Cloches (en. Bells)

/klɔʃ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Metal instruments that produce a sound when struck.

The cathedral bells ring every hour.

Les cloches de la cathédrale sonnent à chaque heure.

Call signal, often in a religious context.

The bells announce the start of the mass.

Les cloches annoncent le début de la messe.

Decorative or play object, often used at fairs.

Children love to play with colorful bells.

Les enfants aiment jouer avec des cloches colorées.

From Old French 'cloche', deriving from Latin 'clocca'.

ring the bells

Announce an important event.

faire sonner les cloches

bell through

To have great importance or impact.

cloche à travers

hear the bells

To face something inevitable.

entendre les cloches

bell

Musical instrument produced by the vibration of metal.

cloche

bell tower

Small bell tower, often decorative.

clocheton

ringing

Action of making the bells ring.

sonnerie

To have free time.

I have nothing to do, I have the bells today.

Je n'ai rien à faire, j'ai les cloches aujourd'hui.

To be late or out of sync.

He always arrives with the bells.

Il arrive toujours avec les cloches.