gale

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈgeɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/geɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(gāl)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
gale n (strong wind)vendaval nm
  ventarrón nm
 The gale is getting stronger. It's blowing a gale out there!
 ¡Está soplando un vendaval ahí afuera!
gale n (meteorology: windstorm)temporal nm
  tempestad nf
  tormenta de viento nf + loc adj
  vendaval nm
 Gales are expected in the North Atlantic all week.
 Se esperan temporales en el Atlántico norte toda la semana.
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Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
bog myrtle,
moor myrtle,
sweet gale n		 (botany: marsh shrub)mirto de Brabante nm + loc adj
  mirto de turbera nm + loc adj
fresh gale n (meteorology) (meteorología)vendaval nm
gale warning n (forecast of severe winds)alerta de vendaval nf + loc adj
 Because of the gale warning we decided not to set sail that night.
 Because of the gale warning, the small boat returned to the harbor.
 Por causa de la alerta de vendaval decidimos no ponernos a navegar de noche.
  pronóstico de vientos fuertes nm + loc adj
 No salimos a navegar porque había pronósticos de vientos fuertes.
gale-force wind n (wind over 32 mph or 61 km/h)viento huracanado loc nom m
strong gale n (meteorology)temporal nm
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'gale' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
Spanish:
ventisca - galerna - vendaval - ventarrón

In Lists: Wind, more...
Collocations: [damaged, destroyed] by a strong gale, woken up by the howling gale, gales are [expected, forecast] for, more...

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