Usage examples of "cloche" in French with translation to English

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La cloche sonne à huit heures. The bell rings at eight.
La cloche a-t-elle sonné ? Has the bell rung?
On a écouté la cloche sonner. We listened to the bell ring.
La cloche n'a pas encore sonné. The bell has not rung yet.
La cloche est en train de sonner. The bell is ringing.
Il entra et, au même moment, la cloche sonna. He came in, and at the same time the bell rang.
L'instituteur ajourna son cours lorsque la cloche retentit. The teacher dismissed his class when the bell rang.
Lorsque la cloche retentit, l'instituteur termina le cours. When the bell rang, the teacher ended the class.
Il est arrivé après que la cloche a sonné. He arrived after the bell rang.
Fais sonner la cloche dès que tu me veux. Ring the bell when you want me.
Dès que la cloche a sonné nous nous sommes levés. As soon as the bell rang, we got up.
Ce fut le son de la cloche qui l'éveilla. It was the sound of the bell which awoke him.
Je courus à l'école, mais la cloche avait déjà retenti. I ran to school, but the bell had already rung.
C'est la cloche. Les élèves amassés autour de l'entrée pressent le pas tous ensemble. It's the class bell. The pupils that had been around the school gate quickened their steps as one.
À chaque fois que la cloche de l'école sonnait, Ivan se mettait à regarder dans le vide et à saliver. Après plusieurs exorcismes ratés, ses parents réalisèrent qu'il était en fait la réincarnation de l'un des chiens de Pavlov. Whenever the school bell rang, Ivan would stare into space and drool. Several failed exorcisms later, his parents realized that he was the reincarnation of one of Pavlov's dogs.
Les cloches de l'église tintent. The church bells are ringing.
Pour qui les cloches sonnent-elles ? For whom do the bells toll?
Les cloches de l'église sonnent. The church bells are ringing.
Les cloches retentirent tandis que le couple quittait l'église. The bells chimed as the couple left the church.
Lorsque je les ai vus sortir ensemble, je leur ai demandé, "Est-ce que j'entends sonner les cloches du mariage?". When I saw them on a date, I asked them, "Do I hear wedding bells?"
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