Polyglot Dictionary

timbre

/ˈtimbɾe/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los timbres

Meaning

  1. bell; stamp

    • Toca el timbre.

      Ring the bell.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

campana

campana and timbre are close synonyms for "bell"; timbre also separately means "stamp," postage.

Similar in other languages

English

doorbell

doorbell is the English word for the same thing — both mean "bell, doorbell."

Practice

1 What does timbre mean?

2 Fill the gap: Toca el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches timbre?

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