rebato

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rebato
masculine noun
1alarm
  • tocar a rebato -> to sound the alarm

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rebato [ray-bah’-to]
noun
1An unexpected attack (ataque), a surprise; an unexpected event; alarm, a fit, a transport. (m)
2A sudden fit of passion. (m)
  • De rebato -> suddenly
3Summons of the people by a bell in case of danger. (m)

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rebato
sustantivo:masculino
(alarma) alarm; (Mil) surprise attack
llamar tañer tocar a rebatoo (formal)o to sound the alarm
Muchas coincidencias en el fondo, la forma y la localización geográfica como para [que no tañeran a rebato] las campanas de la sospecha.

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