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gale

/ɡeɪl/

Translations

galenoun

gales

/ɡeɪl/

coup de vent

A gale was forecast for the North Sea, so the fishing boats stayed in harbour.

Un coup de vent était prévu sur la mer du Nord, donc les bateaux de pêche sont restés au port.

myrique galeBotanique.

The wetlands are dominated by gale and reeds.

Les zones humides sont dominées par la myrique gale et les roseaux.

éclat de rire

Her remark was met with gales of laughter from the class.

Sa remarque a suscité des éclats de rire dans la classe.

Additional translations

fort coup de vent

Synonyms

galeadjective

/ɡeɪl/

Used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. gale warning, gale conditions.

venteuxSe dit d’un temps ou de conditions marqués par de forts vents.

Gale conditions forced the ferry service to shut down.

Des conditions venteuses ont contraint le service de ferry à fermer.

galenoun

A very strong wind with a speed between 34 and 47 knots (39–54 mph; 63–87 km/h) on the Beaufort scale.

A gale was forecast for the North Sea, so the fishing boats stayed in harbour.

A sudden loud outburst, especially of laughter.

Her remark was met with gales of laughter from the class.

An aromatic deciduous shrub, Myrica gale, growing in boggy ground; sweet gale or bog myrtle.

The wetlands are dominated by gale and reeds.

galeadjective

Relating to or characterized by very strong winds.

Gale conditions forced the ferry service to shut down.