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10 Language-to-English DictionariesHail
/heɪl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Pellets of frozen rain that fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
"The sudden storm brought heavy hail that damaged several cars."
- 1
To pellet down as frozen precipitation, or to enthusiastically acclaim and praise someone or something.
"Passersby had to run for cover as the sky began to hail fiercely."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English heyl, from Old English hagol, hagl (noun) and haglian (verb), originating from Proto-Germanic *hagalaz. Cognate with Old High German hagal (German Hagel) and Old Norse hagl, referring to frozen precipitation falling from clouds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hail" is said worldwide
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grêle
Transliteration: /ɡʁɛl/
"Une violente tempête de grêle a détruit les cultures."
Hagel
Transliteration: /ˈhaːɡl̩/
"Der Hagel beschädigte die Dächer der Autos."
grandine
Transliteration: /ˈɡrandine/
"I chicchi di grandine erano grandi come noci."
granizo
Transliteration: /ɡɾaˈniθo/
"El granizo causó grandes destrozos en el campo."
granizo
Transliteration: /ɡɾaˈnizu/
"A tempestade de granizo surpreendeu os motoristas."
ओला
Transliteration: ola
"तूफान के दौरान बड़े-बड़े ओले गिरे।"
冰雹
Transliteration: bīngbáo
"突如其来的冰雹砸坏了挡风玻璃。"
우박
Transliteration: ubak
"갑작스러운 우박으로 인해 농작물이 피해를 입었다."
雹
Transliteration: hyō
"突然の雹が車のボディをへこませた。"
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