"vale" meaning in Latin

See vale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: \ˈva.le\, ˈwa.leː Audio: la-cls-vale.ogg
  1. Salut ! Bonjour ! (Formule de salut)
    Sense id: fr-vale-la-intj-eCcdDUIN
  2. Salut ! Adieu ! (Formule en usage pour prendre congé de quelqu'un)
    Sense id: fr-vale-la-intj-uordoBkz
  3. Porte-toi bien ! Adieu ! (Formule en usage pour conclure une lettre)
    Sense id: fr-vale-la-intj-2VrciY37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: salve

Verb

IPA: \ˈva.le\, ˈwa.leː Audio: la-cls-vale.ogg
  1. Impératif présent actif, 2e personne du singulier, de valeo.
    Sense id: fr-vale-la-verb-JqOCWbEa Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Formes de verbes en latin, Latin
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