No. 3,400 in French
bell
The French word "bell" does not exist; if you mean "belle," it means "beautiful" (feminine).
In a sentence
La cloche de l'école sonne à 8 heures.
The school bell rings at 8 o'clock.
The word 'cloche' (bell) is used to describe a physical object that produces sound to signal time.
Marie a entendu la cloche dans la vieille église.
Marie heard the bell in the old church.
Here, 'cloche' refers to a church bell, typically located high in a belfry and used to call people for religious services.
Les cloches résonnent dans la vallée le dimanche matin.
The bells are ringing in the valley on Sunday morning.
In this sentence, 'cloches' (plural of 'cloche') is used to suggest a unified sound emitted by multiple bells, often found in a pastoral or regional setting.
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