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The meaning of the French word "cloche" and how you use it

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cloche
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) bell
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Sonne la cloche .
Ring the bell.
La cloche sonne 4 heures .
The bell rings 4.
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Exploring Hidden New York - Part 2 of 2
On y voit des hommes qui sonnent une cloche devant la déesse Athéna et le tout est encadré de chouettes
You see men ringing a bell in front of the goddess Athena and the whole thing is surrounded by owls
The Magic of a Homemade Guitar
On dirait une cloche .
It seems like a bell.
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cloche
(n.) (fem.) (sing.) bell cover; plate cover
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Il enlève la cloche .
He removes the bell cover.
La cloche est jolie .
The plate cover is pretty.
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Taste Test: Silk Worms
À mon avis , sous cette cloche il y a quelque chose d' horrible ,
In my opinion, under this bell cover there is something horrible,
Taste Test: Jellyfish
Ben , d'après la cloche qui est très jolie , très moderne …
Well, based on the bell cover which is very pretty, very modern...
Taste Test: Silk Worms
de tout petit puisque la cloche est tout , toute petite .
very small because this cover is so, so small.
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à cloche-pied
(adv.) on one foot; on one leg
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Elle fait le tour du salon à cloche-pied .
She goes around the living room on one foot.
Tu dois sauter à cloche-pied .
You have to skip on one leg.
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The Mischievous Monkey Song
sur deux pieds ou à cloche-pied .
on two feet or on one foot.
The Mischievous Monkey Song
sur deux pieds ou à cloche-pied .
on two feet or on one foot.
Trust Your Daughter
je veux bien faire cent fois le tour de l' appart' à cloche-pied en imitant la poule en plus .
I'd really like to go round the flat a hundred times, hopping, acting like a chicken too.
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cloche
(v.) (Present) (je / il/elle / on) feel[s] wrong; is/are not quite right
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Sami is a native French speaker, French-English translator and localizer originally from Paris. He studied English literature in Istanbul, Turkey, before working in translation and traveling full-time.
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Quelque chose cloche , mais je ne sais pas quoi .
Something feels wrong, but I don't know what.
Il y a un truc qui cloche dans sa voix .
Something is not quite right in her voice.
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Stuck
Maman , je te connais et là il y a un truc qui cloche .
Mom, I know you and something isn't right.
Homage Overload
Sauf qu' il y a quand même quelque chose qui cloche , vous trouvez pas , non ?
Except that there is still something that feels wrong, don't you think, no?
Go to Your Room! - Inside Out
Cette fois , y a vraiment un truc qui cloche .
This time, there's really something wrong.
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même son de cloche
(idiom) it's the same story This idiom literally means "same bell sound".
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Même son de cloche ici .
It's the same story here.
C' est toujours le même son de cloche .
It's always the same story.
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Tipping Trends in France
Même son de cloche autour du quartier très touristique de Montmartre .
It's the same story around the very touristy district of Montmartre.
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