Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
Buon vento!
English translation:
Fair winds (and calm seas)!
Added to glossary by
kringle
Jan 30, 2002 22:06
22 yrs ago
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Italian term
Buon vento!
Italian to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Sailing
as used by sailors/in sailing circles as a salute at the end of ..well just about anything! Like you'd say buon appetito to someone who's about to dig in. Come on all you sailors or would be's out there, how do you say it in English "Happy sailing"? No guesses please, I need the real McCoy here, thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | Fair winds (and calm seas) |
Heathcliff
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| 4 | "God Speed," "Bon Voyage," "Happy Trails," "Break A Leg!" |
Gary Presto
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Proposed translations
+5
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Fair winds (and calm seas)
is one of the standard nautical benedictions, at least on this (West) side of the Pond.
HTH,
HC
HTH,
HC
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Comment: "thanks to all you night shift workers who helped me out on this one - fair winds sounds good to me.
Kringle"
14 mins
"God Speed," "Bon Voyage," "Happy Trails," "Break A Leg!"
Depending on the context, these examples above are ones that carry the same general meaning. I believe that your "Happy Sailing" choice is very appropriate. Next to that, I would lean on my first two choices above. :-)
Good luck!
Gary in Boston
Good luck!
Gary in Boston
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