bell: translation
noun
1 hollow metal object that rings
ADJECTIVE
▪ church, temple
▪ wedding (often figurative)
▪ Their friends could already hear wedding bells (= were sure they would get married).
▪ cow (usually cowbell)
▪ sleigh
▪ distant
▪ brass, silver
VERB + BELL
▪ ring
▪ hear
BELL + VERB
▪ chime, clang, jangle (esp.AmE), jingle (esp. AmE), peal, ring, ring out, sound, tinkle, toll
▪ The bells on the harness tinkled softly.
▪ The church bells tolled for the funeral.
BELL + NOUN
▪ tower
▪ pull, rope
▪ ringer, ringing (usually bell-ringer, etc.)
PHRASES
▪ a chime of bells
▪ the faint chime of bells
▪ a peal of bells
▪ She heard a peal of church bells.
▪ a sound of bells
▪ The sound of bells echoed across the valley.
2 other object that rings
ADJECTIVE
▪ bicycle, door (usually doorbell)
▪ dinner, lunch, school
▪ second-period, third-period, etc. (AmE)
▪ electric
▪ alarm, warning (both often figurative)
▪ Alarm bells were ringing inside Stuart's head.
▪ closing, opening
▪ final
▪ dismissal (AmE)
▪ late, tardy (= to indicate that classes are about to start) (both AmE)
▪ loud, shrill
VERB + BELL
▪ press, ring, sound
▪ answer
▪ She hurried to answer the doorbell.
BELL + VERB
▪ go, ring, sound
▪ The school bell goes at three every afternoon.
▪ signal sth
▪ interrupt sb/sth
BELL + NOUN
▪ pull, push (BrE)
PHRASES
▪ saved by the bell
▪ Saved by the bell! I thought I'd have to sit here listening to you two argue forever.
▪ bells and whistles
▪ The laptop has all the latest bells and whistles (= attractive extra features).