SIREN


Meaning of SIREN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ saɪərən ]

( sirens)

1.

A siren is a warning device which makes a long, loud noise. Most fire engines, ambulances, and police cars have sirens.

It sounds like an air raid siren.

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2.

Some people refer to a woman as a siren when they think that she is attractive to men but dangerous in some way. ( LITERARY )

He depicts her as a siren who has drawn him to his ruin.

= femme fatale

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