Grammatical class

Noun

cloche

bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound)

Details

Syllables

clo-che

Phonetics

klɔʃ

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

24473

Freq. (movies)

4764

Freq. (news)

6528

Sentences

La cloche sonna.

The bell rang.

A1

La cloche sonne.

The bell rings.

A1

Sonne la cloche.

Ring the bell.

A1

La cloche a sonné.

The bell has rung.

A1

La cloche sonne à 8 heures.

The bell rings at eight.

A2

Il sonna la cloche de l'entrée.

He rang the doorbell.

A2

La cloche sonna soudainement.

The bell rang suddenly.

B1

Yanni a fait résonner la cloche.

Yanni rang the bell.

B1

Personne n'entendit la cloche sonner.

Nobody heard the bell ring.

B1

Ce fut le son de la cloche qui l'éveilla.

It was the sound of the bell which awoke him.

B1

L'instituteur ajourna son cours lorsque la cloche retentit.

The teacher dismissed his class when the bell rang.

B2