hail

grêle

Petites boules de glace qui tombent des nuages comme la pluie.

En anglais simple : Small balls of ice that fall from clouds like rain.

• Hail hit the windows.
• The hail damaged several cars.
• We sheltered under a tree until the hail stopped.

Expressions courantes : heavy hail, hail storm, hail damage

pluie, grêle

Grand nombre de choses projetées en même temps vers quelqu'un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : A large number of things flying toward someone or something at once.

• A hail of stones struck the bus.
• They escaped a hail of bullets.
• The explosion sent a hail of glass across the street.

Comment l'utiliser : a hail of something (The soldiers ran through a hail of bullets.)

Synonymes : shower, barrage

Expressions courantes : hail of bullets, hail of stones, hail of arrows

saluer, acclamer

Louer publiquement quelqu'un ou quelque chose comme étant très bon ou important.

En anglais simple : To publicly praise someone or something as very good or important.

• Scientists hailed the discovery.
• The press hailed her as a great leader.
• Their victory was hailed as a historic achievement.

Comment l'utiliser : hail someone/something as something (Critics hailed the film as a masterpiece.)

Synonymes : praise, acclaim, celebrate

Contraires : criticize

Expressions courantes : hail a breakthrough, hail someone as something, hail a success

héler, interpeller

Appeler quelqu'un ou lui faire signe pour qu'il vous remarque ou s'arrête.

En anglais simple : To call or signal to someone so they notice you or stop.

• We tried to hail a taxi.
• She hailed the driver from across the street.
• The captain hailed a passing boat.

Synonymes : call, signal to

Expressions courantes : hail a taxi, hail a cab, hail someone

grêler

Se dit lorsque de petites boules de glace tombent des nuages.

En anglais simple : If it does this, small balls of ice fall from the clouds.

• It began to hail.
• It hailed all afternoon yesterday.
• Do you think it will hail tonight?

Comment l'utiliser : it hails (It sometimes hails here in spring.)

Expressions courantes : hail heavily, hail outside

proclamer, désigner

Donner un nom ou un titre particulier à quelqu’un ou à quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To call someone or something by a particular name or title.

• They hailed him as king.
• The villagers hailed her as their rescuer.
• The invention was hailed as the answer to their problems.

Comment l'utiliser : hail someone/something as something (The crowd hailed him as their new king.)

Synonymes : name, declare, proclaim

Expressions courantes : hail someone as something, hail a hero

déverser de la grêle

Faire tomber de petites boules de glace.

En anglais simple : To send small balls of ice falling down.

• The cloud began to hail.
• Dark clouds hailed ice onto the fields.
• The storm hailed down on the empty road.

Expressions courantes : hail down, clouds hail