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Similar words: gable · ale · bale · dale · gage · gal · gala · gall · game · gape
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gale

1 noun MET strong windgála masc4  c m uthey sail in force 8 gales seolann siad i ngálaí fórsa 8there will be a southwesterly gale séidfidh gála aniar aneas 2 noun strong forcethey're facing gales of pressure tá brú ollmhór orthuthe gales of change an brú i leith athruithe
phrases

gales of laughter

(also

a gale of laughter

) scairt gháireracht gáire

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Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • blow »
    to blow a gale bheith ina ghála, bheith an-gharbh, bheith an-ghaofar, gaoth mhór a bheith ann
  • blow over »
    the barn was blown over in the gale leag an gála an scioból, leagadh an scioból sa ghála
  • conditions »
    we had gale conditions on the trip bhí sé ina ghála le linn an turais
  • gale-force »
    gale-force wind gaoth fórsa gála technical term, gála gaoithe familiar
  • gale-force »
    we were playing against a gale-force wind bhí gála gaoithe inár gcoinne agus muid ag imirt
  • onshore »
    there was an onshore gale bhí gála ag séideadh i dtreo an chladaigh, bhí gála ag séideadh ón bhfarraige
  • rise »
    the gale rose to a storm d'ardaigh an gála ina stoirm
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