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doorbell

/ˈdɔːrbel/ /ˈdɔːrbɛl/

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noun

Türklingel

A device on or adjacent to an outer door for announcing one's presence. It can be mechanical, directly sounding a bell, or a button that electrically sounds a chime or buzzer inside the building.

Examples :

"I pressed the doorbell and waited for someone to open the door. "

Ich betätigte die Türklingel und wartete, bis jemand die Tür öffnete.

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noun

Türklingel

A button that actives an electric doorbell.

Examples :

"She pressed the doorbell, waiting for her friend to answer the door. "

Sie drückte auf die Türklingel und wartete darauf, dass ihr Freund die Tür öffnete.

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verb

Klingeln an vielen Türen

To ring many doorbells in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

Examples :

"During the election, volunteers doorbelled across the neighborhood, hoping to get their candidate's message heard. "

Während der Wahl klingelten Freiwillige in der ganzen Nachbarschaft an vielen Türen, in der Hoffnung, die Botschaft ihres Kandidaten zu verbreiten.

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verb

Klingeln, Sturm läuten

To ring many doorbells of (target people or an area) in an effort to contact people and thereby spread information or solicit.

Examples :

"We doorbelled the whole district in an effort to get out the vote."

Wir klingelten im ganzen Bezirk, um die Wähler zu mobilisieren.

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