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Meaning of "ring a bell" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RING A BELL

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RING A BELL

ring
ring back
ring binder
ring circuit
ring down the curtain
ring exercise
ring false
ring fence
ring finger
ring flash
ring gauge
ring in
ring main
Ring of the Nibelung
ring off
ring out
ring ouzel
ring road
ring rot
ring spanner

WORDS THAT END LIKE RING A BELL

barbell
bell
bicycle bell
Campbell
Canterbury bell
death bell
dinner bell
diving bell
division bell
doorbell
dumbbell
Lutine bell
passing bell
ring the bell
sacring bell
Sanctus bell
shark bell
silver bell
sleigh bell
sound as a bell

Synonyms and antonyms of ring a bell in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «ring a bell» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RING A BELL

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

Translator English - Chinese

门铃
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suena
570 millions of speakers

English

ring a bell
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एक घंटी की अंगूठी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قرع جرس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кольцо колокола
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tocar um sino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘণ্টা বাজান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sonner une cloche
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cincin loceng
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

eine Glocke läuten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピンとくる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

벨을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ring a bell
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rung chuông
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒரு மணி மோதிரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घंटा वाजव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir çan çalmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

suonare un campanello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pierścień dzwon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кільце дзвони
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sune un clopot
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χτυπάει ένα καμπανάκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lui ´n klokkie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ringer en klocka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ringe en bjelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ring a bell

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RING A BELL»

The term «ring a bell» is very widely used and occupies the 9.753 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RING A BELL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ring a bell

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QUOTES WITH «RING A BELL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ring a bell.
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Zadie Smith
Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RING A BELL»

Discover the use of ring a bell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ring a bell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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It Doesn't Ring a Bell
Racer Lynch. the others only when she had to. Annie Boyle, from that very first day, was destined to be a Lay Sister in this religious order of nuns. Annie Boyle would never teach in a classroom, she would never be in the public eye.
Racer Lynch
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101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, ...
ll. 9 Encourage your dog with a 3 Reward your dog with a walk when he 4 Have your dog ring another bell to treat behind the bell. rings the bell. come inside. ~ easY Pull on a Rope I I TEACH IT: 72 101 Dog Tricks Ring a bell to come inside.
Kyra Sundance, Chalcy, 2007
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Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind and Behavior
Stimulus Stimulus Response Horn Air puff Eye blink Response Reinforcer Sit-up Food Before Conditioning During Conditioning (Acquisition) Test for Conditioning T ime Classical Conditioning — Does the Name Pavlov Ring a Bell?
Dennis Coon, John Mitterer, 2008
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Thomas A.Watson: Does That Name Ring a Bell?
His fascinating life and philosophy is fully told here for the first time ever in "Thomas A. Watson: Does That Name Ring a Bell"
Ted Clarke, 2008
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Awesome Puppy: Activities & Training to Make Your Puppy an ...
Cautions or risks: The only problem would be if you act impatient & mad & scare a poor pup that just can't learn this Instructions: Teaching your dog to ring a bell can be handy for many purposes. Learning this skill occupies your pup's mind ...
Ray Lincoln, Emma Lincoln, 2011
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Mixed Breeds For Dummies
But you can bridge the language gap and teach your mixed breed a way of telling you that she has to go out, in a way you both understand. You can teach her to ring a bell to let you know she needs to relieve herself. (Be sure she knows how ...
Miriam Fields-Babineau, 2007
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A Collection of Confusible Phrases
... gny (Underworld) a reliable or trustworthy person (sympathetic to criminals): I told Gains what the hotel clerk said to me and how lucky we were he happened to be a right guv. ring a bell ring the bell ring a bell - (coll) sound familiar; remind of ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Linguistics 95
(til) ring, ring a bell (cf. (tin) talk) tilca to ring a bell (usually once) se-tile to ring a bell (all over) dawiAma's se-tileda (Necklace) bell I ring. I was jingling my necklace. se-tileda I ring the bell. Ringing, not tingling. tile' to ring tilu You ring it! titiha ...
Harvey Pitkin
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Chabers 21st Century Dictionary
9 (usually ring for someone) to ring a bell as a summons. 10 intr (especially ring true or false) said of words, etc: to give a specified impression, especially of being genuine or not □ His promises ring false, o noun 1 the act of ringing a bell.
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Webster's New World Dictionary
1 the sound of a bell 2 a characteristic quality /the ring of truth/ 3 the act of ringing a bell 4 a telephone call — ring a bell to stir up a memory ring2 (rin) n. [OE hringl 1 an ornamental circular band worn on a finger 2 any similar band / a key ring] ...
Michael Agnes, 2003

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RING A BELL»

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To ring in holidays, Salvation Army hiring bell ringers
The Salvation Army in South Florida is offering some extra holiday cash to people who can ring a bell and flash a smile. The branches in Miami-Dade and ... «MiamiHerald.com, Nov 14»
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Ring a Bell? Oklahoma quarterback's cousin a walk-on linebacker …
Earlier this week, on his “Hawk Talk” radio show, Kansas University football coach Charlie Weis joked that he just might insert walk-on linebacker Beau Bell into ... «KUsports, Oct 13»

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