German

Noun

Timbre n ‎(genitive Timbres, plural Timbres)

1. timbre

Synonyms

• Klangfarbe

English

Noun

timbre ‎(countable and uncountable, plural timbres)

1. The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
2. (heraldry) The crest on a coat of arms.

Translations

Anagrams

• timber

Catalan

Noun

timbre m ‎(plural timbres)

1. (heraldry) timbre
2. (music) timbre
3. doorbell

French

Etymology

From Latin tympanum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛ̃bʁ/

Noun

timbre m ‎(plural timbres)

1. small bell
2. (postage) stamp, postage stamp
3. stamp (mark)
4. (music) timbre

Derived terms

• timbrer

Old French

Noun

timbre m ‎(oblique plural timbres, nominative singular timbres, nominative plural timbre)

1. timbrel

Portuguese

Noun

timbre m (plural timbres)

1. timbre (quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume)
2. seal (pattern, design)
3. (heraldry) crest

Synonyms

• (seal): selo, sinete

Verb

timbre

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of timbrar

   É importante que eu timbre isso.

   It’s important that I stamp this.

2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of timbrar

   É importante que ele timbre isso.

   It’s important that he stamps this.

3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of timbrar

   Você aí, timbre isso sozinho.

   You there, stamp this by yourself.

4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of timbrar

   Você aí, não timbre isso sozinho.

   You there, don’t stamp this by yourself.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtim.bɾe/
• Rhymes: -imbɾe

Etymology 1

From French timbre "quality of a sound", and earlier "sound of a bell", in Old French "bell without a clapper, drum", via Byzantine Greek from Ancient Greek τύμπανον ‎(túmpanon) "drum".

Noun

timbre m ‎(plural timbres)

1. bell
2. doorbell
3. stamp
4. postmark
5. seal
6. timbre

Synonyms

• (bell): campana
• (stamp): sello
• (postmark): matasellos
• (seal): sello

Related terms

• timbrar
• timbrazo

Etymology 2

Verb

timbre

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of timbrar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of timbrar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of timbrar.