The French word for bell is
cloche
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
cloche | |||
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 |
sonnette | |||
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) |
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 |
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