hail

hail
I [heɪl]
nome grandine f.; fig. (of bullets) scarica f.; (of insults) grandinata f., pioggia f.
II [heɪl]
verbo impersonale grandinare (anche fig.)
III [heɪl]
interiezione

Hail! — Salve!

IV [heɪl]
verbo transitivo
1) (call, signal to) chiamare [person, taxi]; salutare [ship]
2) (praise)

to hail sb. as — acclamare o salutare qcn. come

to hail sth. as (being) sth. — salutare qcs. come qcs

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I 1. [heil] noun
1) (small balls of ice falling from the clouds: There was some hail during the rainstorm last night.)
2) (a shower (of things): a hail of arrows.)
2. verb
(to shower hail: It was hailing as I drove home.)
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.)
2. noun
(a shout (to attract attention): Give that ship a hail.)
3. interjection
(an old word of greeting: Hail, O King!)
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I [heɪl]
1. n
Met grandine f , (fig: of bullets) pioggia, (of abuse) valanga
2. vi
grandinare

it's hailing — grandina

II [heɪl]
1. n
(greeting, call) grido di saluto

within hail — a portata d'orecchio

2. excl old
liter

hail, Caesar! — ave, Cesare!

3. vt

(acclaim) to hail (as) — acclamare (come), (greet) salutare, (signal: taxi) fermare, (call) chiamare

he was hailed in the press as a hero — la stampa lo acclamò come un eroe

4. vi

where does that ship hail from? — qual è il porto di provenienza di quella nave?

he hails from Scotland — viene dalla Scozia

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hail (1) /heɪl/
n.
1 [u] (meteor.) grandine
2 (fig.) grandine; gragnola; rovescio; scarica; diluvio: a hail of stones [of blows], una gragnola di sassi [di colpi]; a hail of bullets, una scarica di pallottole
● (ass.) hail insurance, assicurazione contro la grandine □ a hail of abuse, una lunga sfilza d'insulti.
hail (2) /heɪl/
inter.
(spec. lett., poet.) salve!; salute!; ave!: Hail Mary, Ave Maria.
hail (3) /heɪl/
n.
saluto; grido di saluto; acclamazione
to be within hail, essere a portata di voce.
(to) hail (1) /heɪl/
A v. i. (di solito, impers.)
1 grandinare: It hails [it is hailing], grandina [sta grandinando]
2 (fig., spesso to hail down) grandinare
B v. t.
(fig.) lanciare; scagliare; rovesciare (insulti, ecc.); dare una scarica di (colpi, ecc.).
(to) hail (2) /heɪl/
v. t. e i.
1 fare un cenno a; (poet.) salutare; chiamare (a gran voce): He hailed me and shook my hand, mi salutò e mi diede la mano; We hailed a taxi, abbiamo fermato un taxi con un cenno
2 acclamare; proclamare a gran voce; salutare (fig.): They hailed him their leader, lo hanno acclamato loro capo; The novel was hailed as a masterpiece, il romanzo è stato salutato come un capolavoro
● (di nave e, form. o scherz., di persona) to hail from, venire da (porto d'origine o luogo di nascita o di residenza) □ (naut.) to hail a passing ship, dare la voce a una nave che passa □ (fam. USA) hail Columbia, (inter.) al diavolo!; (sost.) parolacce.
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I [heɪl]
nome grandine f.; fig. (of bullets) scarica f.; (of insults) grandinata f., pioggia f.
II [heɪl]
verbo impersonale grandinare (anche fig.)
III [heɪl]
interiezione

Hail! — Salve!

IV [heɪl]
verbo transitivo
1) (call, signal to) chiamare [person, taxi]; salutare [ship]
2) (praise)

to hail sb. as — acclamare o salutare qcn. come

to hail sth. as (being) sth. — salutare qcs. come qcs


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