"rafale" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ʁa.fal/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-rafale.wav [Canada] Forms: rafales [plural]
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Possibly related to Italian raffica influenced by affaler. Etymology templates: {{unc|fr|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{der|fr|it|raffica}} Italian raffica, {{m|fr|affaler}} affaler Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} rafale f (plural rafales)
  1. (meteorology) gust (strong, abrupt rush of wind) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Meteorology, Weather Synonyms: bourrasque
    Sense id: en-rafale-fr-noun-RJ-Y-uLt Disambiguation of Weather: 47 49 4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 30 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (meteorology) sudden shower, flurry Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Meteorology, Weather
    Sense id: en-rafale-fr-noun-Q207TpzX Disambiguation of Weather: 47 49 4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 30 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  3. (by extension, military) burst (series of shots fired from an automatic firearm) Tags: broadly, feminine Categories (topical): Military, Firearms
    Sense id: en-rafale-fr-noun-QhYDa83f Disambiguation of Firearms: 18 22 60 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 34 37 30 Topics: government, military, politics, war
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microrafale

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for rafale meaning in French (3.9kB)

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