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1 Glocke
f; -, -n1. bell; der Klingel: gong; etw. an die große Glocke hängen fig. tell the whole world about s.th., shout s.th. from the housetops (Am. rooftops); du solltest es nicht an die große Glocke hängen fig. you don’t have to tell everybody ( oder the whole world) about it; er weiß, was die Glocke geschlagen hat fig. he knows what to expect ( oder what he’s in for)3. fig. von Dunst etc.: blanket, thick layer* * *die Glockebell* * *Glọ|cke ['glɔkə]f -, -n1) (auch Blüte) bell; (= Käseglocke etc) cover; (= Florettglocke) coquille; (in Labor) bell jar; (= Taucherglocke) (diving) bell; (= Damenhut) cloche; (inf = Herrenhut) bowlernach den Glocken von Big Ben — after the chimes from Big Ben, after Big Ben strikes
etw an die große Glocke hängen (inf) — to shout sth from the rooftops
wissen, was die Glocke geschlagen hat (inf) — to know what one is in for (inf), to know what's in store for one
über der Stadt wölbte sich eine dichte Glocke von Rauch — a thick pall of smoke hung over the city
2) (sl = Hoden) Glockenpl balls pl* * *(a hollow object, usually of metal, which gives a ringing sound when struck by the clapper inside: church bells.) bell* * *Glo·cke<-, -n>[ˈglɔkə]f1. (Läutewerk) belldie \Glocken läuten to ring the bells; (vor dem Feind) to ring the tocsin2. (glockenförmiger Deckel) [glass] cover3.* * *die; Glocke, Glocken1) (auch): (TürGlocke, TaucherGlocke, Blüte) belletwas an die große Glocke hängen — (ugs.) tell the whole world about something
2) (Hut) cloche3) (KäseGlocke, ButterGlocke, KuchenGlocke) cover; bell* * *etwas an die große Glocke hängen fig tell the whole world about sth, shout sth from the housetops (US rooftops);du solltest es nicht an die große Glocke hängen fig you don’t have to tell everybody ( oder the whole world) about it;3. fig von Dunst etc: blanket, thick layer* * *die; Glocke, Glocken1) (auch): (TürGlocke, TaucherGlocke, Blüte) belletwas an die große Glocke hängen — (ugs.) tell the whole world about something
2) (Hut) cloche3) (KäseGlocke, ButterGlocke, KuchenGlocke) cover; bell* * *-n f.bell n.
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