hail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for hail in the English»French Dictionary

I.hail [Brit heɪl, Am heɪl] N lit

hail

grêle f

hail (of bullets, insults) fig

grêle f (of de)

II.hail [Brit heɪl, Am heɪl] VB trans

1. hail (call, signal to):

hail person, taxi, ship

héler

within hailing distance

à portée de voix

2. hail (praise):

to hail sb as

acclamer qn comme

to hail sth as sth/as being

saluer qc comme qc/comme étant

III.hail [Brit heɪl, Am heɪl] VB impers

hail

grêler

IV.hail [Brit heɪl, Am heɪl] INTERJ

Hail!

Salut!

hail the conquering hero! hum

salut, héros victorieux!

hail from VB [Brit heɪl -, Am heɪl -] form

hail from

être de, venir de

hail down VB [Brit heɪl -, Am heɪl -]

hail down

tomber dru

hail-fellow-well-met [Am ˌheɪlˌfɛləˌwɛlˈmɛt] ADJ

to be hail-fellow-well-met

être très liant

he's a bit too hail-fellow-well-met

il est un peu trop familier avec tout le monde

Hail Mary N

Hail Mary

‘Je vous salue Marie’ m inv

Translations for hail in the French»English Dictionary

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grésil

hail

grêler

to hail

il a grêlé sur les vignes

the vines were hit by hail

mitraille

hail of bullets

héler taxi

to hail

héler taxi

to hail form

grêle

hail uncountable

une grêle de balles/pierres

a hail of bullets/stones

hail in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hail in the English»French Dictionary

I.hail¹ [heɪl] N

hail

grêle f

a hail of abuse

une flopée d'injures

a hail of insults/stones

une volée d'insultes/de pierres

II.hail¹ [heɪl] VB intr

hail

grêler

hail² [heɪl] VB trans

hail person

saluer

hail a taxi

héler

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beat down hail, rain

battre

Translations for hail in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

héler

to hail

grésil

fine hail

mitraille

hail of bullets

averse de grêle

hail storm

grêle

hail

sacrer qn le meilleur acteur de sa génération

to hail sb as the best actor of his generation

ravages de la grêle/de l'orage

devastation caused by the hail/storm

hail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a hail of abuse

une flopée d'injures

a hail of insults/stones

une volée d'insultes/de pierres

to hail Brassens as the number one in French song

saluer Brassens comme chef de file de la chanson française

to hail sb as the best actor of his generation

sacrer qn le meilleur acteur de sa génération

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The death knell was a series of outbreaks of a virulent fungus infections coupled with frost, heat and hail in 1944, 1945 and 1946.

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Damage was widespread in dozens of communities, in addition to very strong microbursts of winds as strong as 90 mph (145 km/h) and hail as large as softballs.

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Towards the end of cold weather there are occasional thunderstorms and hail storms.

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At times, they can grow severe, bringing gusty winds, small hail, and torrential rain, and an occasional tornado.

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Extended coverage added insurance against loss by the perils of windstorm, hail, explosion, civil commotion, riot and riot attending a strike, aircraft damage, vehicle damage, and smoke damage.

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Many other severe weather reports came in, including hail as large as softballs.

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These conditions include flight through moderate to heavy turbulence, rain, hail or sleet.

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I saw how do they repair hail damaged cars at a panel beater.

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The dragon man fought against female demons called "ala", which led hail clouds over fields to destroy crops, and consumed the fertility of the fields.

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There was very heavy rain, winds and large hail and what looked to be the start of a water spout out at sea.

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