hail

grandine

Piccole palline di ghiaccio che cadono dalle nuvole come la pioggia.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: heavy hail, hail storm, hail damage

pioggia, grandine

Grande quantità di cose che volano contemporaneamente verso qualcuno o qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: a hail of something (The soldiers ran through a hail of bullets.)

Sinonimi: shower, barrage

Espressioni comuni: hail of bullets, hail of stones, hail of arrows

elogiare, acclamare

Lodare pubblicamente qualcuno o qualcosa come molto valido o importante.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: hail someone/something as something (Critics hailed the film as a masterpiece.)

Sinonimi: praise, acclaim, celebrate

Contrari: criticize

Espressioni comuni: hail a breakthrough, hail someone as something, hail a success

chiamare

Chiamare qualcuno o fargli un segno perché ti noti o si fermi.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: call, signal to

Espressioni comuni: hail a taxi, hail a cab, hail someone

grandinare

Cadere piccole palline di ghiaccio dalle nuvole.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: it hails (It sometimes hails here in spring.)

Espressioni comuni: hail heavily, hail outside

proclamare, designare

Attribuire a qualcuno o qualcosa un nome o titolo particolare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: hail someone/something as something (The crowd hailed him as their new king.)

Sinonimi: name, declare, proclaim

Espressioni comuni: hail someone as something, hail a hero

far cadere grandine

Far cadere piccole palline di ghiaccio.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: hail down, clouds hail