The wind that often blows in Provence is called the mistral.
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Mistral
//mɪˈstɹɑːl//
Synonyms for "mistral" (23 found)
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Closest matches (5)
Strong matches (7)
Related words (11)
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14 translations across 14 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- mestral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Corsican
1 entries- maestral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
French
1 entries- mistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
German
1 entries- Mistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Greek
1 entries- μαΐστρος noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Hungarian
1 entries- misztrál noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Italian
1 entries- maestrale noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Malay
1 entries- mistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Maltese
1 entries- majjistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Portuguese
1 entries- mistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Russian
1 entries- мистра́ль noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Sardinian
1 entries- maistràle noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Spanish
1 entries- mistral noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Ukrainian
1 entries- містра́ль noun (strong cold north-west wind in southern France and the Mediterranean)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
The mistral had been blowing for three days now and the sea showed more white than blue
Source: wiktionary
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