timbre

m.

1 bell (aparato).

tocar el timbre to ring the bell

timbre de alarma alarm (bell)

2 timbre.

el timbre de su voz the sound of her voice

3 (official) stamp (sello) (de documentos).

4 seal.

5 tone, pitch, timbre, tone color.

pres.subj.

1^st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: timbrar.

* * *

timbre

► nombre masculino

1 (de la puerta) bell

2 (sello) stamp, seal; (sello fiscal) fiscal stamp, revenue stamp

3 MÚSICA timbre

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

tocar el timbre to ring the bell

timbre nasal twang

* * *

noun m.

1) bell

2) tone

* * *

SM

1) (Elec) bell

tocar el timbre — to ring the bell

timbre de alarma — alarm bell

2) (Mús) timbre

timbre nasal — nasal timbre, twang

3) (Com, Econ) (=sello) fiscal stamp, revenue stamp; (=renta) stamp duty, revenue stamp (EEUU)

4) Méx [de correos] (postage) stamp

5) LAm (=descripción) [de persona] personal description; [de géneros] description of goods (etc)

6)

timbre de gloria — (=señal) mark of honour; (=acto) action etc which is to one's credit

* * *

masculino

1) (para llamar) (door)bell

tocar el timbre — to ring the bell

timbre de alarma — alarm bell

2) (de sonido, voz) tone, timbre

timbre agudo — high pitch

3)

a) (sello) fiscal stamp

b) (renta del estado) stamp duty o tax

c) (Chi) (utensilio) rubber stamp

d) (Méx) (sello postal) (postage) stamp

* * *

= bell, timbre, doorbell.

Ex. In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

Ex. The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.

Ex. The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

----

* impuesto del timbre = stamp duty.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* * *

masculino

1) (para llamar) (door)bell

tocar el timbre — to ring the bell

timbre de alarma — alarm bell

2) (de sonido, voz) tone, timbre

timbre agudo — high pitch

3)

a) (sello) fiscal stamp

b) (renta del estado) stamp duty o tax

c) (Chi) (utensilio) rubber stamp

d) (Méx) (sello postal) (postage) stamp

* * *

= bell, timbre, doorbell.

Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

Ex: The resulting music shares several attributes with ambient music -- its emphasis on texture and timbre, the absence of rhythm, and its adherence to the dictate that ambient music should be uneventful.

Ex: The delay seems even longer with the second doorbell that I have set to chime once, as opposed to the front doorbell which chimes twice.

* impuesto del timbre = stamp duty.

* timbre de la puerta = doorbell.

* * *

timbre

masculine

A (para llamar) bell; (en la puerta) bell, doorbell

tocar el or llamar al timbre to ring the bell

timbre de alarma alarm bell

B (de un sonido, de una voz) tone, timbre

timbre agudo high pitch

C

1 (sello) fiscal stamp

2 (renta del estado) stamp duty o tax

3 (Chi) (utensilio) rubber stamp

4 (Méx) (sello postal) stamp, postage stamp

Compuestos:

● timbre de agua

watermark

● timbre fiscal

fiscal stamp

D (en heráldica) crest

* * *

Del verbo timbrar: (conjugate timbrar)

timbré es:

1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo

timbre es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
timbrar    
timbre
timbrar (conjugate timbrar) verbo transitivo ‹documento› to stamp;
‹carta› to frank
verbo intransitivo (Col, Méx) to ring the bell
timbre sustantivo masculino
1 (para llamar) (door)bell;

◊ tocar el timbre to ring the bell;

timbre de alarma alarm bell
2 (de sonido, voz) tone, timbre
3

a) (sello) fiscal stamp

b) (Méx) (sello postal) (postage) stamp

timbrar verbo transitivo to stamp
timbre sustantivo masculino
1 Mús (de la voz, de un sonido) timbre, tone
2 (para llamar, avisar) bell
llamar al timbre/tocar el timbre, to ring the bell
3 (en documento oficial) fiscal stamp
'timbre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
llamar
- presionar
- pulsar
- tirador
- tiradora
- tocar
- chicharra
- sonar
- tienta
- toque
English:
alarm
- bell
- buzzer
- doorbell
- listen for
- listen out for
- ring
- sound
- stamp-duty
- door
- nasal
- postage
- ringing
- stamp
- than

* * *

timbre nm

1. [aparato] bell;

tocar el timbre to ring the bell

Comp

timbre de alarma alarm (bell)

2. [de instrumento] timbre;

el timbre de su voz the sound of her voice;

un timbre metálico a metallic ring

3. [sello] [de documentos] (official) stamp;

[de impuestos] seal; CAm, Méx [de correos] stamp

4. [en escudo de armas] crest

* * *

timbre

m

1 de puerta bell;

tocar el timbre ring the bell

2 Méx

(postage) stamp

* * *

timbre nm

1) : bell

tocar el timbre: to ring the doorbell

2) : tone, timbre

3) sello: seal, stamp

4) CA, Mex : postage stamp

* * *

timbre n bell