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I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.
Anna Netrebko

Meaning of "bel" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEL

Named after Alexander Graham Bell.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEL

bel  [bɛl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bel is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEL

beknown
bel canto
bel esprit
Bel Paese
belabour
belace
belah
belamy
belar
Belarus
Belarusian
Belarussian
belate
belated
belatedly
belatedness
Belau
belaud
belay
belayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEL

angel
apparel
at the wheel
cancel
channel
Daniel
del
diesel
el
excel
feel
fuel
Gabriel
gel
Handel
hostel
hotel
intel
Israel
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Synonyms and antonyms of bel in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bel» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEL

Find out the translation of bel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

BEL
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bel
570 millions of speakers

English

bel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bel
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bel
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベル
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bel
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

bel
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

bel
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

B
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бел
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bel
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

bel
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bel
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

bel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bel

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEL»

The term «bel» is very widely used and occupies the 4.951 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bel» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bel» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bel

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2 QUOTES WITH «BEL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bel.
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Sebastian Bach
My vocal style is called bel canto, which is an old Italian vocal style going back hundreds of years.
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Anna Netrebko
I prefer it when the conductor follows me. It is more difficult to work with a conductor who does not listen - even if I understand that sometimes it makes sense when one person is ruling everything. But for bel canto, I have to have a conductor who listens and supports me.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEL»

Discover the use of bel in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bel and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bel Canto: A History of Vocal Pedagogy
A history of vocal pedagogy from the beginning of the bel canto tradition of solo singing in the late 16th century and dealing extensively with such topics as the emergence of virtuoso singing, national singing styles, and the 'secrets' of ...
James Stark, 2003
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The Technics of Bel Canto (1905)
"Die Technik des Bel Canto" (1905) As the last of the great master-teachers of the 'old Italian school' of singing, Giovanni Battista Lamperti taught his students virtuosic vocal techniques handed down from the great castrati of the 17th ...
Giovanni Battista Lamperti, 2009
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A History of Bel Canto
Rodolfo Celletti, who has devoted his whole career to studying the voice from every historical, technical, and musical aspect, offers here a fascinating history of bel canto singing and the voice in operatic literature.
Rodolfo Celletti, 1996
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Bel Canto
Ann Patchett has written a novel that is as lyrical and profound as it is unforgettable. Bel Canto engenders in the reader the very passion for art and the language of music that its characters discover.
Ann Patchett, 2009
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The True Chronicles of Jean Le Bel, 1290-1360
The chronicles of Jean le Bel are one of the most important sources for the beginning of the Hundred Years' War. This is the first English translation of a work written from eyewitness accounts and personal experience.
Jehan Le Bel, 2011
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Bel Ami and Other Stories
The life and letters of Lafcadio Hearn including the Japanese Letters. Volume I.
Guy de Maupassant, 2008
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Bel Air
The town of Bel Air is the hub of Harford County and one of the most vital towns in the state of Maryland.
Bill Bates, 2004
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Coffin's Overtones of Bel Canto: Phonetic Basis of Artistic ...
Presents in acoustic phonetics, register and musical notation, many exercises that will make the voice stronger and more musical according to the precepts of Bel Canto.
Berton Coffin, 1980
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Bel-ami
"We fancied each other and that's that. Now it's over." Georges Duroy (the protagonist of
Guy Maupassant, 1975
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Bel Canto: A Performer's Guide
In Bel Canto, the first ever guide to the bel canto style, author Robert Toft provides singers with the tools they need to bring scores to life in an historically informed manner.
Robert Toft, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bel is used in the context of the following news items.
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Watch the intro to Fresh Prince of Bel-Air recreated in GTA 5
This time, he tries his hand at The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air intro. Titled 'The Fresh Prince of Rockford Hills', Mefrish used Sjaak327's Simple ... «VG247, Jul 15»
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Mary Ann (Diasio) Le Bel
Mary Ann (Diasio) Le Bel, 85, of New Britain, wife of the late Roger O. Le Bel, passed away Monday, June 29, 2015 at home. Mary Ann was ... «Newbritainherald, Jul 15»
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Bel Air White House Fence Jumper Sentenced
The Bel Air man who jumped the White House fence last fall has ... and cell phones in his Bel Air home, according to The Washington Post. «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Days are numbered for historic Bel Air house facing demolition
Despite calls to save one of the oldest standing structures in Harford County, the Joesting-Gorsuch House on the Winters Run Golf Course near ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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Quote of the week: John Bel Edwards
Democratic gubernatorial candidate John Bel Edwards, sniping at the Louisiana superintendent of education, who was backed by Gov. «bestofneworleans.com, Jul 15»
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Belgium stocks lower at close of trade; BEL 20 down 1.53%
The best performers of the session on the BEL 20 were Befimmo-Sicafi (BRU:BEFBb), which rose 0.16% or 0.090 points to trade at 54.780 at ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
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Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) Jumps 5.76% on July 06
Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) was among the biggest gainers on the Russell 2000 for Monday July 06 as the stock popped 5.76% to $22.58, ... «Equities.com, Jul 15»
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EIL, OIL, NTPC, BEL fall; govt starts stake sale process
According to CNBC-TV18 reports, the government is in the process of appointing legal advisors for divesting stakes in Engineers India, Oil India ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
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Crews tackle overnight house fire in Bel Aire
Firefighters are investigating a house fire in Bel Aire overnight. Crews rushed to a home in the 5600th block of E. 48th. Cir. N. around 1 a.m. ... «KAKE, Jul 15»
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Spectators line Main Street for Bel Air's annual Independence Day …
Cheyenne Hammons, of Bel Air, and her daughter, Oakleigh, 1, wait for the start of Bel Air's annual Fourth of July parade Saturday. Cheyenne ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»

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