sonner

Non, nous avons sonné la cloche.
No, we rang the bell.
Il y a plusieurs mois, nous avons sonné l'alarme à propos de la grippe porcine.
Several months ago, we raised the alarm concerning swine flu.
À ce moment-là déjà, les problèmes ont été mis en lumière et nous avons sonné l'alarme.
Even then the problems had clearly come into focus, and the alarm was sounded.
Tous les mois, nous avons sonné le shofar à l'issue de la prière du matin, comme un réveil pour nous aider à nous faire mentalement prêt pour le Jour du Jugement.
All month we have been sounding the shofar at the conclusion of morning prayers, as a wake-up call to help get ourselves mentally ready for the Day of Judgment.
Nous avons sonné à la porte, et un jeune homme respectueux nous a ouvert et nous a accueillis avec un sourire.
We rang the bell, and a respectful young man opened the door and welcomed us with a smile.
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