bell

cloche, sonnette

Objet en métal, souvent en forme de coupe, qui produit un son lorsqu'on le frappe.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : church bell, door bell, ring a bell

sonnerie, coup de cloche

Son de cloche ou de sonnette signalant qu'une chose commence, se termine ou demande de l'attention.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : ring, signal

Expressions courantes : final bell, opening bell, school bell

coup de fil, appel

Un appel téléphonique, surtout dans une conversation familière.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : give someone a bell (Give me a bell when you get home.)

Synonymes : call, ring

Expressions courantes : give someone a bell, give me a bell

mettre une clochette

Attacher une petite cloche à un animal ou à un objet.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : bell a cat, bell the sheep, bell the cattle

évaser

Élargir le bout de quelque chose vers l’extérieur, comme le pavillon d’une trompette.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : flare

Expressions courantes : bell a tube, bell the end, bell a pipe