cloche

Noun

1. (feminine) bell (metal apparatus used to produce sound)
2. (feminine) a glass covering, originally bell-shaped, for garden plants to prevent frost damage and promote early growth
3. (feminine) a bell-shaped, close-fitting women’s hat with a deep rounded crown and narrow rim
4. (feminine) cloche (tableware cover, often resembling a bell)
5. (colloquial, feminine) a clumsy person, an oaf

Adj

clumsy, stupid

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of clocher:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of clocher:

Pronounced as (IPA)

/klɔʃ/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin clocca, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (see also Welsh cloch, Old Irish cloc), ultimately imitative. Related to Old English clucge, Low German Klock (“bell, clock”), German Glocke, Swedish klocka.

Concepts

bell

🔔

cloche

large bell

cap

chime

cowl

nincompoop

ring

💍

cloches

doorbell

globe

gong

lampshade

bell shape

ninny

poop

💩

ship’s bell

shade

time

⌚

toll

campana

buzzer

goofball

cheese cover

small bell

bum

bell jar

Synonyms

sonnette

🔔

abruti

dadais

débile

demeuré

anneau

💍

grosse cloche

mal cuit

ravi

simplet

gourde

clochette

🔔

con

hotte

imbécile

niais

nigaud

connard

cornichon

benêt

sot

crétin

démoulé trop tôt

bourdon

carillon

clochard

gong

grelot

heure

nouille

poupe

💩

clodo

glas

🔔

sonnerie

sonette

campane

claouche

campana

Translations

campana

🔔

campana

🔔

Glocke

🔔

dzwon

campana

🔔

klok

sino

🔔

bel

🔔

campana

campainha

🔔

çan

🔔

campana

καμπάνα

جرس

💍

campanilla