Complete Definition of "ale"

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English

Etymology
Old English ealu, cognate with Icel., Sw., and Dan. öl, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OCS olû beer. Compare with Ir. ól drink, drinking.

Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /�eɪ.l̩/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪl|-eɪl

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. An indoxicate|intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.

#: Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.

  1. A festival in English country places, so called from the liquor drunk.

Synonyms
yill

Derived terms
alehouse
alewife

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|�زر (mizr)
Chinese: 強麥�, 强麦� (qiáng mài ji�)
Danish: lyst øl c
Dutch: donker bier n
French: bière anglaise f
German: Ale n
Greek: αγγλική μ�ί�α (anglikjí bíra) f, αγγλικ�� ζ�θο� (anglikós zíthos) m
Italian: birra inglese f
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Japanese: ��� (�ru)
Korean: �� (eil)
Old English: ealu, beor
Polish: #Polish|ale n
Portuguese: cerveja inglesa f
Russian: �л� (el�) m
Spanish: cerveza inglesa f

Category:Alcoholic beverages


Basque

Noun
ale

  1. grain

Category:Basque language


Czech

Pronunciation
audio|Cs-ale.ogg|audio

Conjunction
ale

  1. but

Category:Czech conjunctions


Finnish

Pronunciation
IPA|/Ë�ɑle/

Etymology
Shortened from alennusmyynti, "selling of goods at bargain prices".

Noun
ale

  1. colloquial|lang=fi Selling of goods at bargain prices: sale

Italian

Noun
plural of ala#Italian|ala f (poetic)
ale

  1. wings

Polish

Pronunciation
IPA|/�al�/ (conjunction, interjection)
audio|pl-ale.ogg|ale (conjunction, interjection)

Conjunction
ale

  1. but

#* graÄ�|GraÅ�em dobrze, ale przegrywaÄ�|przegraÅ�em – I played well, but I lost.

Interjection
ale

  1. expressing wonder

#* Ale mieÄ�|masz piÄ�kny|piÄ�knÄ� sukienka|sukienkÄ�! – You have so beautiful dress!

Noun
ale n (no plural)

  1. #English|ale (beer)

Category:Polish conjunctions


Romanian

Article
ale (feminine/neuter plural possessive article)

  1. of

#:sunt lucririle ale mele aici? - are my things here?

See also
al (masculine/neuter singular)
a (feminine singular)
ai (masculine plural)

Category:Romanian articles


Toki Pona

Noun
ale (plural: ales)

  1. everything, anything
  2. life
  3. universe

Synonyms
ali

Adjective
ale (compar: aleer, superl: aleest)

  1. all, every
  2. complete
  3. whole

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