hail

hail
I
1. heil noun
1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.) granizo
2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.) lluvia

2. verb
(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.) granizar

II
1. heil verb
1) (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!) salve
hail1 n granizo
the sound of hail on the roof el ruido del granizo sobre el tejado
hail2 vb granizar
it's hailing está granizando
hail
tr[heɪl]
noun
1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL granizo, pedrisco
2 figurative use lluvia
the soldiers were met by a hail of bullets los soldados se encontraron con una lluvia de balas
intransitive verb
1 SMALLMETEOROLOGY/SMALL granizar
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hail
tr[heɪl]
noun
1 (greeting) saludo; (shout) grito
intransitive verb
1 (call a taxi) llamar
2 (acclaim) aclamar
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
hail Caesar! ¡Salve César!
to hail from ser de
Hail Mary avemaría
hail ['heɪl] vt
1) greet: saludar
2) summon: llamar
to hail a taxi: llamar un taxi
hail vi
: granizar (en meteorología)
hail n
1) : granizo m
2) barrage: aluvión m, lluvia f
hail interj
: ¡salve!
hail
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 heɪl
noun
a) u (Meteo) granizo m, pedrisco m
b) (of bullets, insults) (no pl) lluvia f

II
1.
impersonal verb (Meteo) granizar*

2.
vt
1) (call to) \<\<person\>\> llamar; \<\<ship\>\> saludar; \<\<taxi\>\> hacerle* señas a

he was within hailing distance — desde donde estaba me podía oír

2) (acclaim, welcome) \<\<king/leader\>\> aclamar

it was hailed as a major breakthrough — fue acogido como un importantísimo avance


3.
vi

to hail FROM — \<\<person\>\> ser* de

Phrasal Verbs:

III
interjection (arch or poet)

hail Caesar! — Ave César! (arc)


I [heɪl]
1. N
1) (Met) granizo m , pedrisco m
2) (fig) [of bullets] lluvia f ; [of abuse, insults] sarta f , torrente m
2.
VI granizar

II [heɪl]
1.
N (=call) grito m ; (=greeting) saludo m

within hail — al alcance de la voz

2.
EXCL
††

hail Caesar! — ¡ave or salve, César!

the Hail Mary — el Ave f María

3. VT
1) (=acclaim) aclamar (as como)

to hail sb as king — aclamar a algn (como) rey

2) (=greet) saludar
3) (=call to) llamar, gritar a
4) (=signal) [+ taxi] llamar, hacer señas a
4.
VI

to hail from — [person] ser natural de, ser de

he hails from Scotland — es (natural) de Escocia

where does that ship hail from? — ¿de dónde es ese barco?

* * *

I [heɪl]
noun
a) u (Meteo) granizo m, pedrisco m
b) (of bullets, insults) (no pl) lluvia f

II
1.
impersonal verb (Meteo) granizar*

2.
vt
1) (call to) \<\<person\>\> llamar; \<\<ship\>\> saludar; \<\<taxi\>\> hacerle* señas a

he was within hailing distance — desde donde estaba me podía oír

2) (acclaim, welcome) \<\<king/leader\>\> aclamar

it was hailed as a major breakthrough — fue acogido como un importantísimo avance


3.
vi

to hail FROM — \<\<person\>\> ser* de

Phrasal Verbs:

III
interjection (arch or poet)

hail Caesar! — Ave César! (arc)


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