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Meaning of qanpiena | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B2
ʔamˈpɪː.na

Definitions

bell

feminine

Examples

“Il-qniepen bdew isejħu lill-fidili għall-quddiesa.”

The bells were summoning the believers to mass.

“Niftakar tal-qniepen il-mota ferrieħa, u l-Ave Maria ta’ Schubert taż-żahar il-fwieħa u l-għafsa ta’ driegħek ma’ driegħi, u l-ħeġġa ta’ wiċċek ħamrani, u l-mantar bajdani jitkaxkar mal-qiegħa tal-korsija: id-dija u d-dawl tal-parilja, il-ħsejjes taż-żwiemel għaddejja,”
“Il-qanpiena ħarġet tħabbar mill-kampnar: Sar ħin it-talb; ejjew nies, il-kelma t’Alla sa niżirgħu, ħejju l-qalb!””
“Illum ukoll f’nofsinhar ħin tal-Ingilterra, il-qniepen idoqqu biex isellmu lir-Reġina, f’Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, u Windsor Castle.”

Moreover today at noon British time, the bells will toll to salute the Queen, at Westminster Abbey, St Paul’s Cathedral, and Windsor Castle.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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