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vento

wind

noun VEHN-toh Less Common
Animals & Nature Weather

Origin: from Latin 'ventus'

Usage Note

Vento is the everyday word for wind; the plural venti happens to look identical to venti ('twenty'), so context disambiguates. It powers the idiom qualcosa nell'aria and the saying navigare col vento in poppa ('to sail with a following wind', i.e. to thrive).

Examples

"Oggi tira un vento forte."

Natural Translation

A strong wind is blowing today.

Literal Translation

Today pulls a wind strong.

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