el
masculine
/ˈtimbɾe/
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Translation
doorbell
Word origin
From French timbre ('bell, tone'), from Old French timbre ('drum'), from Greek tympanon ('drum'). The same root gives English 'timbre' and 'tympanum'.
- Origin
- French
- Root
- timbre
- English cognates
- timbre, tympanum
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluraltimbres
Examples
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Someone rang the doorbell.
enviarlo.
Stick a stamp on the envelope before sending it.
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Her voice has a very pleasant timbre.
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The bell rang just as we were leaving.
¿ ?
Did you hear the bell or was it my imagination?
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