bell

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la campana

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bell
[bel]
sustantivo
1campana (f) (of church); campanilla (f) (handbell); timbre (m) (on door, bicycle); cascabel (m) (on cat, hat)
  • to ring the bell -> llamar al timbre (on door)
  • to give somebody a bell (familiar) -> dar un telefonazo a alguien (británico)
  • bell jar -> campana de vidrio or cristal (español de España)
  • bell pepper -> pimiento (m) (morrón) (Estados Unidos)
  • bell tower -> (torre (f) del) campanario (m)

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bell [bel]
sustantivo
1Campana (of church, clock).
  • Clapper of a bell -> badajo de campana
  • Wing of bells -> son o toque de campanas
  • Passing-bell -> campana que toca a muerto
2Campana, cualquier cosa que tiene semejanza de campana.
  • Diving o diver’s bell -> campana de buzo, aparato para bucear
3Cascabel (on cat, toy).
  • To bear away the bell -> llevar el cencerro, ser el primero, ganar el premio
  • To lose the bell -> ser vencido; rendirse
4Pabellón de un instrumento de viento.
5Timbre (door, bicycle, telephone, timer).
  • Chime of bells -> repique de campanas, juego de campanas
  • To set the bells going -> echar las campanas al vuelo
  • To ring the bell -> (a) tocar la campana, tocar a rebato
  • His voice was as clear as a bell -> lo oía como si estuviera a mi lado
  • The name rings a bell -> me suena el nombre
  • Bell tower -> campanario
  • He was saved by the bell -> lo salvó la campana
  • Bell-bottoms -> pantalones de pata de elefante
(b) Tirar de la campanilla.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Crecer una planta o una parte de la planta en figura de campana. (n)

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bell [bel]
noun
1 (church bell) campana; (f) (handbell) campanilla; (f) (doorbell, electric bell) timbre; (m) (for cow) cencerro; (m) (for cat, on toy, dress etc) cascabel; (m)
two/eight etc bellsetc (Náut) las medias horas de cada guardia marítima
to ring a bell
that rings a bell eso me suena
it doesn't ring a bell with me no me suena
he was saved by the bell (Boxing) le salvó la campana; se salvó por los pelos; (informal)
2 [of trumpet] pabellón; (m) [of flower] campanilla; (f)
3 (Britain) (informal) (phone call)
I'll give you a bell te llamaré
modifier
bell glass bell jar (n) fanal; (m) campana de cristal; (f)
bell pull (n) campanilla; (f)
bell push (n) pulsador de timbre; (m)
bell rope (n) cuerda de campana; (f)
bells and whistles (informal) (n) especially (Comput) elementos accesorios; (m) (pejorative) florituras; (f)
...a whole variety of other bells and whistles which allow the text to be presented as required People crave anxiety-free products — simple items without lots of fancy bells and whistles and complex instructions Limiting the number of buttons means restricting the number of bells and whistles
bell tent (n) pabellón; (m)
bell tower (n) campanario; (m)

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Verb Conjugation for "bell"

Imperative
  • bell
  • you bell
  • he/she bells
  • we bell
  • you bell
  • they bell
Preterite
  • I belled
  • you belled
  • he/she belled
  • we belled
  • you belled
  • they belled
Present Continuous
  • I am belling
  • you are belling
  • he/she is belling
  • we are belling
  • you are belling
  • they are belling
Present Perfect
  • I have belled
  • you have belled
  • he/she has belled
  • we have belled
  • you have belled
  • they have belled
Past Continuous
  • I was belling
  • you were belling
  • he/she was belling
  • we were belling
  • you were belling
  • they were belling
Past Perfect
  • I had belled
  • you had belled
  • he/she had belled
  • we had belled
  • you had belled
  • they had belled
Future
  • I will bell
  • you will bell
  • he/she will bell
  • we will bell
  • you will bell
  • they will bell
Future Perfect
  • I will have belled
  • you will have belled
  • he/she will have belled
  • we will have belled
  • you will have belled
  • they will have belled
Future Continuous
  • I will be belling
  • you will be belling
  • he/she will be belling
  • we will be belling
  • you will be belling
  • they will be belling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been belling
  • you have been belling
  • he/she has been belling
  • we have been belling
  • you have been belling
  • they have been belling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been belling
  • you will have been belling
  • he/she will have been belling
  • we will have been belling
  • you will have been belling
  • they will have been belling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been belling
  • you had been belling
  • he/she had been belling
  • we had been belling
  • you had been belling
  • they had been belling
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to beat; to overcome, to surpass, to overtake