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    un freddo del diavolo

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    informal, emphatic

    How it works

    This is an idiomatic expression used to describe extremely cold weather. It combines an indefinite article ('un'), a noun ('freddo' - cold), and a genitive construction ('del diavolo' - of the devil) which serves as an intensifier, similar to 'hell of a' in English. It can also be used as 'un caldo del diavolo' for extreme heat.

    Sample sentences

    Oggi fa un freddo del diavolo, non voglio uscire di casa.

    Today it's a freezing cold, I don't want to leave the house.

    In montagna d'inverno c'è sempre un freddo del diavolo.

    In the mountains during winter there's always a bitter cold.

    Metti il cappotto, fuori c'è un freddo del diavolo!

    Put on your coat, outside it's freezing cold!

    Quick facts

    idiomatic_intensifier:The phrase 'del diavolo' (of the devil) is a common Italian idiom used to emphatically intensify the preceding noun, conveying extreme severity, intensity, or unpleasantness.

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    Oggi fa un freddo del diavolo, non voglio uscire di casa.

    Today it's a freezing cold, I don't want to leave the house.

    In montagna d'inverno c'è sempre un freddo del diavolo.

    In the mountains during winter there's always a bitter cold.

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