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bell

bell

Meaning of bell

a metal object that makes a ringing sound when hit

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British English/bel/
American English/bɛl/
Russian transcription[ˈkoləkəl]
bell
bell - колокол
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bell with Russian translation

bell usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Когда магазин открылся, зазвонил колокол.

A bell rang when the shop opened.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Старый колокол разнёсся по всей деревне.

The old bell sounded across the village.

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bell belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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What's the difference between bell / church bell / handbell

🇬🇧English
bell

колокол — a metal object that makes a ringing sound when hit

A2Often

A bell rang when the shop opened.

Когда магазин открылся, зазвонил колокол.

B
🇬🇧English
bell

the same word as the headword; no difference in meaning

A2Very Often

The bell rang loudly.

Колокол громко зазвонил.

C
🇬🇧English
church bell

a bell installed in a church, used for calling people to service or marking time

A2Often

The church bell rang at noon.

Церковный колокол зазвонил в полдень.

H
🇬🇧English
handbell

a small bell that is held and rung by hand

A2Often

She rang the handbell to get attention.

Она позвонила в ручной колокольчик, чтобы привлечь внимание.

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How to pronounce bell and what this word means

bell translation: колокол. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce bell

/bel/

bell translation

колокол

bell examples

A bell rang when the shop opened.

bell transcription

/bel/, /bɛl/

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bell meaning: what does it mean?

a metal object that makes a ringing sound when hit

bell pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

bell is pronounced as /bel/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

bell definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

A bell rang when the shop opened. Translation: Когда магазин открылся, зазвонил колокол.

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