bell in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for bell in the English»French Dictionary

I.bell [Brit bɛl, Am bɛl] N

1. bell (chiming):

bell (in church)

cloche f

bell (on sheep, goat)

clochette f

bell (on toy, cat)

grelot m

bell (on bicycle)

sonnette f

bell (for servant)

clochette f

to ring the bells

faire sonner les cloches

2. bell (buzzer):

bell

sonnette f

to ring the bell

appuyer sur la sonnette

I can hear the bell

j'entends sonner

3. bell (warning device):

bell

sonnerie f

4. bell Brit (phone call) inf:

to give sb a bell

passer un coup m de fil à qn

5. bell BOT:

bell

clochette f

6. bell NAUT:

bell

coup m de cloche

eight bells

huits coups piqués

to ring eight bells

piquer huit coups

7. bell (of stag, hound):

bell

bramement m

8. bell MUS:

bell

pavillon m

9. bell SPORTS:

bell

gong m

II.bell [Brit bɛl, Am bɛl] VB trans

bell goat, sheep:

bell

attacher une clochette à

III.bell [Brit bɛl, Am bɛl]

that name/number rings a bell

ce nom/numéro me dit quelque chose

with bell, book and candle

par tous les moyens

to be as sound as a bell

être en parfaite santé

to be saved by the bell

être sauvé par le gong

to bell the cat

se lancer dans une mission dangereuse

diving bell N

diving bell

cloche f à plongeur

dinner bell N

dinner bell (in house)

sonnerie f du dîner

dinner bell (in school)

sonnerie f du déjeuner

dumb-bell [Brit ˈdʌmbɛl, Am ˈdəmbɛl] N

1. dumb-bell SPORTS:

dumb-bell

haltère m

2. dumb-bell Am inf:

dumb-bell

abruti/-e m/f

Canterbury bell N BOT

Canterbury bell

campanule f

bell jar N

bell jar

cloche f en verre

bell pepper N Am

bell pepper

poivron m

bell pull N

bell pull (handle)

poignée f de sonnette

bell pull (rope)

cordon m de sonnette

division bell N Brit POL

division bell

sonnerie f qui annonce la mise aux voix

bell push N

bell push

bouton m de sonnette

bell in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for bell in the English»French Dictionary

bell [bel] N

1. bell (object):

bell

cloche f

bell bicycle, door

sonnette f

2. bell (signal):

bell

timbre m

Phrases:

alarm [or warning] bells rang in sb's head

une petite lampe rouge s'est allumée dans la tête de qn

that rings a bell

ça me dit quelque chose

as clear as a bell

clair comme du cristal

to give sb a bell Brit inf

passer un coup de fil à qn

with bells on Am, Aus inf

dare-dare

bell-bottoms N pl

bell-bottoms

pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant

diving bell N

diving bell

cloche f à plongeur

bell-push N Brit

bell-push

bouton m de sonnette

bell-flower N

bell-flower

clochette f

Translations for bell in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

brame

bell

cloche

bell

grelot

small bell

clochette

little bell

poivron

bell pepper Am

bell Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

that rings a bell

ça me dit quelque chose

as clear as a bell

clair comme du cristal

to give sb a bell Brit inf

passer un coup de fil à qn

as sound as a bell inf

être en très bon état

push on bell

appuyez

as clear as a bell

parfaitement clair

the bell for break [or recess bell Am] rings

la récréation sonne

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The young fruit bodies first appear as white cylinders emerging from the ground, then the bell-shaped caps open out.

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It is a bowl-shaped bell typically mounted on the front of the leading car.

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The top stage has two-light transomed bell openings with louvres.

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A bell-boy hat usually features a chinstrap, and is trimmed to match the rest of a bellhop's uniform.

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Among his other patents were the parabolagraph, the spirograph, the electric bell used in trains, and an electric arc lamp of his own design.

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The food is usually served in bell metal utensils.

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Typical vegetables include tomato, bell pepper, onions, and mushrooms.

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There are traceried 3-light bell-chamber windows with a dense quatrefoil interlace and blank 2-light windows on the two lower stages.

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On the summit is an octagonal bell turret with gabled openings, surmounted by a short spire with a finial.

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A second way is to pick up the third bell sideways so that the clapper swings outward.

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