levanter

Senso (Inglese)

1. An Easterly wind that blows from the Mediterranean, through the straits of Gibraltar to the Atlantic.
2. One who levants, or absconds to avoid paying a debt.

Traduzioni

λεβάντες

Ανατολίτης

llevant

Etimologia (Inglese)

Affine francese: faire voile en Levant

In summary

* (wind): Levant + -er; Compare French faire voile en Levant (“to sail eastward”), figuratively: to flee eastward, literally: set the sail with the Levant, an easterly wind that blows in the western Mediterranean Sea and southern France.
* (person): levant + -er

Frasi

The levanter was still getting stronger , and he felt its force on his face .

Il Levanter stava ancora diventando più forte e sentì la sua forza sul viso.