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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Bow bells [Brit bəʊ ˈbɛlz] N npl Brit

to be born within the sound of Bow bells: naître en plein quartier cockney

See also

Cockney Info

Cockney: Le mot désigne deux réalités: les personnes nées dans l'est de Londres, ‘à portée du son des cloches de l'église de St Mary-le-Bow’, et l'anglais parlé par ces personnes dont l'argot (rhyming slang) est caractéristique. → Rhyming slang

tubular bells N npl

tubular bells: cloches-tubes fpl

wedding bells N npl lit

wedding bells: cloches fpl

I can hear wedding bells fig: je crois qu'il y a un mariage dans l'air

cap and bells N

cap and bells: costume m de bouffon

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

alarm bell N

alarm bell: sonnette f d'alarme

alarm bells are ringing Brit fig: un signal d'alarme se déclenche

to set the alarm bells ringing Brit fig: tirer la sonnette d'alarme

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

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

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

jangle bells: agiter

jangle of bell: tintement m

peal of bells: carillon m

peal bells: carillonner

French

English

carillon: bells pl

brame: bell

cloche: bell

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

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

bell-bottoms N pl

bell-bottoms: pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant

jangle bells: agiter

jangle of bell: tintement m

peal of bells: carillon m

peal bells: carillonner

French

English

carillon: bells pl

cloche: bell

brame: bell

clochette: little bell

poivron: bell pepper

grelot: small bell

Present
I	bell
you	bell
he/she/it	bells
we	bell
you	bell
they	bell

Past
I	belled
you	belled
he/she/it	belled
we	belled
you	belled
they	belled

Present Perfect
I	have	belled
you	have	belled
he/she/it	has	belled
we	have	belled
you	have	belled
they	have	belled

Past Perfect
I	had	belled
you	had	belled
he/she/it	had	belled
we	had	belled
you	had	belled
they	had	belled

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

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

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