Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
con un vento della Madonna
English translation:
with one hell of a wind
Added to glossary by
Barbara Cochran, MFA
Apr 13, 2016 17:17
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Italian term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
con un vento della Madonna
Italian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
In A Historical Novel
Contesto (talking about Christopher Columbus):
Non diceva una parola, me ci ha guidato come niente fosse, come non fossimo nel bel mezzo di un oceano con un vento della Madonna, ma in un lago appena mosso da una brezza leggera.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
Non diceva una parola, me ci ha guidato come niente fosse, come non fossimo nel bel mezzo di un oceano con un vento della Madonna, ma in un lago appena mosso da una brezza leggera.
Molte Grazie,
Barbara
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Apr 20, 2016 13:02: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
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with one hell of a wind
same idea, different words...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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Marco Solinas
Native in Italian
&
English
Works in field
Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English , Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
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106
with a heck of a wind
It may sound a tad blasphemous, but so does the Italian original
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Miriam Bianco
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Efficient, accurate and professional
Native in: English
Works in: Italian to English, Spanish to English
very strong wind / strong winds / stormy / howling /roaring / blustery ...wind(s)
informal expression to emphasize the force / impact of something
or something for poetic with adjectives given.
or something for poetic with adjectives given.
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Francesca Casanova
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Works in field
Italy
Traduzioni - Translations - Sanremo
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English, English to Italian
Related KudoZ points
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blowing a gale
..and it was blowing a gale
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with (a) fierce/boisterous wind
I link
Extremely powerful or destructive: a fierce storm; a fierce flood.
II Link
"Fierce cold, heat, or weather is much colder, hotter etc than usual:
a fierce wind
boisterous (Ezra Pound..)
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/boisterous
pag 126
https://books.google.it/books?id=YN_FZn452n4C&pg=PA126&lpg=P...
Extremely powerful or destructive: a fierce storm; a fierce flood.
II Link
"Fierce cold, heat, or weather is much colder, hotter etc than usual:
a fierce wind
boisterous (Ezra Pound..)
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/boisterous
pag 126
https://books.google.it/books?id=YN_FZn452n4C&pg=PA126&lpg=P...
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