diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7f712071b..248c5ca54 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ Asciidoc:
    (GitHub's #424). Thanks Jean-Noël Avila for the pull request.
  * Keep original formating (GitHub's #416). Thanks suddenfall for
    the feedback, and Jean-Noël Avila for the fixes.
+ * Fix a bug in handling of bold text starting a list item
+   (GitHub's #447). Thanks Jean-Noël Avila for the pull request.
+ * Fix handling of linebreaks in lists (GitHub's #444). Thanks
+   Jean-Noël Avila for the pull request.
 
 Tex:
  * Allow verbatim environment declaration without trailing space
diff --git a/lib/Locale/Po4a/AsciiDoc.pm b/lib/Locale/Po4a/AsciiDoc.pm
index 48dda80d2..aada49ad2 100644
--- a/lib/Locale/Po4a/AsciiDoc.pm
+++ b/lib/Locale/Po4a/AsciiDoc.pm
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ sub parse {
             $paragraph      = $text . "\n";
             $self->{indent} = "";
             $self->{bullet} = $bullet;
+	} elsif ( not defined $self->{verbatim}
+		  and ( $line eq " +") ) {
+	    $paragraph .= $line . "\n";
         } elsif ( ( $line =~ /^\s*$/ ) and ( !defined( $self->{type} ) or ( $self->{type} ne "Table" ) ) ) {
 
             # When not in table, empty lines or lines containing only spaces do break paragraphs
@@ -1058,7 +1061,7 @@ sub parse {
 
             if (   ( $paragraph ne "" && $self->{bullet} && length( $self->{indent} || "" ) == 0 ) )
             {
-		if ( !$self->{options}{'nolinting'} ) {
+		if ( ( !$self->{options}{'nolinting'} ) && ($paragraph !~ m/ \+\n/ ) ) {
 		    # Second line of an item block is not indented. It is unindented
 		    # (and allowed) additional text or a new list item.
 		    warn wrap_mod(
@@ -1080,12 +1083,6 @@ sub parse {
             $paragraph .= $line . "\n";
         }
 
-        # paragraphs starting by a bullet, or numbered
-        # or paragraphs with a line containing many consecutive spaces
-        # (more than 3)
-        # are considered as verbatim paragraphs
-        $wrapped_mode = 0 if ( $paragraph =~ m/^(\*|[0-9]+[.)] )/s
-            or $paragraph =~ m/[ \t][ \t][ \t]/s );
         ( $line, $ref ) = $self->shiftline();
     }
     if ( length $paragraph ) {
@@ -1196,7 +1193,7 @@ sub do_paragraph {
     }
 
     @comments = ();
-    if ( defined $self->{bullet} ) {
+    if ( ( defined $self->{bullet} ) && !($t =~ /\+\n/ ) ) {
         my $bullet  = $self->{bullet};
         my $indent1 = $self->{indent};
         my $indent2 = $indent1 . ( ' ' x length($bullet) );
diff --git a/po/pod/it.po b/po/pod/it.po
index ca30846c7..41a31f661 100644
--- a/po/pod/it.po
+++ b/po/pod/it.po
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "Project-Id-Version: po4a 0.20\n"
 "Report-Msgid-Bugs-To: devel@lists.po4a.org\n"
-"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-12-30 20:49+0100\n"
-"PO-Revision-Date: 2023-08-17 03:01+0200\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2023-10-21 17:16+0200\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2023-10-21 17:26+0200\n"
 "Last-Translator: Marco Ciampa <ciampix@posteo.net>\n"
 "Language-Team: Italian <https://hosted.weblate.org/projects/po4a/po4a-doc/it/"
 ">\n"
@@ -1562,11 +1562,7 @@ msgid ""
 "file, you must specify the format parser to use, the location of the "
 "translated document to produce, and optionally some configuration. File "
 "names should be quoted or escaped if they contain spaces. Here is an example:"
-msgstr ""
-"È necessario elencare anche i documenti che devono essere tradotti. Per ogni "
-"file master, bisogna specificare l'elaboratore del formato da usare, la "
-"posizione del documento tradotto da produrre, e opzionalmente qualche "
-"configurazione. Ecco un esempio:"
+msgstr "È necessario elencare anche i documenti che devono essere tradotti. Per ogni file master, bisogna specificare l'elaboratore del formato da usare, la posizione del documento tradotto da produrre, e opzionalmente qualche configurazione.  Se i nomi dei file dovessero contenere degli spazi, a questi ultimi dovranno essere apposti dei caratteri di escape oppure i nomi interi dovranno essere essere messi tra virgolette. Ecco un esempio:"
 
 #. type: verbatim
 #: po4a:134
@@ -1585,8 +1581,7 @@ msgid ""
 "             de:doc/de/script.xml\n"
 "\n"
 msgstr ""
-" [type: sgml] doc/my_stuff.sgml fr:doc/fr/mon_truc.sgml \\\n"
-"              de:doc/de/mein_kram.sgml\n"
+" [type: sgml] \"doc/my stuff.sgml\"  \"fr:doc/fr/mon truc.sgml\"  de:doc/de/mein\\ kram.sgml\n"
 " [type: man] script fr:doc/fr/script.1 de:doc/de/script.1\n"
 " [type: docbook] doc/script.xml fr:doc/fr/script.xml \\\n"
 "             de:doc/de/script.xml\n"
@@ -2168,10 +2163,8 @@ msgstr "COPYRIGHT E LICENZA"
 #. type: textblock
 #: po4a:192 po4a-gettextize:81 po4a-normalize:34 po4a-translate:59
 #: po4a-updatepo:58
-#, fuzzy
-#| msgid "Copyright 2002-2022 by SPI, inc."
 msgid "Copyright 2002-2023 by SPI, inc."
-msgstr "Copyright 2002-2022 by SPI, inc."
+msgstr "Copyright 2002-2023 by SPI, inc."
 
 #. type: textblock
 #: po4a:193 po4a-gettextize:82 po4a-normalize:35 po4a-translate:60
@@ -5096,7 +5089,7 @@ msgid ""
 "L<Jamulus|https://jamulus.io/> (markdown, yaml, HTML): a FOSS application "
 "for online jamming in real time. The website documentation is maintained in "
 "multiple languages using po4a."
-msgstr ""
+msgstr "L<Jamulus|https://jamulus.io/> (markdown, yaml, HTML): un'applicazione FOSS per il jamming online in tempo reale. La documentazione del sito viene mantenuta in più lingue tramite po4a."
 
 #. type: textblock
 #: doc/po4a.7.pod:153
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.adoc b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.adoc
index d4dc0c140..e8856ff21 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.adoc
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.adoc
@@ -20,3 +20,18 @@ __________________________
 This is a Quote block. +
 This is a Quote block.
 __________________________
+
+. List item section 1
+. List item section 2 +
+ +
+Another section of list item 2
+
+Further text
+
+
+* List item section A
+* List item section B +
+ +
+Another section of list item B
+
+Further text
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.norm b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.norm
index 8c0c168c6..44b04281e 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.norm
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.norm
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ This is a paragraph with a linebreak, where the linebreak occurs on second line
 The second part of the paragraph is on a second line.
 
 * We can do the same with a list item +
-  After the linebreak, the bullet point is continued.
+After the linebreak, the bullet point is continued.
 * In this bullet point, the list item is continued on the next line. +
-  Then the line is broken in a second part.
+Then the line is broken in a second part.
 
 ..........................
 This is a Literal block. +
@@ -17,3 +17,18 @@ __________________________
 This is a Quote block. +
 This is a Quote block.
 __________________________
+
+. List item section 1
+. List item section 2 +
+ +
+Another section of list item 2
+
+Further text
+
+
+* List item section A
+* List item section B +
+ +
+Another section of list item B
+
+Further text
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.po b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.po
index 9d790f6cd..009d79bd8 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.po
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.po
@@ -71,3 +71,42 @@ msgid ""
 msgstr ""
 "THIS IS A QUOTE BLOCK.\n"
 "THIS IS A QUOTE BLOCK."
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:25
+msgid "List item section 1"
+msgstr "LIST ITEM SECTION 1"
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:28
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"List item section 2\n"
+"\n"
+"Another section of list item 2"
+msgstr ""
+"LIST ITEM SECTION 2\n"
+"\n"
+"ANOTHER SECTION OF LIST ITEM 2"
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:30 LineBreak.adoc:37
+msgid "Further text"
+msgstr "FURTHER TEXT"
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:33
+msgid "List item section A"
+msgstr "LIST ITEM SECTION A"
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:36
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"List item section B\n"
+"\n"
+"Another section of list item B"
+msgstr ""
+"LIST ITEM SECTION B\n"
+"\n"
+"ANOTHER SECTION OF LIST ITEM B"
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.pot b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.pot
index 16fc6b59c..144f0c29e 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.pot
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.pot
@@ -62,3 +62,36 @@ msgid ""
 "This is a Quote block.\n"
 "This is a Quote block."
 msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:25
+msgid "List item section 1"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:28
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"List item section 2\n"
+"\n"
+"Another section of list item 2"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:30 LineBreak.adoc:37
+msgid "Further text"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:33
+msgid "List item section A"
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: LineBreak.adoc:36
+#, no-wrap
+msgid ""
+"List item section B\n"
+"\n"
+"Another section of list item B"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.trans b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.trans
index aa0608ca8..b4bab2403 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.trans
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/LineBreak.trans
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ THIS IS A PARAGRAPH WITH A LINEBREAK, WHERE THE LINEBREAK OCCURS ON SECOND LINE
 THE SECOND PART OF THE PARAGRAPH IS ON A SECOND LINE.
 
 * WE CAN DO THE SAME WITH A LIST ITEM +
-  AFTER THE LINEBREAK, THE BULLET POINT IS CONTINUED.
+AFTER THE LINEBREAK, THE BULLET POINT IS CONTINUED.
 * IN THIS BULLET POINT, THE LIST ITEM IS CONTINUED ON THE NEXT LINE. +
-  THEN THE LINE IS BROKEN IN A SECOND PART.
+THEN THE LINE IS BROKEN IN A SECOND PART.
 
 ..........................
 THIS IS A LITERAL BLOCK. +
@@ -17,3 +17,18 @@ __________________________
 THIS IS A QUOTE BLOCK. +
 THIS IS A QUOTE BLOCK.
 __________________________
+
+. LIST ITEM SECTION 1
+. LIST ITEM SECTION 2 +
+ +
+ANOTHER SECTION OF LIST ITEM 2
+
+FURTHER TEXT
+
+
+* LIST ITEM SECTION A
+* LIST ITEM SECTION B +
+ +
+ANOTHER SECTION OF LIST ITEM B
+
+FURTHER TEXT
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.adoc b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.adoc
index 22f38c61a..bc5fb3de3 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.adoc
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.adoc
@@ -247,3 +247,6 @@ After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk that was chosen, the
 * [x] Checked
 * [X] Checked
 * [*] Checked
+
+1. *starting* with
+   a strong item
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.norm b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.norm
index de9f157ec..5b09f2030 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.norm
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.norm
@@ -226,3 +226,5 @@ After deciding the fate for all hunks, if there is any hunk that was chosen, the
 * [x] Checked
 * [X] Checked
 * [*] Checked
+
+1. *starting* with a strong item
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.po b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.po
index 3d0ad9475..a649e5de1 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.po
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.po
@@ -659,6 +659,11 @@ msgid "Unchecked"
 msgstr "UNCHECKED"
 
 #. type: Plain text
-#: Lists.adoc:248 Lists.adoc:249
+#: Lists.adoc:248 Lists.adoc:249 Lists.adoc:250
 msgid "Checked"
 msgstr "CHECKED"
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Lists.adoc:252
+msgid "*starting* with a strong item"
+msgstr "*STARTING* WITH A STRONG ITEM"
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.pot b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.pot
index ff2fbfb11..025bbd4f6 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.pot
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.pot
@@ -614,6 +614,11 @@ msgid "Unchecked"
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: Plain text
-#: Lists.adoc:248 Lists.adoc:249
+#: Lists.adoc:248 Lists.adoc:249 Lists.adoc:250
 msgid "Checked"
 msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Lists.adoc:252
+msgid "*starting* with a strong item"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.trans b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.trans
index 85ebac69b..35ccfb141 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.trans
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Lists.trans
@@ -226,3 +226,5 @@ AFTER DECIDING THE FATE FOR ALL HUNKS, IF THERE IS ANY HUNK THAT WAS CHOSEN, THE
 * [x] CHECKED
 * [X] CHECKED
 * [*] CHECKED
+
+1. *STARTING* WITH A STRONG ITEM
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.adoc b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.adoc
index 7cbd52c0e..17153705c 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.adoc
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.adoc
@@ -59,3 +59,11 @@ If --stdin was also used then this is prefixed by either "pack\t", or "keep\t" i
 new .keep file was successfully created. This is useful to remove a
 .keep file used as a lock to prevent the race with 'git repack'
 mentioned above.
+
+TIP: we're starting a
+multi-line
+Tip box.
+
+TIP: *now bold*
+text in
+the beginning
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.norm b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.norm
index 60fe4906c..af9bf15ec 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.norm
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.norm
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ NOTE: This is my special note.
 NOTE: What lovely war.
 
 If --stdin was also used then this is prefixed by either "pack\t", or "keep\t" if a new .keep file was successfully created. This is useful to remove a .keep file used as a lock to prevent the race with 'git repack' mentioned above.
+
+TIP: we're starting a multi-line Tip box.
+
+TIP: *now bold* text in the beginning
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.po b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.po
index b9091a48f..b26d7d231 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.po
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.po
@@ -125,6 +125,16 @@ msgid "What lovely war."
 msgstr "WHAT LOVELY WAR."
 
 #. type: Plain text
-#: Paragraphs.adoc:61
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:62
 msgid "If --stdin was also used then this is prefixed by either \"pack\\t\", or \"keep\\t\" if a new .keep file was successfully created. This is useful to remove a .keep file used as a lock to prevent the race with 'git repack' mentioned above."
 msgstr "IF --STDIN WAS ALSO USED THEN THIS IS PREFIXED BY EITHER \"PACK\\T\", OR \"KEEP\\T\" IF A NEW .KEEP FILE WAS SUCCESSFULLY CREATED. THIS IS USEFUL TO REMOVE A .KEEP FILE USED AS A LOCK TO PREVENT THE RACE WITH 'GIT REPACK' MENTIONED ABOVE."
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:66
+msgid "we're starting a multi-line Tip box."
+msgstr "WE'RE STARTING A MULTI-LINE TIP BOX."
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:69
+msgid "*now bold* text in the beginning"
+msgstr "*NOW BOLD* TEXT IN THE BEGINNING"
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.pot b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.pot
index ec86c5809..cbc8d5fa8 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.pot
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.pot
@@ -115,10 +115,20 @@ msgid "What lovely war."
 msgstr ""
 
 #. type: Plain text
-#: Paragraphs.adoc:61
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:62
 msgid ""
 "If --stdin was also used then this is prefixed by either \"pack\\t\", or "
 "\"keep\\t\" if a new .keep file was successfully created. This is useful to "
 "remove a .keep file used as a lock to prevent the race with 'git repack' "
 "mentioned above."
 msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:66
+msgid "we're starting a multi-line Tip box."
+msgstr ""
+
+#. type: Plain text
+#: Paragraphs.adoc:69
+msgid "*now bold* text in the beginning"
+msgstr ""
diff --git a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.trans b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.trans
index 0b07a9e35..56b646fe9 100644
--- a/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.trans
+++ b/t/fmt/asciidoc/Paragraphs.trans
@@ -55,3 +55,7 @@ NOTE: THIS IS MY SPECIAL NOTE.
 NOTE: WHAT LOVELY WAR.
 
 IF --STDIN WAS ALSO USED THEN THIS IS PREFIXED BY EITHER "PACK\T", OR "KEEP\T" IF A NEW .KEEP FILE WAS SUCCESSFULLY CREATED. THIS IS USEFUL TO REMOVE A .KEEP FILE USED AS A LOCK TO PREVENT THE RACE WITH 'GIT REPACK' MENTIONED ABOVE.
+
+TIP: WE'RE STARTING A MULTI-LINE TIP BOX.
+
+TIP: *NOW BOLD* TEXT IN THE BEGINNING