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1. heil noun1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) granizo2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) lluvia
2. verb(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) granizar
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1. heil verb1) (to shout to in order to attract attention: We hailed a taxi; The captain hailed the passing ship.)2) (to greet or welcome (a person, thing etc) as something: His discoveries were hailed as a great step forward in medicine.) llamar
2. noun(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.) grito
3. interjection(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!) salvehail1 n granizohail2 vb granizartr[heɪl]1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL granizo, pedrisco2 figurative use lluvia1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL granizar————————tr[heɪl]1 (greeting) saludo; (shout) grito1 (call a taxi) llamar2 (acclaim) aclamar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhail Caesar! ¡Salve César!to hail from ser deHail Mary avemaríahail ['heɪl] vt1) greet: saludar2) summon: llamarto hail a taxi: llamar un taxihail vi: granizar (en meteorología)hail n1) : granizo m2) barrage: aluvión m, lluvia fhail interj: ¡salve!n.• apedreamiento s.m.• granizada s.f.• granizo s.m.• grito s.m.• llamada s.f.• saludo s.m.• turbión s.f.v.• aclamar v.• apedrear v.• granizar v.• llamar v.• saludar v.
I heɪla) u ( Meteo) granizo m, pedrisco mb) (of bullets, insults) (no pl) lluvia f
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impersonal verb ( Meteo) granizar*
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vt1) ( call to) \<\<person\>\> llamar; \<\<ship\>\> saludar; \<\<taxi\>\> hacerle* señas a2) (acclaim, welcome) \<\<king/leader\>\> aclamar
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vito hail FROM — \<\<person\>\> ser* de
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interjection (arch or poet)hail Caesar! — Ave César! (arc)
I [heɪl]1. N1) (Met) granizo m, pedrisco m2) (fig) [of bullets] lluvia f ; [of abuse, insults] sarta f, torrente m2.VI granizar
II [heɪl]1.N (=call) grito m ; (=greeting) saludo m2.EXCL††hail Caesar! — ¡ave or salve, César!
the Hail Mary — el Ave f María
3. VT1) (=acclaim) aclamar (as como)2) (=greet) saludar3) (=call to) llamar, gritar a4) (=signal) [+ taxi] llamar, hacer señas a4.VIto hail from — [person] ser natural de, ser de
where does that ship hail from? — ¿de dónde es ese barco?
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I [heɪl]a) u ( Meteo) granizo m, pedrisco mb) (of bullets, insults) (no pl) lluvia f
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impersonal verb ( Meteo) granizar*
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vt1) ( call to) \<\<person\>\> llamar; \<\<ship\>\> saludar; \<\<taxi\>\> hacerle* señas a2) (acclaim, welcome) \<\<king/leader\>\> aclamar
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vito hail FROM — \<\<person\>\> ser* de
Phrasal Verbs:
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interjection (arch or poet)hail Caesar! — Ave César! (arc)
См. также в других словарях:
hailing distance — noun Etymology: from gerund of hail (IV) 1. : the limit to which a human voice is heard when a patron lives within hailing distance U.S. Post Office Manual 2. : a close proximity : short reach … Useful english dictionary
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hailing — heɪl n. small pellets of ice or frozen vapor; shower of small ice particles; shower of anything, barrage (especially of bullets); salutation, greeting v. rain down hail; pour down like hail, fall with force; salute, greet, welcome; call to from… … English contemporary dictionary
shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] * * * … Universalium
shouting distance — shout′ing dis tance n. cvb hailing distance • Etymology: 1950–55 … From formal English to slang
hollering distance — noun dialect : hailing distance … Useful english dictionary
shouting distance. — See hailing distance. [1950 55] … Useful english dictionary
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