bell

bell

The Dutch word "bell" means "bungle" or "mistake" in English.

The word 'bel' is used to refer to a device that rings to alert someone, specifically a doorbell.

Ik druk op de bel om de deurbel te laten horen.

I press the bell to sound the doorbell.

Here, 'bel' refers to the small bell installed on a bicycle used for signaling pedestrians.

Mijn fiets heeft een bel die ik gebruik om voetgangers te waarschuwen.

My bicycle has a bell that I use to warn pedestrians.

In this sentence, 'bel' is used to denote a bell in a school setting, signaling the transition between periods or activities.

De bel van de school ging als teken dat de pauze voorbij was.

The school bell rang as a sign that the break was over.