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clocher

French → English

noun//klɔ.ʃe//

(architecture) Steeple or bell tower: the part of a church containing the bells

On peut voir le clocher de l'église dépasser au-dessus des toits du village.

(English) You can see the church bell tower sticking out above the village roofs.

Les cigognes construisent souvent leur nid au sommet du clocher.

(English) Storks often build their nest at the top of the steeple.

verb//klɔ.ʃe//

(informal verb) To be wrong or fishy: describing something that isn't quite right

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche dans ton explication, les chiffres sont faux.

(English) There is something wrong with your explanation; the numbers are wrong.

J'ai vérifié le moteur car un bruit bizarre me laissait penser que quelque chose clochait.

(English) I checked the engine because a strange noise made me think something was wrong.

Entry ID: fr:en:clocher · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary