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Pronunciation / Transliteration: grésil
"Le temps est glacial et il y a du grésil."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Rain mixed with snow or hail, or falling as ice pellets.
"The rain turned into sleet as the temperature dropped."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English slete, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse slita 'tear' or Middle High German slīze 'slippery place'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sleet" is said worldwide
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grésil
Transliteration: grésil
"Le temps est glacial et il y a du grésil."
Schneeregen
Transliteration: Schneeregen
"Draußen geht der Regen in Schneeregen über."
nevischio
Transliteration: nevischio
"Il nevischio rende le strade molto scivolose."
aguanieve
Transliteration: aguanieve
"Comenzó a caer aguanieve en la carretera."
aguaneve
Transliteration: aguaneve
"A chuva transformou-se em aguaneve durante a noite."
हिमवर्षा
Transliteration: himvarsha
"मैदानों में बारिश के साथ हिमवर्षा हो रही है।"
雨夹雪
Transliteration: yǔ jiā xuě
"气温下降，雨变成了雨夹雪。"
진눈깨비
Transliteration: jinnunkkaebi
"차가운 바람과 함께 진눈깨비가 내리고 있다."
みぞれ
Transliteration: mizore
"空から冷たいみぞれが降ってきた。"
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