tocar el timbre – to ring the doorbell
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Ejemplo:
Ella tocó el timbre , pero nadie contestó.
She rang the doorbell , but no one answered.
tocar el timbre de la puerta
Él toca el timbre de la puerta mientras está hablando por teléfono.
He rings the doorbell while he’s talking on the telephone.
Vea también: llamar a la puerta; pomo
In Latin America, the timbre can be located at the front door, but more often it’s at the gate that leads to the front entrance from the sidewalk. In warm, rural areas where there are no timbres and most of the windows are open, folks clap their hands to get the attention of the someone inside.
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