FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

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gale []

erős szél [ˈɛrøːʃ sˌeːl]

vihuri [vˈihuɹɪ]

v (intransitive|now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal) To sing; charm; enchant.

v (intransitive|now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal) To cry; groan; croak.

v (intransitive|of a person|now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal) To talk.

v (intransitive|of a bird|Scotland) To call.

v (transitive|now|_|chiefly|_|dialectal) To sing; utter with musical modulations.

n (meteorology) A very strong wind, more than a breeze, less than a storm; number 7 through 9 winds on the 12-step Beaufort scale.

n An outburst, especially of laughter.

n (archaic) A light breeze.

n A shrub, sweet gale (Myrica gale) growing on moors and fens.

n (archaic) A periodic payment, such as is made of a rent or annuity.