alert

vigile, attento

Sveglio e attento a ciò che succede, pronto a notare qualcosa o a reagire.

In inglese semplice: Awake and paying close attention, ready to notice or respond to something.

• Coffee helps me stay alert.
• The dog remained alert all night.
• She was alert to every small sound.

Come si usa: alert to something (Drivers must be alert to sudden changes in traffic.)

Sinonimi: attentive, watchful, vigilant

Contrari: inattentive, drowsy

Espressioni comuni: stay alert, fully alert, alert to danger

notifica, avviso

Messaggio che richiama l’attenzione su un’informazione importante o un cambiamento.

In inglese semplice: A message that draws your attention to important information or a change.

• My phone showed a news alert.
• You can receive alerts when prices change.
• I turned off email alerts during the meeting.

Sinonimi: notification, notice

Espressioni comuni: email alert, news alert, receive an alert

allarme, allerta

Avvertimento di un possibile pericolo o problema vicino, spesso dato con un suono o un segnale.

In inglese semplice: A warning that danger or trouble may be near, often given by a sound or signal.

• A fire alert woke us.
• Officials issued an alert about rising river levels.
• The system sounds an alert when smoke appears.

Sinonimi: warning, alarm

Espressioni comuni: fire alert, sound an alert, flood alert

allerta, stato di allerta

Stato in cui le forze militari sono pronte ad agire o combattere con poco preavviso.

In inglese semplice: A state in which military forces are ready to act or fight at short notice.

• The soldiers are on alert.
• Enemy movements prompted a higher state of alert.
• Several aircraft remained on airborne alert overnight.

Come si usa: on alert (The troops remained on alert near the border.); put someone on alert (The commander put all units on alert.)

Sinonimi: readiness

Espressioni comuni: on alert, high alert, airborne alert

avvertire, allertare

Informare qualcuno di un pericolo, un problema o un fatto importante da notare.

In inglese semplice: To tell someone about a danger, problem, or important fact they need to notice.

• Please alert the police.
• A neighbor alerted us to the fire.
• The app alerts users when their account balance is low.

Come si usa: alert someone to something (She alerted us to a problem with the heating.); alert someone that… (The message alerted staff that the building was unsafe.)

Sinonimi: warn, notify, inform

Espressioni comuni: alert the police, alert someone to, alert staff