Meaning of град | Babel Free
[ɣrat]Definitions
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hail (balls or pieces of ice falling as precipitation, often in connection with a thunderstorm) inanimate, masculine, uncountable
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hail (a rapid, intense barrage by a large number of projectiles or other objects) inanimate, masculine, uncountable
Equivalents
Examples
“Паабапал дарогі гнуліся да зямлі панурныя каласы зьбітага градам жыта.”
Beaten by the hail, dusky ears of rye bent toward the ground on both sides of the road.
“Nor was the Major less exasperated as he dressed for dinner, during which operation the dark servant underwent the pelting of a shower of miscellaneous objects, varying in size from a boot to a hairbrush, and including everything that came within his master’s reach.”
“Once more the savage yells burst out of the woods, and the leaden hail whistled above the heads of the besieged”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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