bel

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 2 Albanian 2.1 Noun 3 Dutch 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Noun 3.2.1 Derived terms 3.3 Verb 4 French 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Adjective 4.2.1 Related terms 4.3 Anagrams 5 Italian 5.1 Adjective 6 Jèrriais 6.1 Noun 6.2 Adjective 7 Middle English 7.1 Noun 8 Serbo-Croatian 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Adjective 9 Slovene 9.1 Adjective 10 Tok Pisin 10.1 Noun 11 Turkish 11.1 Noun 12 Volapük 12.1 Etymology 12.2 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl

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bel

1. A measure of relative power, defined as log₁₀(P ₁/P ₂), where P₁ and P₂ are the measured and reference power respectively. See also decibel.

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• Bulgarian: бел m.

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[edit] Albanian

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bel

1. waist
2. spade

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[edit] Dutch

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bel m. and f. (plural bellen, diminutive belletje, diminutive plural belletjes)

1. bell
2. bubble

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• een belletje doen rinkelen
• luchtbel
• zeepbel

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bel

1. First-person singular present and imperative of bellen: bell, ring, call.

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[edit] French

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• IPA: /bɛl/, SAMPA: /bEl/

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bel m. (beau m., belle f., beaux m,pl, belles f, pl)

1. Form of beau (“‘beautiful, nice’”) to be used before male nouns starting with a vowel.

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bel air

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of bel
• blé

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[edit] Italian

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bel

1. Masculine singular of bello before a consonant

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bel m.

1. courtyard, yard, patio

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bel m.

1. beautiful

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[edit] Middle English

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bel

1. Fine. [Clarification of this translation from Middle English is requested]

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[edit] Serbo-Croatian

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• IPA: /bêːl/

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bȇl (definite bȇlī, comparative bèljī, Cyrillic spelling бе̑л)

1. Alternative form of bȅo.

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[edit] Slovene

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bel

1. white

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[edit] Tok Pisin

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bel

1. abdomen, belly.
2. the fuselage of an airplane.

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[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

bel

1. waist
2. spade

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[edit] Volapük

[edit] Etymology

From German Berg

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bel

1. mountain