timbre

timbre
masculine noun
1. bell (aparato)
  • tocar el timbre -> to ring the bell
  • timbre de alarma -> alarm (bell)
2. timbre (de voz, sonido)
  • el timbre de su voz -> the sound of her voice
3. (official) stamp (sello) (de documentos); seal (de impuestos); stamp (de correos) (CAm, Mexican Spanish)

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timbre [teem’-bray]
noun
1. Timbre or simmer, crest of a coat of arms. (Heraldy) (m)
2. Seal, device, stamped upon paper, indicating a person’s name, etc. 3. (m)
3. Tone color, clang-tint, peculiar harmonious sound of the voice or instruments. (m)
4. Any glorious deed or achievement. (m)
  • Timbre de alarma -> alarm bell
  • Tocar el timbre -> to ring the bell
  • Timbre nasal -> nasal timbre
A bell provided with a spring.

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Q: al tocar al timbre
A: "When he rang the doorbell, he heard a voice. Come in!" Literally "On ringing the doorbell..." This sounds quite stiff and formal in English but I remember…
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