see|Ale|alè
Image:Real Ale 2004-05-09 cropped.jpg|thumb|a [[pint of ale (1)]]
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|-
- 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.
- 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 mà i ji�)
Danish: lyst øl c
Dutch: donker bier n
French: bière anglaise f
German: Ale n
Greek: αγγλική μÏ�ίÏ�α (anglikjà bÃra) f, αγγλικÏ�Ï� ζÏ�θοÏ� (anglikós zÃthos) 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
- grain
Category:Basque language
Czech
Pronunciation
audio|Cs-ale.ogg|audio
Conjunction
ale
- but
Category:Czech conjunctions
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA|/Ë�ɑle/
Etymology
Shortened from alennusmyynti, "selling of goods at bargain prices".
Noun
ale
- colloquial|lang=fi Selling of goods at bargain prices: sale
Italian
Noun
plural of ala#Italian|ala f (poetic)
ale
- wings
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA|/�al�/ (conjunction, interjection)
audio|pl-ale.ogg|ale (conjunction, interjection)
Conjunction
ale
- but
#* graÄ�|GraÅ�em dobrze, ale przegrywaÄ�|przegraÅ�em – I played well, but I lost.
Interjection
ale
- expressing wonder
#* Ale mieÄ�|masz piÄ�kny|piÄ�knÄ� sukienka|sukienkÄ�! – You have so beautiful dress!
Noun
ale n (no plural)
- #English|ale (beer)
Category:Polish conjunctions
Romanian
Article
ale (feminine/neuter plural possessive article)
- 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)
- everything, anything
- life
- universe
Synonyms
ali
Adjective
ale (compar: aleer, superl: aleest)
- all, every
- complete
- whole
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