloche d'alarme

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sonner le tocsin

avertir d'un danger ou alerter face à une situation grave

Les écologistes sonnent le tocsin sur le réchauffement climatique.

Origin of tocsin

ancien français, tocsin (sonnerie d'alarme)

Examples of tocsin in a sentence

On entendit le tocsin lors de l’attaque ennemie.
Le tocsin retentit pour avertir la population du danger.
On entendit le tocsin dans tout le village lors de l'incendie.

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English:alarm bell, ...
German:Tocsin, Warnungsglocke, ...
Italian:tòcsin, ...
Spanish:toque de alarma, campana de alarma, ...
Portuguese:sino de alarme, ...
Chinese:警钟, 报警钟, ...
Japanese:警鐘, 警報の鐘, ...
Arabic:ناقوس الخطر, ...
Hebrew:פַּעֲמוֹן אַזְעָקָה, פַּעֲמוֹן הַזְהָרָה, ...
Russian:токсин, тревожный колокол, ...
Ukrainian:тривожний дзвін, токсин, ...
Catalan:tocsí, ...
Danish:stormklokke, ...
Dutch:noodklok, ...
Greek:τοκσίνι, καμπάνα συναγερμού, ...
Khmer:កណ្តឹងអាសន្ន, កណ្តឹងប្រកាសអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:경보종, 경보 종, ...
Polish:dzwon alarmowy, sygnał alarmowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):alarme, sino de alarme, ...
Romanian:tocsin, ...
Swedish:larmringning, larmklocka, ...
Thai:ระฆังเตือนภัย, ...
Turkish:alarm çanı, uyarı çanı, ...
Vietnamese:chuông báo động, ...

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Definition of tocsin - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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