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Hail
01
grêle
small and round balls of ice falling from the sky like rain
Exemples
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 team was met with a hail of applause.
03
a large number of objects thrown or shot forcefully through the air
Exemples
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
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
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 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
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
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
He stepped off the curb and hailed the approaching bus.
Il est descendu du trottoir et a hélé le bus qui approchait.
