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toll¹ (t

1. A fixed charge or tax for a privilege, especially for passage across a bridge or along a road.

2. A charge for a service, such as a long-distance telephone call.

3. An amount or extent of loss or destruction, as of life, health, or property: "Poverty and inadequate health care take their toll on the quality of a community's health" (Los Angeles Times).

tr.v. tolled, toll·ing, tolls

1. To exact as a toll.

2. To charge a fee for using (a structure, such as a bridge).

[Middle English, from Old English, variant of toln, from Medieval Latin tolnum, from Latin telnum, tollbooth, from Greek telneion, from telns, tax collector, from telos, tax; see tel- in Indo-European roots.]

toll² (t

v. tolled, toll·ing, tolls

v.tr.

1. To sound (a large bell) slowly at regular intervals.

2. To announce or summon by tolling.

v.intr.

To sound in slowly repeated single tones.

1. The act of tolling.

2. The sound of a bell being struck.

[Middle English tollen, to ring an alarm, perhaps from tollen, to entice, pull, variant of tillen, from Old English -tyllan.]

toll¹

1. to ring or cause to ring slowly and recurrently

2. (tr) to summon, warn, or announce by tolling

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Hunting) US and Canadian to decoy (game, esp ducks)

the act or sound of tolling

[perhaps related to Old English -tyllan, as in fortyllan to attract]

toll²

a. an amount of money levied, esp for the use of certain roads, bridges, etc., to cover the cost of maintenance

b. (as modifier) toll road toll bridge

2. loss or damage incurred through an accident, disaster, etc. the war took its toll of the inhabitants

3. (Historical Terms) Also called tollage (formerly) the right to levy a toll

4. (Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Also called toll charge NZ a charge for a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area

[Old English toln; related to Old Frisian tolene, Old High German zol toll, from Late Latin telōnium customs house, from Greek telónion, ultimately from telos tax]

Toll a clump of trees, 1644.

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	toll - a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) fee - a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services
	2.	toll - value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something; "the cost in human life was enormous"; "the price of success is hard work"; "what price glory?" cost, price value - the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable; "the Shakespearean Shylock is of dubious value in the modern world" death toll - the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster
	3.	toll - the sound of a bell being struck; "saved by the bell"; "she heard the distant toll of church bells" bell sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" knell - the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something angelus, angelus bell - the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
Verb	1.	toll - ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls" knell, ring - make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
	2.	toll - charge a fee for using; "Toll the bridges into New York City" levy, impose - impose and collect; "levy a fine"

toll¹

verb

1. ring, sound, strike, chime, knell, clang, peal Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered.

2. announce, call, signal, warn of Big Ben tolled the midnight hour.

noun

ringing, ring, tolling, chime, knell, clang, peal the insistent toll of the bell in the church tower

toll²

noun

1. charge, tax, fee, duty, rate, demand, payment, assessment, customs, tribute, levy, tariff, impost Opponents of motorway tolls say they would force cars onto smaller roads.

2. damage, cost, loss, roll, penalty, sum, number, roster, inroad There are fears that the death toll may be higher.

3. adverse effects, price, cost, suffering, damage, penalty, harm Winter takes its toll on your health.

Translations

toll¹ [təʊl]

A. N

1. (on road, bridge) → peaje m, cuota f (Mex)
to pay toll → pagar el peaje

2. (= losses, casualties) → número m de víctimas, mortandad f
the death toll on the roads → el número de víctimas de accidentes de tráfico
there is a heavy toll → hay muchas víctimas, son muchos los muertos
the disease takes a heavy toll each year → cada año la enfermedad se lleva a muchas víctimas or causa gran número de muertes
the effort took its toll on all of us → el esfuerzo tuvo un grave efecto en todos nosotros
the severe weather has taken its toll on the crops → el mal tiempo ha ocasionado pérdidas en la cosecha

B. CPD toll bar N → barrera f de peaje
toll booth N → cabina f de peaje
toll bridge N → puente m de peaje or (Mex) de cuota
toll call N (US) (Telec) → conferencia f
toll gate N → barrera f de peaje
toll motorway N (Brit) → autopista f de peaje
toll road N → carretera f de peaje

toll² [təʊl]

A. VT [+ bell] → tañer, tocar
to toll the hour → dar la hora

B. VI [bell] → tañer, doblar
the bells were tolling in mourning for → doblaron las campanas en señal de duelo por ...
"for whom the bell tolls" → "por quién doblan las campanas"

C. N [of bell] → tañido m, doblar m

toll [ˈtəʊl]

(= tax, charge) → péage m

(= number of dead or hurt) → bilan m
the accident toll on the roads → le bilan des accidents de la route
the death toll → le bilan des morts
the casualty toll → le bilan des victimes
the murder toll → le taux de meurtres
the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history → le deuxième plus fort taux de meurtres dans l'histoire de cette ville

to take its toll (= have bad effect) → avoir un impact négatif
to take its toll on sb/sth → peser sur qn/qch

vi [bell] → sonner
toll bridge n → pont m à péage
toll call n (US) → appel m longue distance
toll charge n → péage m
toll-free [ˌtəʊlˈfriː]

adj (US) [number, call] → gratuit(e)

adv [call] → gratuitement
toll road n → route f à péage

toll:

tollbar

n → Zahlschranke f, → Mautschranke f

tollbooth

n → Zahlstelle f, → Mautstelle f

toll bridge

n → gebührenpflichtige Brücke, Mautbrücke f

toll call

n (US) → Ferngespräch nt

toll-free (US Telec)

adj number, call → gebührenfrei

adv call → gebührenfrei

tollgate

n → Schlagbaum m, → Mautschranke f

tollhouse

n → Mauthaus nt

toll:

tollkeeper

n → Mautner(in) m(f) (esp Aus)

toll plaza

n (US: Mot) (→ Reihe f → von) → Mauthäuschen pl

toll road

n → Mautstraße f, → gebührenpflichtige Straße

toll¹

vi → läuten; for whom the bell tolls → wem die Stunde schlägt

vt bell → läuten

n → Läuten nt; (= single stroke) → Glockenschlag m

toll²

(= bridge toll, road toll) → Maut f, → Zoll m, → Benutzungsgebühr f; (US Telec) → (Fernsprech)gebühr f; toll charge → Maut f, → Mautgebühr f

(= deaths, loss etc) the toll on the roads → die Zahl der Verkehrsopfer; the toll of the floods continues to rise (in terms of people) → die Zahl der Opfer der Flutkatastrophe steigt ständig weiter; (in terms of property) → das Ausmaß der Flutschäden wird immer größer; the earthquake took a heavy toll of human life → das Erdbeben forderte or kostete viele Menschenleben; the toll of the war → der Blutzoll des Krieges

toll¹ [təʊl]

1. n

a. (on road) → pedaggio

b. (losses, casualties) the death toll on the roads → il numero di vittime sulle strade
the severe winter has taken its toll on the crops → l'inverno rigido ha colpito duramente il raccolto

2. adj (road, bridge) → a pedaggio

toll¹ [təʊl]

1. n

a. (on road) → pedaggio

b. (losses, casualties) the death toll on the roads → il numero di vittime sulle strade
the severe winter has taken its toll on the crops → l'inverno rigido ha colpito duramente il raccolto

2. adj (road, bridge) → a pedaggio

toll² [təʊl]

1. vt & vi (bell) → suonare lentamente e solennemente

2. n (of bell) → rintocco

toll² [təʊl]

1. vt & vi (bell) → suonare lentamente e solennemente

2. n (of bell) → rintocco

toll¹

v toll [təul]

to ring (a bell) slowly The church bell tolled solemnly. lui, stadig lui يَدُق звъня vyzvánět ringe läuten χτυπώ πένθιμα (για καμπάνα) tañer, doblar kella lööma, helisema به صدا درآمدن soida sonner לְצַלצֵל राहदारी zvoniti harangoz; szól membunyikan lonceng hringja (klukku/bjöllu) hægt og hátíðlega suonare 鳴らす 종을 (오랫동안) 울리다 skambėti zvanīt (par zvanu) membunyikan luiden ringe (med langsomme slag) dzwonić dobrar a bate звонить в колокол vyzváňať zvoniti zvoniti ringa, klämta ตีระฆัง ağır ağır çalmak 緩慢而有規律地敲鐘 повільно і розмірено бити в дзвін; благовістити آہستہ آہستہ بجانا rung chuông 缓慢而有规律地敲钟

toll²

n toll [təul]

1 a tax charged for crossing a bridge, driving on certain roads etc All cars pay a toll of $1; (also adjective ) a toll bridge. tol رَسْم مُرور такса mýto; mostné bompenge; betalings- die Maut; Maut-... διόδια peaje toll عوارض tiemaksu (à) péage אַגרַה कर cestarina, mostarina vám; útdíj; (jelzőként:) fizető (autópálya) pajak tollur, gjald, skattur pedaggio 通行料 통행료 kelio mokestis nodoklis; nodeva tol tol bompenger opłata za przejazd, myto portagem (cu) taxă пошлина, сбор mýto; mostné cestnina putarina avgift, tull ค่าธรรมเนียมใช้ถนน geçiş ücreti 通行費 мито پل پار کرنے کا محصول، چنگي lệ phí 通行费

2 an amount of loss or damage suffered, eg as a result of disaster Every year there is a heavy toll of human lives on the roads. tol, dodesyfer مِقْدار ضَرَر الكارِثَه дан oběť, ztráty omkostning der Blutzoll φόρος αίματος número de víctimas; pérdidas kaotus, kahju تلفات؛ خسارت määrä dommages, victimes “מְחִיר” क्षति žrtve, šteta emberáldozat kerugian fórn, missir, blóðtaka tributo 死傷者数 손실 aukos zaudējumi jumlah tol ødeleggelser, offer(tall), tap żniwo ofiar taxa victime; pagube численность жертв obeť, straty davek gubitak tribut การสูญเสีย (ölü-yaralı) sayısı, hasar boyutu 損失，傷亡 кількість втрат نقصان کي تعداد con số thiệt hại 损失，伤亡

toll-free number, Freefone

toll → رسوم zvonění omkostning Maut διόδια peaje kellonlyönti glas cestarina pedaggio 鐘の音 종치기 tolgeld bompenger opłata (za przejazd) dobre de sino, repicar do sino колокольный звон avgift การตีระฆัง çan sesi sự rung chuông 通行费

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