bell

campana, timbre

Objeto de metal, a menudo con forma de copa, que suena al golpearlo.

En inglés sencillo: A metal object, often shaped like a cup, that makes a ringing sound when struck.

• The bell is made of brass.
• Church bells rang across the village.
• She rang the bell on her bicycle.

Expresiones frecuentes: church bell, door bell, ring a bell

campanada, timbre

Sonido de campana o timbre que indica que algo empieza, termina o necesita atención.

En inglés sencillo: A ringing sound that tells people something is starting, ending, or needs attention.

• We left when we heard the bell.
• The final bell ended the boxing match.
• At the bell, everyone hurried back to class.

Sinónimos: ring, signal

Expresiones frecuentes: final bell, opening bell, school bell

llamada

Una llamada por teléfono, especialmente en conversaciones informales entre conocidos.

En inglés sencillo: A phone call, especially in friendly, casual conversation.

• Give me a bell tomorrow.
• I’ll give you a bell after lunch.
• She gave her brother a bell to check on him.

Cómo se usa: give someone a bell (Give me a bell when you get home.)

Sinónimos: call, ring

Expresiones frecuentes: give someone a bell, give me a bell

poner un cascabel, poner un cencerro

Poner un cascabel o cencerro a un animal o a un objeto.

En inglés sencillo: To put a small ringing object on an animal or another thing.

• They bell their sheep each spring.
• The farmer belled the goats before releasing them.
• We decided to bell the cat so birds could hear it coming.

Expresiones frecuentes: bell a cat, bell the sheep, bell the cattle

abocardar

Ensanchar el extremo de algo hacia fuera, como la abertura de una trompeta.

En inglés sencillo: To make the end of something wider, like the open end of a trumpet.

• Use this tool to bell the pipe.
• The worker belled the end of the copper tube.
• We must bell both ends before fitting the joints.

Sinónimos: flare

Expresiones frecuentes: bell a tube, bell the end, bell a pipe