vale

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Cognate of English valley.

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Singular
vale

Plural
vales

vale (plural vales)

  1. valley
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin valē, imperative of valere (be well)

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IPA: /veɪʊl/

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vale

  1. (newspapers) (usually seen in obituaries) farewell
    Vale - Sarah Smith
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vale

  1. false

[edit] Fijian

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From Proto-Oceanic, compare Indonesian balai.

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vale

  1. house

[edit] Finnish

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  • IPA: [ˈʋɑle̞ˣ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑle
  • Hyphenation: va‧le

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vale

  1. A lie, untruth, fabrication.
  2. As modifier in compound terms (vale-), false, virtual, pseudo-.

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vale

  1. third-person singular present indicative of valer.
  2. second-person singular imperative of valer.

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vale

  1. Third-person singular present indicative of valere.

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vale

  1. Singular present imperative of valere.

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valē!

  1. goodbye, farewell
    Ave atque vale. (Hello and goodbye.)

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  • This is the singular form. When addressing a group, valēte is used.

[edit] Portuguese

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vale m.

  1. valley
  2. voucher

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vale

  1. Third person singular present indicative of valer.

[edit] Romanian

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From Latin vallis.

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  • IPA: [ˈvale]

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vale f. (plural văi)

  1. valley

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[edit] Spanish

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vale m. (plural vales)

Singular
vale m.

Plural
vales m.

  1. voucher; IOU

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vale (infinitive: valer)

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of valer.
  2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of valer.
  3. informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of valer.

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vale

  1. (only Spain and Mexico) okay

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In Mexico, the complete expression "sale y vale" is also used to mean "OK".


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vale

  1. Fix sea mark on land (Historical use in West Sweden).