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knell  (nl)

v. knelled, knell·ing, knells

v.intr.

1. To ring slowly and solemnly, especially for a funeral; toll.

2. To give forth a mournful or ominous sound.

v.tr.

To signal, summon, or proclaim by tolling.

n.

1. The sound of a bell knelling; a toll.

2. A signal of disaster or destruction.

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[Middle English knellen, from Old English cnyllan.]

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knell [nɛl]

n

1. the sound of a bell rung to announce a death or a funeral

2. something that precipitates or indicates death or destruction

vb

1. (intr) to ring a knell

2. (tr) to proclaim or announce by or as if by a tolling bell

[Old English cnyll; related to Middle High German knüllen to strike, Dutch knallen to bang]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	knell - the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something bell, toll - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells"
Verb	1.	knell - ring as in announcing death ring, peal - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
	2.	knell - make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" ring sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note" toll - ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"

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knell

noun ring, sound, toll, chime, clang, peal the knell of a passing bell

Translations

knell [nel] N → toque m de difuntos, doble m
see also death B

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knell [ˈnɛl] n → glas m
death knell [system, organization, hopes] → glas m
Pearl, reading it, had heard the death knell of all her hopes → À sa lecture, Pearl avait entendu sonner le glas de toutes ses espérances.
to sound the death knell of sth → sonner le glas de qch
a manifesto which sounded the death knell of the laissez faire system → un manifeste qui sonnait le glas du laisser-faire

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knell

n → Geläut nt, → (Toten)glocke f; to sound the knell → die (Toten)glocke läuten; to sound the (death) knell for somebody/something (fig) → jdm/etw den Todesstoß geben or versetzen

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knell [nɛl] n (liter) (also death knell) → campana a morto

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knell [nɛl] n (liter) (also death knell) → campana a morto

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knell

n knell [nel]

the sound of a bell giving warning of a death or funeral. doodsklok, gelui دَقَّة الحُزن بالجَرَس погребален звън hrana, umíráček begravelsesringning die Totenglocke πένθιμη κωδωνοκρουσία toque de difuntos hingekell صدای ناقوص عزا kuolinkellot glas צִלצול הַפַּעֲמוֹן घण्टा mrtvačko zvono lélekharang dentang lonceng dapurlegur klukknahljómur, líkhringing (campana a morto) 弔いの鐘 종소리 skambinimas varpais (už mirusį), laidotuvių varpai kapa zvans bunyi loceng petanda kematian doodsklok ringing til begravelse podzwonne, dzwon żałobny dobre dangăt fu­nebru похоронный звон umieráčik mrtvaški zvon zvonjava själaringning เสียงระฆังในงานศพ matem çanı sesi 喪鐘聲 похоронний дзвін گھنٹے کی آواز خصوصا کسی کی موت یا جنازے کے اعلان کے لۓ hồi chuông báo tử 丧钟声