grêle

/gʁɛl/

la noun B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. hail

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

granizo

granizo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hail."

Portuguese

saraiva

saraiva is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hail."

Practice

1 What does grêle mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ a cassé plusieurs vitres.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches grêle?

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