When a hike turns into a freezing, exhausting disaster, standard adjectives just won't cut it. To emphasize a noun to an extreme degree, Spanish uses colorful, idiomatic phrases built with the structure un or una + [noun] + de + [noun].
"...de mil demonios" (Hellish)
Adding de mil demonios (literally, "of a thousand demons") to a noun means the condition is absolutely unbearable.
| It is hellishly cold in the mountain range. | Hace un frío de mil demonios en la cordillera. |
| I felt a hellish exhaustion because of the footwear. | Sentía un cansancio de mil demonios por el calzado. |
"...de espanto" (Terrifying)
When an experience or the weather is so intense that it is frightening, use de espanto (of terror or fright).
| It was a terrifying blizzard. | Fue una ventisca de espanto. |
| The tourists were shivering because of a terrifying wind. | Los turistas tiritaban por un viento de espanto. |
"...de perros" (Miserable)
To describe awful, miserable conditions, use the phrase de perros (literally, "of dogs").
| They say that yesterday we had a miserable day on the mountain. | Dicen que ayer tuvimos un día de perros en la montaña. |
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