donged background
BeDict Logo

donged

/dɔŋd/ /dɑŋd/

Meanings
verb

Sonar, repicar

Of a bell: to make a low-pitched ringing sound.

Examples :

"The old church bell donged slowly six times, signaling the start of the evening service. "
La vieja campana de la iglesia sonó lentamente seis veces, señalando el comienzo del servicio vespertino.
sound bell-ringing

Related Words

Illustration start

start noun

/stɑːt/ /stɑɹt/

Comienzo, inicio

"The movie was entertaining from start to finish."

La película fue entretenida de principio a fin.

Illustration evening

evening noun

/ˈivnɪŋ/ /ˈiːvənɪŋ/

Tarde, anochecer

"The evening air was cool as Sarah walked home from school. "

El aire de la tarde era fresco cuando Sarah caminaba a casa desde la escuela.

Illustration ringing

ringing verb

/ˈɹɪŋɪŋ/

Rodear, cercar

"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."

El centro de la ciudad estaba rodeado de zonas industriales sombrías.

Illustration pitched

pitched verb

/pɪtʃt/

Embrear, alquitranar

"The sailors pitched the hull of the wooden boat to protect it from the seawater. "

Los marineros alquitranaron el casco del barco de madera para protegerlo del agua de mar.

Illustration signaling

signaling verb

/ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋ/ /ˈsɪɡnəlɪŋɡ/

Señalar, indicar

"The teacher was signaling to the students to be quiet by raising her hand. "

La maestra estaba indicando a los estudiantes que se callaran levantando la mano.

Illustration bell

bell noun

/bɛl/

Campana

"The school bell rang, signaling the end of class. "

La campana de la escuela sonó, señalando el final de la clase.

Illustration times

times noun

/tɑemz/ /taɪmz/

Tiempo, época

"Time stops for nobody.   the ebb and flow of time"

El tiempo no se detiene para nadie. El flujo y reflujo del tiempo.

Illustration church

church noun

/t͡ʃɜːt͡ʃ/ /t͡ʃɝt͡ʃ/

Iglesia

"There is a lovely little church in the valley."

Hay una pequeña y encantadora iglesia en el valle.

Illustration sound

sound adjective

/saʊnd/

Sano

"He was safe and sound."

Estaba sano y salvo.

Illustration service

service noun

/ˈsɜːvɪs/ /ˈsɝvɪs/

Servicio, ayuda

"I say I did him a service by ending our relationship – now he can freely pursue his career."

Digo que le hice un servicio al terminar nuestra relación; ahora puede seguir libremente su carrera.

Illustration slowly

slowly adverb

/ˈsləʊli/ /ˈsloʊli/

Lentamente

"The snail crawled slowly across the sidewalk. "

El caracol se arrastró lentamente por la acera.

Illustration sonar

sonar noun

/ˈsoʊnɑːr/ /ˈsoʊnər/

Sonar

"The bat used its sonar to find its way through the dark cave. "

El murciélago usó su sonar para encontrar el camino a través de la cueva oscura.