al vento

in the wind

→ al
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in the wind Can describe something exposed to or moved by the wind. In expressions like “parole al vento,” it means words that are wasted or ignored.
IT: La bandiera sventola al vento.
EN: The flag is waving in the wind.

L'erba al vento.

The grass in the wind.

— Il cielo sopra Berlino (1987)

Volle far spargere le proprie ceneri al vento.

He wanted his ashes to be scattered in the wind.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

Principessa, ha il culetto al vento.

Princess, your ass is in the wind.

— La vita è bella (1997)

I miei ordini sono parole al vento.

My orders are empty words.

— La caduta - Gli ultimi giorni di Hitler (2004)