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belfry [ˈbelfrɪ]beffroi m* * *['belfrɪ]noun beffroi m, clocher m••to have bats in the belfry — (colloq) avoir une araignée au plafond (colloq)
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beffroi mDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > belfry
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English-French architecture and construction dictionary > belfry
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['belfri]plural - belfries; noun(the part of a (church) tower in which bells are hung.) clocher -
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A n (perch, tree) perchoir m ; the belfry is a roost for pigeons le clocher est l'endroit où nichent les pigeons.his chickens have come home to roost il a récolté ce qu'il a semé ; to rule the roost faire la loi. -
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A n1 Sport batte f ; cricket/baseball bat batte de cricket/de baseball ; table tennis bat raquette f de tennis de table ;2 Zool chauve-souris f ;4 ○ ( blow) coup m.at a terrific bat ○ GB à toute allure ; to be blind as a bat être myope comme une taupe ; to do sth off one's own bat ○ faire qch de sa propre initiative ; to go to bat for sb ○ US appuyer ○ qn ; (right) off the bat ○ US sans délai ; like a bat out of hell ○ comme un possédé ; to play a straight bat jouer franc jeu ; without batting an eyelid GB ou eye(lash) US sans sourciller ; ⇒ belfry■ bat around:▶ bat [sth] around, bat around [sth]1 discuter [idea] ;2 Sport we batted the ball around nous avons échangé quelques balles.■ bat down:▶ bat [sth] down US démolir [argument, suggestion].■ bat out:▶ bat [sth] out, bat out [sth] US préparer [qch] en vitesse. -
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1 noun∎ he's a good bat il manie bien la batte;(b) (shot, blow) coup m∎ familiar to have bats in the or one's belfry avoir une araignée au plafond;∎ familiar to run/to drive like a bat out of hell courir/conduire comme si l'on avait le diable à ses trousses∎ to go off on a bat aller faire la bringueSport (baseball player, cricketer → play) manier la batte; (→ take one's turn at playing) être à la batte;∎ he batted for Pakistan il était à la batte pour l'équipe pakistanaise;∎ to go in to bat aller à la batte;∎ American familiar figurative to go to bat for sb intervenir en faveur de qn□∎ she batted her eyelids at him elle battit des paupières en le regardant;∎ figurative he didn't bat an eyelid il n'a pas sourcillé ou bronché;∎ figurative she did it without batting an eyelid elle l'a fait sans broncher►► American Sport bat boy (in baseball) = garçon qui s'occupe des battes et de l'entretien du matériel∎ to bat sth around parler de qch à bâtons rompus -
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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.
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Belfry — Lage in Montana … Deutsch Wikipedia
Belfry — • The upper part of the tower or steeple of a church, for the reception of the bells; or a detached tower containing bells, as the campanile of the Italians Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belfry Belfry … Catholic encyclopedia
Belfry — Belfry, MT U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 219 Housing Units (2000): 119 Land area (2000): 1.902815 sq. miles (4.928268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.902815 sq.… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Belfry, MT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana Population (2000): 219 Housing Units (2000): 119 Land area (2000): 1.902815 sq. miles (4.928268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 1.902815 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Belfry — Bel fry, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges, OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit, bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G. bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede peace; in compounds often … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
belfry — c.1400, siege tower (late 13c. in Anglo Latin with a sense bell tower ), from O.N.Fr. berfroi movable siege tower (Mod.Fr. beffroi), from M.H.G. bercfrit protecting shelter, lit. that which watches over peace, from bergen to protect (see BURY (Cf … Etymology dictionary
belfry — [n] tower; part of tower bell tower, campanile, carillon, clocher, cupola, dome, head, minaret, spire, steeple, turret; concept 440 … New thesaurus
belfry — ► NOUN (pl. belfries) ▪ the place in a bell tower or steeple in which bells are housed. ORIGIN Old French belfrei … English terms dictionary
belfry — [bel′frē] n. pl. belfries [ME belfrei, altered by assoc. with belle ( BELL1) < berfrai < OFr berfroi < OHG bergfrid, lit., protector of peace < bergen, to protect (see BURY) + frid, peace] 1. a movable tower used in ancient warfare… … English World dictionary
Belfry — The term belfry has a variety of uses:*Bell tower, an architectural term *Belfry, a type of medieval siege tower *Belfry, Montana, a town in the United States *The Belfry, an English golf club * Belfry , a play by Billy Roche, third part of The… … Wikipedia
belfry — /bel free/, n., pl. belfries. 1. a bell tower, either attached to a church or other building or standing apart. 2. the part of a steeple or other structure in which a bell is hung. 3. a frame of timberwork that holds or encloses a bell. 4. Slang … Universalium