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How to Say "carillon" in Spanish

The Spanish word forcarillonis campanasA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA1
nounA1
A set of tuned bells
Three ornate bronze bells of varying sizes hanging side-by-side from wooden beams in a bell tower.

Examples

Las campanas de la iglesia sonaron a las doce.

The church bells rang at twelve o'clock.

El sonido de las campanas nos despertó.

The sound of the bells woke us up.

Always Plural for the Sound

Even when referring to the general sound, the word is usually kept in the plural form, 'campanas'.

Confusing Singular/Plural

Mistake:Usando 'la campana' para referirse a todas las campanas de una torre. (Using 'the bell' to refer to all the bells in a tower.)

Correction: Use 'las campanas' when referring to the set or the collective sound. 'La campana' is only for one single bell.

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