see|Bell|bel
Image:Dzwon z Jasnej Góry.jpg|thumb|A large bell
English

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Etymology
OE. term|belle; cognate with Dutch term|bel.

Pronunciation
IPA|/b�l/, SAMPA|/bEl/
audio|en-us-bell.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�l|-�l

Noun
en-noun

1. An object made of metal or other hard material, typically but not always in the shape of an inverted cup with a flared rim, which resonates when struck.
2. context|mostly|UK|informal a telephone call

#: I�ll give you a bell later.

1. A signal at a school that tells the students when it's time to change classes during the day.
2. music The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument.
3. The bellow or bay of certain animals, such as a hound on the hunt or a stag in rut.

Translations
trans-top|metallic resonating object
Cebuano: kampana
Czech: zvon m (church), zvonek m (smaller), zvonec m (cattle), zvone�ek m (small)
Finnish: kello, tiuku (small)
German: Glocke f
Icelandic: bjalla f, klukka f
trans-mid
Italian: campana f
Japanese: JAchar|� (JAchar|��, kane), JAchar|� (JAchar|��, suzu), JAchar|�� (beru)
Polish: t|pl|dzwon|m, t|pl|dzwonek|m
Russian: колокол (kólokol) m big, колокол��ик (kolokól'�ik) m small
Spanish: campana f big, campanilla f small
Slovene: zvon m
Swedish: klocka c, pingla c (very small)
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trans-top|a telephone call
Finnish: soitto, puhelu
Icelandic: símtal n
trans-mid
Polish: t|pl|dzwonek|m
Russian: звонок (zvonók) m
Swedish: pling n
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trans-top|signal at a school
Czech: zvonek m
Finnish: kello
trans-mid
Japanese: JAchar|� (JAchar|��, kane), JAchar|�� (beru)
Polish: t|pl|dzwonek|m
Russian: звонок (zvonók) m
Slovene: zvonec m
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trans-top|The flared end of a brass or woodwind instrument
Polish: t|pl|czara|f
trans-mid
Russian: �а����б (rástrub) m
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|جرس (jaras), ARchar|�ا��س (n�qūs)
Aramaic:
:Syriac: ��� (zag�, zago) m
:Hebrew: ��� (zag�, zago) m
ttbc|Breton: kloc'h m kleier p (church), sonerez f
ttbc|Bulgarian: камбана f (church), зв�не� m
ttbc|Dutch: bel m, klok
ttbc|French: cloche
ttbc|Frisian: skille
ttbc|Hebrew: פע��� (pa'amon) m (1), צ�צ�� (tziltzul) m (2,3)
ttbc|Hungarian: harang, cseng�
ttbc|Indonesian: bel, lonceng, genta
ttbc|Interlingua: campana

ttbc|Italian: campana f (1), squillo m (2), campanella f (3)
ttbc|Korean: �
ttbc|Latin: campana f
ttbc|Occitan: campana f
ttbc|Portuguese: sino m (big); campainha f (small)
ttbc|Romanian: clopot n
ttbc|Scottish Gaelic: clag m
ttbc|Telugu: ���
ttbc|Vietnamese: (cái) chuông

See also
tintinnabulum

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
bell

1. To attach a bell to.

#: Who will bell the cat?

Intransitive verb
bell

1. To bellow or roar.

#: 1824: A History of the Earth, and Animated Nature, Oliver Goldsmith � This animal is said to harbour in the place where he resides. When he cries, he is said to bell; the print of his hoof is called the slot; his tail is called the single; his excrement the fumet; his horns are called his head; when simple, the first year they are called broches; the third year, spears; the fourth year, that part which bears the antlers is called the beam, and the little impressions upon its surface, glitters; those which rise from the crust of the beam are called pearls.

Related terms
bell, book and candle
bell curve
bellbottoms
bellflower
bell-ringer
bicycle bell
bluebell
church bell
doorbell
handbell
sound as a bell
Category:1000 English basic words

Category:Musical instruments

Catalan

Etymology
From L.|ca bellus

Adjective
ca-adj|fbella|mplbells|fpl=belles

1. beautiful

Related terms
bellament adv
bellesa f

References
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