"warning bell" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: warning bells [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} warning bell (plural warning bells)
  1. A bell rung to warn people of a danger. Synonyms: alarm bell, red flag, warning sign Translations (bell rung to warn people): varoituskello (Finnish), hälytyskello (Finnish), Alarmglocke [feminine] (German), Warnglocke [feminine] (German), dzwonek alarmowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-warning_bell-en-noun-Li31c7eL Disambiguation of 'bell rung to warn people': 92 8
  2. (figurative) A problematic or alarming aspect. Tags: figuratively Translations (problematic or alarming aspect): hälytyskello (Finnish), Alarmglocke [feminine] (German), Warnglocke [feminine] (German), dzwonek alarmowy [masculine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-warning_bell-en-noun-mLDQoBdZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'problematic or alarming aspect': 2 98

Inflected forms

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