Sentence examples of "ring" in English with translation "sonner"

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I heard the front doorbell ring. J'ai entendu sonner la cloche de la porte de l'entrée.
We listened to the bell ring. On a écouté la cloche sonner.
Why not ring her up now? Pourquoi ne pas la sonner maintenant ?
Just then, I heard the telephone ring. À ce moment, j'ai entendu le téléphone sonner.
Ring the bell when you want me. Fais sonner la cloche dès que tu me veux.
As soon as she heard the bell ring, she answered the telephone. Dès qu'elle l'entendit sonner, elle décrocha le téléphone.
I had hardly gotten into bed when the telephone began to ring. Je venais de me mettre au lit quand le téléphone commença à sonner.
Time has no divisions to mark its passage, there is never a thunderstorm or blare of trumpets to announce the beginning of a new month or year. Even when a new century begins it is only we mortals who ring bells and fire off pistols. Le temps n'a aucune division qui marque son passage, il n'y a jamais de tempête ni d'éclat des trompettes pour annoncer le début d'un nouveau mois ou d'une nouvelle année. Même lorsqu'un siècle commence, ce ne sont que nous, mortels, qui faisons sonner les cloches et envoyons des salves de fusils.
The telephone rang several times. Le téléphone a sonné plusieurs fois.
Just then, the telephone rang. Soudain le téléphone sonna.
I heard the telephone ringing. J'ai entendu le téléphone sonner.
The alarm clock is ringing. Le réveil sonne.
The bell rings at eight. La pendule sonne à 8 heures.
He arrived after the bell rang. Il est arrivé après que la cloche a sonné.
The telephone rings, but nobody answers. Le téléphone sonne mais personne ne répond.
The bell has not rung yet. La cloche n'a pas encore sonné.
Right at that time the cellphone rang. Juste à ce moment-là le GSM a sonné.
A few minutes later the telephone rang. Quelques minutes plus tard, le téléphone sonna.
The phone rang for a long time. Le téléphone a sonné longtemps.
I was eating lunch when the phone rang. Je mangeais mon déjeuner quand le téléphone a sonné.
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