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1 hail from
(to come from or belong to (a place): He hails from Texas.) vera frá -
2 hail
I 1. [heil] noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) hagl, haglél2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) hríð, skæðadrífa2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) gera haglélII 1. [heil] verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.) kalla til/DPá2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) fagna, heilsa2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) hróp3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) heill sé þér
См. также в других словарях:
hail from — (somewhere) to come from a place. Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina. Usage notes: sometimes used in referring to someone s background: Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds … New idioms dictionary
hail from … — ˈhail from… derived (formal) to come from or have been born in a particular place • His father hailed from Italy. Main entry: ↑hailderived … Useful english dictionary
hail from — phrasal : to have origin or home base in : come from he hails from the hill country * * * hail from To belong to, come from (a particular place) • • • Main Entry: ↑hail * * * ˈhail from [transitive] [ … Useful english dictionary
hail from — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms hail from : present tense I/you/we/they hail from he/she/it hails from present participle hailing from past tense hailed from past participle hailed from formal hail from something to be from a particular… … English dictionary
hail from — {v.}, {informal} To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. * /Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./ * /Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hail from — {v.}, {informal} To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. * /Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi./ * /Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town./ … Dictionary of American idioms
hail from — verb to be a native of, to come from, to originate from; to have as ones birth place or residence Saints be praised. Im from Scotland! Where do ya hail from? … Wiktionary
hail\ from — v informal To have your home in; come from; be from; especially, to have been born and raised in. Mrs. Gardner hails from Mississippi. Mr. Brown and Mr. White are old friends because they both hail from the same town … Словарь американских идиом
hail from somewhere — hail from (somewhere) to come from a place. Both John and Liza hail from South Carolina. Usage notes: sometimes used in referring to someone s background: Many of our students hail from poor backgrounds … New idioms dictionary
hail from — have one s home or origins in. → hail … English new terms dictionary
hail from — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. come from, be born in, be a native of, claim origin in, claim as one s birthplace, originate; see also begin 2 … English dictionary for students
