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PRONUNCIATION OF RAFALE

rafale  [ʀafal] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAFALE

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Rafale is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RAFALE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dassault Rafale

The Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine, canard delta-wing, multirole fighter aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation. Dassault describes the Rafale as an omnirole fighter, with a high level of agility, capable of simultaneously performing air supremacy, interdiction, reconnaissance, and airborne nuclear deterrent missions. The Rafale is distinct from other European fighters of its era in that it is almost entirely built by one country, involving most of France's major defence contractors, such as Dassault, Thales and Safran. In the late 1970s, the French Air Force and Navy were seeking to replace and consolidate their current fleets of aircraft. In order to reduce development costs and boost prospective sales, France entered into an arrangement with four other European nations to produce an agile multi-purpose fighter. Subsequent disagreements over workshare and differing requirements led to France's pursuit of its own development program. Dassault built a technology demonstrator which first flew in July 1986 as part of an eight-year flight-test programme, paving the way for the go-ahead of the project.

Definition of rafale in the English dictionary

The definition of rafale in the dictionary is a burst of artillery fire.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAFALE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RAFALE

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Synonyms and antonyms of rafale in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rafale» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAFALE

Find out the translation of rafale to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rafale from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rafale» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

阵风
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Rafale
570 millions of speakers

English

rafale
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉफेल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رافال
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Rafale
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rafale
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Rafale
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rafale
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rafale
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rafale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ラファール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일제 사격
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rafale
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Rafale
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Rafale
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॅफेल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rafale
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Rafale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Rafale
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Rafale
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rafale
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Rafale
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Rafale
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

rafale
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Rafale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rafale

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAFALE»

The term «rafale» is quite widely used and occupies the 43.700 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAFALE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rafale

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAFALE»

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Aircraft Carriers: The World's Greatest Naval Vessels and ...
Rafale Ml, the first navalised production aircraft, maintains SO per cent structural and systems commonality with the single-seat Rafale C. The initial software standard permits air defence missions against multiple targets, and in 2002 added ...
Chris Bishop, Chris Chant, 2004
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The Naval Institute Guide to World Naval Weapon Systems
Rafale M Ultimately, Rafale will be the sole tactical aircraft equipping French carriers, analogous to the U.S. F/A-18. Unlike the U.S. aircraft, Rafale is to be used by both French air services, planned procurement amounting to 294 aircraft: 60 ...
Norman Friedman, 2006
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Saudi Arabia: National Security in a Troubled Region
Purchasing the Rafale? There are still occasional reports that the RSAF might purchase the French Rafale, although these now seem so dated that they are no longer a meaningful possibility. The Rafale is a twin-jet aircraft designed for short - ...
Anthony H. Cordesman, 2009
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101 Great Fighters
Robert Jackson. Developed at huge cost, the Dassault Rafale is the result of France's “go it alone” policy, and is designed for both land- and carrier-based service. Despite some teething troubles, Saab's JAS-39 Gripen is proving to. Dassault ...
Robert Jackson, 2010
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The Armed Forces: Instrument of Peace, Strength, Development ...
Three versions of Rafale were in the initial production order: i. Rafale C ( Chasseur) Single-seat fighter for the AdA (Armée de l'Air, French Air Force) ii. Rafale B (Biplace) Two-seat fighter for the AdA iii. Rafale M (Marine) Single-seat carrier ...
Joseph Babatunde Fagoyinbo, 2013
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The Arms Production Dilemma: Contraction and Restraint in ...
The same rationale is given for the army's Leclerc tank and the Navy's Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier. However, the Rafale's cost is five times greater than that of the Leclerc tank and more than ten times that of the Charles de Gaulle, ...
Randall Forsberg, 1994
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Two Lands
August gathered her courage and turned Rafale towards the jump. When he lifted his hooves and began to jump, August forgot to rise from her seat and lost her balance. She tumbled off Rafale and fell on the sandy ground. “Loose stag!
Lee Shirley, 2013
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Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks: Third International ...
4, in place of releasing the channel after each frame transmission, the winner node occupies the channel to send a rafale of frames. This rafale of frames can be a combination of sensed information: temperature, vibration, picture etc.
Hongke Zhang, Stephan Olariu, Jiannong Cao, 2007
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Popular Science
France's new Rafale is different. In fact, it may be the most versatile fighter available today, and some of its features will not be matched until the Pentagon's new Joint Strike Fighter enters service, around 2010. The Rafale was designed to  ...
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Progress In Astronautics and Aeronautics: Aerospace Software ...
Rafale The Rafale embedded software is clearly separated in two parts that follow different development processes: avionics software and flight control software. Avionics Software26 The Rafale avionics equipment is characterized by the fact ...
Christine Anderson, Merlin Dorfman, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAFALE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rafale is used in the context of the following news items.
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Stunning Pictures of the First three Rafale “omnirole” jets delivered …
Egypt has received the first three Rafale jets during a ceremony held at Istres airbase, in southern France on Jul. 20. The three Rafale DM (as the two-seaters ... «The Aviationist, Jul 15»
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Rafale deal with India in '2 to 3 months': France
LE BOURGET: French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday that talks with India over the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter jets were progressing ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
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Rafale Combat Jet Is Suddenly En Vogue
In the early 1990s, when Dassault Aviation began producing the Rafale combat jet, it expected to crank out as many as three a month for the French Air Force ... «Aviation Week, Jun 15»
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Minister: India To Buy Only 36 French Rafales
NEW DELHI — India will only buy 36 Rafale fighter jets as they are "way too expensive", the defense minister said Sunday, dashing lingering French hopes of a ... «DefenseNews.com, Jun 15»
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Congress assails Modi govt over Rafale deal, downsizing of attack …
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former defence minister AK Antony on Saturday raised several questions over the Rafale warplane deal, wondering ... «Times of India, May 15»
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Planemaker Dassault to double Rafale output in two-to-three years if …
PA) will double production of its Rafale combat jet within two to three years of the completion of a planned sale to India, its chief executive said on Monday. «Reuters, May 15»
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French team in India to negotiate Rafale deal
PANAJI: French team constituted to negotiate the Rafale deal has arrived in India and talks can start anytime now, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today ... «Economic Times, May 15»
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India, France Yet To Sign Deal on Rafale
NEW DELHI — India and France did not sign any type of agreement for the purchase of 36 Rafale fighter aircraft for the Indian Air Force during the Wednesday ... «DefenseNews.com, May 15»
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France, Qatar sign Rafale deal, Hollande hails Gulf ties
PA after deals to sell Rafale jets to Egypt and India - also includes MBDA ... to," he said, adding that French 'credibility' in the region helped with Rafale sales. «Reuters, May 15»
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France Sells 24 Rafale Fighters to Qatar
PARIS — Qatar will sign contracts for 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets and MBDA missiles May 4, President François Hollande's office said Thursday. The Rafale ... «DefenseNews.com, Apr 15»

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