vale

vale ¹  (vl)

n.

A valley, often coursed by a stream; a dale.

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[Middle English, from Old French val, from Latin valls; see wel-² in Indo-European roots.]

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va·le ²  (vl, wäl)

interj.

Used to express leave-taking or farewell.

n.

A farewell.

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[Latin val, sing. imperative of valre, to be strong or well; see wal- in Indo-European roots.]

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vale¹

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a literary word for valley

[from Old French val, from Latin vallis valley]

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vale² Latin [ˈvɑːleɪ]

sentence substitute

farewell; goodbye

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

vale - a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river valley dale - an open river valley (in a hilly area) glen - a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains) gully - deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour) holler, hollow - a small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Appalachians" natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation nullah - a ravine or gully in southern Asia ravine - a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water) rift valley - a valley with steep sides; formed by a rift in the earth's crust

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vale

noun valley, dale, glen, hollow, depression, dell, dingle, strath (Scot.), cwm (Welsh), coomb a small vale sheltering under mist-shrouded hills

Translations

vale [veɪl] N (poet) → valle m
vale of tears → valle m de lágrimas

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vale

n (liter) → Tal nt; this vale of tears → dies Jammertal

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vale

n vale [veil]

a valley. vallei وادٍ поет. долина údolí dal das Tal κοιλάδα valle org دره laakso vallée עֵמֶק घाटी dolina völgy lembah dalur valle 谷 골짜기, 계곡 slėnis ieleja lembah, lurah dal dal dolina vale vale долина údolie dolina dolina dal, däld หุบเขา vadi, ... vadisi 山谷 діл, долина وادي thung lũng （山）谷