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peal

/piːl/

/pil/

Translations

pealnoun

peals

/piːl/

/pil/

sonnerie

The peal of the church bells could be heard throughout the village.

La sonnerie des cloches de l'église s'entendait dans tout le village.

éclatPour un éclat de rire ou une brusque explosion de bruit.

A peal of laughter erupted from the audience during the comedian's performance.

Un éclat de rire a fusé de la salle pendant le spectacle de l'humoriste.

carillonPour un ensemble de cloches accordées entre elles ou une suite de changements.

The ringers completed an intricate peal before the wedding ceremony.

Les sonneurs ont achevé un carillon complexe avant la cérémonie de mariage.

Additional translations

roulementPour le tonnerre ou une résonance prolongée.

Synonyms

pealverb

pealed

Past Simple

pealed

Past Participle

pealing

Gerund

/piːl/

/pil/

résonnerPour un son ou un rire qui retentit longuement.

Her laughter pealed throughout the restaurant.

Son rire a résonné dans tout le restaurant.

sonnerPour des cloches qui retentissent fortement, souvent de façon festive.

Church bells pealed across the town on Christmas morning.

Les cloches de l'église ont sonné dans toute la ville le matin de Noël.

Additional translations

faire retentirEmploi plus littéraire ou soutenu.

Synonyms

toll out

toll

resound

ring out

ring

laugh uproariously

burst into laughter

roar (with laughter)

guffaw

peal (laugh) — laugh loudly

chime out

clang out

pealadjective

more peal

Comp.

most peal

Super.

Used attributively before nouns in bell-ringing contexts (e.g. ‘peal board’, ‘peal record’).

Additional translations

de carillonEmploi attributif, en parlant des cloches ou de la sonnerie des cloches.

Definitions

pealnoun

A loud ringing of a bell or bells.

The peal of the church bells could be heard throughout the village.

A loud burst of noise, especially laughter.

A peal of laughter erupted from the audience during the comedian's performance.

A set of bells tuned to one another or a sequence of changes rung on them.

The ringers completed an intricate peal before the wedding ceremony.

A loud repeated reverberating sound of thunder or gunfire.

A peal of thunder rolled across the valley, shaking the windows.

pealverb

To ring (a bell or bells) loudly, especially in celebration.

Church bells pealed across the town on Christmas morning.

To resound or echo in a loud, prolonged burst.

Her laughter pealed throughout the restaurant.

To utter or sound (words, laughter, etc.) in a loud, ringing manner.

The crowd pealed out the anthem with pride.

pealadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a peal of bells or the practice of bell-ringing (used attributively).

The church commissioned a peal board to commemorate the anniversary ringing.