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Hail
01
grêle
small and round balls of ice falling from the sky like rain
Exemples
She watched the hail bounce off the window during the storm.
Elle regardait la grêle rebondir sur la fenêtre pendant la tempête.
The farmer was worried about his crops during the severe hail storm.
L'agriculteur était inquiet pour ses cultures pendant la violente tempête de grêle.
02
a warm, enthusiastic, or celebratory greeting or reception
Exemples
The returning hero received a hail from the crowd.
The team was met with a hail of applause.
03
a large number of objects thrown or shot forcefully through the air
Exemples
The protesters threw a hail of tomatoes at the stage.
Soldiers endured a hail of bullets during the skirmish.
to hail
01
grêler, tomber de la grêle
(of water) to fall from the sky as small ice particles
Intransitive
Exemples
The sky darkened, and soon it began to hail, pelting the ground with tiny ice pellets.
Le ciel s'assombrit, et bientôt il commença à grêler, criblant le sol de petites billes de glace.
Last winter, it hailed so heavily that the cars in the parking lot were covered in ice.
L'hiver dernier, il a grêlé si fort que les voitures sur le parking étaient couvertes de glace.
02
acclamer, saluer
to praise someone or something enthusiastically and loudly, particularly in a public manner
Transitive: to hail sb/sth | to hail sb/sth as sth
Exemples
Fans hailed the athlete for breaking the record with a standing ovation and cheers.
Les fans ont acclamé l'athlète pour avoir battu le record avec une standing ovation et des acclamations.
Industry experts hailed the new technology as a groundbreaking innovation during the product launch event.
Les experts de l'industrie ont acclamé la nouvelle technologie comme une innovation révolutionnaire lors de l'événement de lancement du produit.
03
saluer, acclamer
to greet or honor someone with respect or admiration
Transitive: to hail sb
Exemples
The soldiers hailed their commander with a formal salute.
Les soldats ont salué leur commandant avec un salut formel.
The crowd hailed the returning hero with cheers and applause.
La foule a acclamé le héros revenant avec des acclamations et des applaudissements.
04
interpeller, héler
to call out to someone in order to attract their attention or to signal them to approach
Transitive: to hail sb
Exemples
She hailed her friend from the crowd, waving her arms to be seen.
Elle interpella son ami dans la foule, agitant les bras pour se faire remarquer.
He hailed the waiter to order another drink.
Il interpella le serveur pour commander un autre verre.
05
provenir, être originaire
to originate or come from a specific place or region
Intransitive: to hail from a place
Exemples
She hails from a small town in the Midwest.
Elle vient d'une petite ville du Midwest.
The famous author hails from a family of artists.
Le célèbre auteur est originaire d'une famille d'artistes.
06
héler
to signal an approaching taxi or bus to stop
Transitive: to hail a taxi or bus
Exemples
She hailed a cab in the pouring rain to get home quickly.
Elle a hélé un taxi sous la pluie battante pour rentrer rapidement à la maison.
He stepped off the curb and hailed the approaching bus.
Il est descendu du trottoir et a hélé le bus qui approchait.
