Grêles (en. Hail)

ɡʁɛl

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Precipitation of ice in the form of small balls.

The hailstones caused damage to the crops.

Les grêles ont causé des dommages aux récoltes.

Meteorological event often accompanied by a storm.

Hailstones fell during the storm.

Il a plu des grêles pendant la tempête.

A climatic phenomenon that usually occurs in spring or summer.

Hailstones are frequent in this region during the warm months.

Les grêles sont fréquentes dans cette région pendant les mois chauds.

From Old French 'grele', meaning 'bell' or 'small piece of ice'.

hailstones are falling

Refers to a hailstorm.

tomber des grêles

full of hailstones

Expression indicating a heavy fall of hailstones.

plein de grêles

storm

Meteorological phenomenon accompanied by rain and often hailstones.

orage

tempest

Atmospheric disturbance that can cause hailstones.

tempête

rain

Precipitation of water that may come with hailstones.

pluie

Break the hailstones

During the storm, he broke the hailstones on his car.

Lors de la tempête, il a cassé les grêles sur sa voiture.

In full hailstones

The sky was full of hailstones before the storm.

Le ciel était à plein grêles avant l'orage.