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The French word for bell is
cloche





bell

Gender

The gender of cloche is feminine. E.g. la cloche.

Plural

The plural of cloche is cloches.

French Definition


bell
     1. n. Sonnette.
     2. n. Cloche, sonnette.
     3. n. Pavillon (instrument de musique)
     4. n. (Cyclisme) Sonnette utilisé par le cycliste pour appeler ou pour avertir de sa présence.



Translations for bell and their definitions

clochepronunciation
     1. n-f. bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound)
     2. n-f. a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth
     3. n-f. a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim
     4. n-f. a tableware cover, often resembling a bell
     5. n-f. (colloquial) a clumsy person, an oaf
     6. adj. (colloquial) clumsy, stupid
     7. v. first-person singular present of clocher
     8. v. third-person singular present of clocher
     9. v. second-person singular imperative of clocher


pavillon
     1. n-m. pavilion (tent, structure, ear part)
     2. n-m. ensign, flag (nautical flag)
     3. n-m. house, villa, lodge
     4. n-m. (music) bell (part of brass instrument)
     5. n-m. (heraldry) pavilion
     6. n-m. (nautical) colours
Image illustrating the French word pavillon


sonnettepronunciation
     1. n-f. (small) bell (for example, on a bicycle), handbell
     2. n-f. doorbell
     3. n-f. (technology) pile driver


sonnerie
     1. n-f. ringing (sound of a bell)
     2. n-f. alarm, alarm clock
     3. n-f. ringtone
     4. n-f. a set of church bells


coup de fil
     1. n-m. (informal) telephone call, ring, call, bell
           Donne-moi un coup de fil (Give me a call)


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