sirena

Definitions of sirena
  1. noun
    an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
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    avisador
    a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
  2. noun
    informal terms for the nose
    synonyms: bocina, claxon, napia, napias, narizota, pico, picota, pito, trompa
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    olfato, órgano olfactivo
    the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
  3. noun
    a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
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    alarma
    an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
  4. noun
    half woman and half fish; lives in the sea
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    criatura imaginaria, ente imaginario, ser imaginario
    a creature of the imagination; a person that exists only in legends or myths or fiction
  5. noun
    a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived
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    nereida
    (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of Oceanus or Nereus
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