Outdoor Warning Sirens

Spanish translation: sirenas de aviso en exteriores/en zonas abiertas

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English term or phrase:Outdoor Warning Sirens
Spanish translation:sirenas de aviso en exteriores/en zonas abiertas
Entered by: Pablo Cruz

05:45 Aug 1, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Safety / Public Safety Emergency R
English term or phrase: Outdoor Warning Sirens
How would you translate "outdoor warning sirens", the sirens used by a city to warn citizens of tornados and other natural disasters

Sirenas Exteriores de Advertencia?
Claire Emmons
United States
sirenas de aviso en exteriores/en zonas abiertas
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Pablo Cruz
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3sirenas de aviso en exteriores/en zonas abiertas
Pablo Cruz
4sirenas de alarma a la población
Susana E. Cano Méndez
4Sistema de alarma/alerta pública
Phoenix III
4sirenas externas de alerta (meteorológica)
InesV
3sistema de alarma para alerta pública
Eugenia Rivieri
2sistema de anuncios de emergencias públicas [a traves de sirenas]
Neil Ashby


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outdoor warning sirens
sirenas de aviso en exteriores/en zonas abiertas


Explanation:

Una idea

Pablo Cruz
Local time: 11:47
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agree  Neil Ashby: I think 'outdoor' is important to distinguish between over the radio/TV.
4 hrs
  -> Gracias Neil, buen finde!

agree  Mónica Algazi
7 hrs
  -> Gracias Mónica!

agree  Victoria Frazier
4 days
  -> Gracias Victoria, un saludo!
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outdoor warning sirens
sirenas de alarma a la población


Explanation:
Hola, se supone que si es para la población es obligatoriamente "exterior"
Otra posibilidad "sirenas de alarma exterior".

Susana E. Cano Méndez
Spain
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outdoor warning sirens
sistema de anuncios de emergencias públicas [a traves de sirenas]


Explanation:
Just another idea.....

Not sure about how fluid it is in Spanish, but I think if you want to you can refer to it as a whole system and not just the sirens:

Sistema de anuncios de emergencias públicas con/a traves de sirenas.
And from that point forward 'el sistema' / 'el sistema de anuncio' and when referring to the sirens, simply 'las sirenas'.

It is essentially an early warning system - Sistema de alerta temprana/precoz.

HTH

Neil Ashby
Spain
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outdoor warning sirens
sistema de alarma para alerta pública


Explanation:
In Spanish it is said "sistema de alarma para alerta pública" that can use sirens


    Reference: http://asiapacifico.bcn.cl/noticias/vlado-mirosevic-sistema-...
Eugenia Rivieri
Chile
Local time: 07:47
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outdoor warning sirens
Sistema de alarma/alerta pública


Explanation:
It is not simply outdoor warning sirens. It is a whole system that blasts off when the proper setting is activated and warns the entire town.

Phoenix III
United States
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
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outdoor warning sirens
sirenas externas de alerta (meteorológica)


Explanation:
Adjunto un par de enlaces. En el segundo le llaman "sistema de alerta meteorológico"

Un saludo




    Reference: http://www.preparemetrokc.org/espanol/
    Reference: http://alcaldiadedallas.com/html/oem_warning_sirens.html
InesV
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