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hail

UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/
hailnoun
hails
pl
Translations
The storm brought heavy hail that damaged the crops in the field.
L’orage a apporté une forte grêle qui a endommagé les cultures dans le champ.
grêleAu sens figuré, pour une grande quantité de projectiles ou d’objets lancés.
The troops advanced through a hail of bullets.
Les troupes avançaient sous une grêle de balles.
Additional translations
appelPour attirer l’attention.
Definitions
Small balls or lumps of ice that fall from the sky, often during a thunderstorm.
The storm brought heavy hail that damaged the crops in the field.
A shout or call used to attract attention.
The sailor gave a loud hail to the approaching ship.
A large number of objects falling or being hurled through the air at the same time.
The troops advanced through a hail of bullets.
Synonyms
ice pellets
precipitation
frozen rain
hailverb
hailed
Past Simple
hailed
Past Participle
hailing
ing-form
UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/
Translations
être originaire de
She hails from a small town in the Midwest.
Elle est originaire d’une petite ville du Midwest.
grêlerEn parlant des précipitations.
It hailed for nearly an hour, leaving the streets slick with ice.
Il a grêlé pendant près d’une heure, laissant les rues glissantes à cause de la glace.
cribler deAvec des projectiles ou des objets lancés.
Protesters hailed the convoy with stones.
Les manifestants ont criblé le convoi de pierres.
hélerPour appeler quelqu’un ou arrêter un véhicule.
She hailed a taxi from the curb.
Elle a héler un taxi depuis le trottoir.
The crowd hailed the new champion with loud cheers.
La foule a acclamé le nouveau champion avec de grands cris.
Definitions
To call out to someone to attract their attention.
She hailed a taxi from the curb.
To greet or acclaim enthusiastically.
The crowd hailed the new champion with loud cheers.
To signal or wave to a vehicle to stop.
He hailed the bus as it approached the stop.
To come from; to have one's origins in a place.
She hails from a small town in the Midwest.
(of frozen pellets) To fall from the sky as precipitation.
It hailed for nearly an hour, leaving the streets slick with ice.
To shower or pelt with objects hurled forcefully.
Protesters hailed the convoy with stones.
Synonyms
applaud
welcome
salute
greet
acclaim
hailinterjection
UK
/heɪl/
US
/heɪl/
Translations
salutFormule littéraire ou soutenue de salutation.
Hail, fellow travelers! Welcome to our humble village.
Salut, compagnons de voyage ! Bienvenue dans notre humble village.
Additional translations
attentionEmployé pour attirer l’attention ou annoncer l’arrivée de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
Definitions
A greeting or salutation, often used to express welcome or acclaim.
Hail, fellow travelers! Welcome to our humble village.
Used to call attention or to signal the approach of someone or something.
Hail, the king approaches!
Synonyms
hurrah
hello
greetings
welcome
salute
all hail
hail to thee
cheers
hooray
hailadjective
Used attributively before nouns to mean ‘relating to or characterized by hail’, e.g. ‘hail damage’, ‘hail storm’.
Translations
de grêle
The insurance will cover hail damage to the roof.
L’assurance couvrira les dégâts de grêle sur le toit.
Definitions
Relating to, consisting of, or affected by hail.
The insurance will cover hail damage to the roof.
Synonyms
uninjured
fit
wholesome
well
hearty
robust
sound
hale
healthy
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