mistral en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /mɪˈstɹɑːl/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French mistral, from Occitan. Doublet of magistral.
Meanings
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A strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean.
I saw him, the sea gray under the mistral and foam-flecked, watching the vanishing coast of France, which he was destined never to see again; and I thought there was something gallant in his bearing and dauntless in his soul.
1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 48”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:The mistral had been blowing for three days now and the sea showed more white than blue
1973, Patrick O'Brian, HMS Surprise:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mistrals | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (16)
co maestral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · ms mistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · el μαΐστρος (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · it maestrale (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · fr mistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · ca mestral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · pt mistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · fi mistraalituuli (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · ru мистра́ль (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · sc maistràle (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · es mistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · fi mistraali (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · de Mistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · hu misztrál (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · uk містра́ль (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean) · mt majjistral (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)