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1 bell
bell [bel]1 noun(a) (in church) cloche f; (handheld) clochette f; (on bicycle) sonnette f; (for cows) cloche f, clarine f; (on boots, toys) grelot m; (sound) coup m (de cloche);∎ there goes the dinner bell c'est la cloche qui annonce le dîner;∎ Religion has the first bell for vespers gone? a-t-on sonné le premier coup des vêpres?;∎ Nautical to sound bells piquer la cloche ou l'heure;∎ Nautical it sounded four/eight bells cela a piqué quatre/huit coups (de cloche);∎ saved by the bell! sauvé par le gong!;∎ Religion bell, book and candle instruments mpl du culte;∎ bells and whistles accessoires mpl(b) (electrical device → on door) sonnette f;∎ there's the bell il y a quelqu'un à la porte, on sonne (à la porte);∎ to ring the bell sonner∎ to give sb a bell passer un coup de fil à qn(b) (bloat, distend) ballonner∎ figurative to bell the cat attacher le grelot►► Nautical bell buoy bouée f à cloche;American bell captain chef m chasseur;Horticulture bell glass cloche f de verre;Botany bell heather bruyère f cendrée;Chemistry bell jar cloche f de verre;Bell Laboratories, Bell Labs = centre américain de recherches scientifiques et techniques de haute renommée;bell push bouton m de sonnette;bell tent tente f conique;bell tower clocher mⓘ The bells, the bells Dans The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, la traduction anglaise de Notre-Dame de Paris de Victor Hugo, Quasimodo s'exclame "the bells, the bells!" lorsqu'il entend sonner les cloches de la cathédrale. Pour plaisanter, il arrive que l'on prononce ces paroles en prenant une grosse voix lorsque l'on entend sonner des cloches, pour évoquer le personnage de Quasimodo. -
2 mooring
mooring ['mɔ:rɪŋ]1 noun(cables, ropes etc) amarres fpl;∎ the boat was (riding) at her moorings le bateau tirait sur ses amarres;∎ the boat broke its moorings le bateau a rompu ses amarres;∎ figurative he's lost his moorings il est à la dérive►► mooring buoy corps-mort m;mooring line câble m d'amarrage;mooring ring organeau m
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buoy — [bo͞o′ē; ] also, and for v. 3 usually [, boi] n. [ME < (? via MDu boeie) OFr buie, chain < L boia, fetter (see BOY): prob. first applied to the chain anchoring the float] 1. a) a floating object anchored in a lake, river, etc. to mark a… … English World dictionary
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