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hail [heɪl]1 noun(a) Meteorology grêle f; figurative (of stones) grêle f, pluie f; (of abuse) avalanche f, déluge m; (of blows) grêle f;∎ he died in a hail of bullets il est tombé sous une pluie de balles∎ within hail à portée de voixMeteorology grêler;∎ it's hailing il grêle(a) (call → taxi, ship, person) héler;∎ within hailing distance à portée de voix(b) (greet → person) acclamer, saluer(c) (acclaim → person, new product, invention etc) acclamer, saluer;∎ her book has been hailed as the most significant new novel this year son livre a été acclamé comme le nouveau roman le plus marquant de cette année;∎ the plan was hailed as the solution to their problems le projet a été salué comme la solution à tous leurs problèmes;∎ to hail sb emperor proclamer qn empereur∎ to hail blows on sb faire pleuvoir les coups sur qn;∎ to hail insults on sb accabler qn d'injuresarchaic salut à vous ou toi;∎ hail, Caesar! Ave César!;∎ hail, Mary, full of grace je te salue, Marie, pleine de grâce∎ say five Hail Marys vous direz cinq Je vous salue Marie ou cinq Ave (Maria);∎ figurative to throw a Hail Mary pass tenter sa chance(blows, stones etc) pleuvoir;∎ blows/rocks were hailing down on us des coups/pierres nous pleuvaient dessus;∎ criticism hailed down on him il a subi une avalanche ou un déluge de critiques∎ they hailed insults down on the President ils ont déversé un flot d'insultes à l'intention du président;∎ literary to hail down curses on sb déverser un déluge de malédictions sur qn(of ship) être en provenance de; (of person) venir de, être originaire de;
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hail — v. 1) (C) ( to summon ) hail a taxi for me; or: hail me a taxi 2) (esp. AE) (d; intr.) to hail from ( to be from ) (where do you hail from?) 3) (D; tr.) ( to proclaim ) to hail as (she was hailed as a heroine) 4) (rare) (N; used with a noun) ( to … Combinatory dictionary
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