This is the 3400th most frequent French word.
bell
The French word "bell" does not exist; if you mean "belle," it means "beautiful" (feminine).
The word 'cloche' (bell) is used to describe a physical object that produces sound to signal time.
La cloche de l'école sonne à 8 heures.
The school bell rings at 8 o'clock.
Here, 'cloche' refers to a church bell, typically located high in a belfry and used to call people for religious services.
Marie a entendu la cloche dans la vieille église.
Marie heard the bell in the old church.
In this sentence, 'cloches' (plural of 'cloche') is used to suggest a unified sound emitted by multiple bells, often found in a pastoral or regional setting.