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Schelle

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nouncolloquialfeminine
  1. jingle bell, small bell
  2. doorbell
  3. a slap across the face
  4. shackle, manacle
  5. a certain kind of clamp or bracket

Forms

Declension

singularplural
nominativeSchelleSchellen
genitiveSchelleSchellen
dativeSchelleSchellen
accusativeSchelleSchellen

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  • Und das Kostüm heißt Häs. Schau, der Weiße mit den Schellen ist ein Gschell.And the costume is called a Häs. Look, the white one with the bells is a Gschell.B1Narrensprung in Rottweil — The Fools' Leap in Rottweil
  • Mia kannte das Dorf schon, ohne jemals dort gewesen zu sein: aus dem Bilderbuch „Schellen-Ursli“.Mia already knew the village without ever having been there: from the picture book "Schellen-Ursli".B1Allegra in Guarda
  • In der alten Schmiede schmiedet ein junger Handwerker neue Schellen für die Kühe.In the old smithy a young craftsman forges new bells for the cows.B2Noch einmal, bitte (33) — Once more, please (33) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • Backpfeifeslap in the face
  • Glöckchendiminutive of Glocke (“bell (percussive instrument)”)
  • Klingelbell
  • Maulschellebox on the ear, cuff on the ear
  • OhrfeigeA box on the ear, cuff on the ear; slap in the face
  • Türklingeldoorbell

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