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1 ♦ east
♦ east /i:st/A n. [u]1 (geogr.) est; oriente; levante: from the east, da est; da levante; in the east, a est: a oriente; The snow will spread to the east, le nevicate si estenderanno a est; Japan is to the east of China, il Giappone è a est della Cina; true east, est vero; to face east, essere rivolto a est2 parte orientale; zona est; est: the east of the city, la zona est (o i quartieri orientali) della città3 (geogr.) – the East, l'Oriente; i paesi (pl.) orientali: the Middle East, il Medio Oriente; the Far East, l'Estremo Oriente; the Near East, il Vicino Oriente; (arc.) i Balcani e la TurchiaB a.1 (geogr.) orientale; dell'est: the east coast, la costa orientale; East Africa, (l') Africa Orientale; the East Indies, le Indie Orientali; East European, dell'Europa dell'est2 (situato a) est; (esposto, rivolto, che guarda) a est: the east entrance, l'entrata est; the east side of the house, il lato est della casa; an east window, una finestra (che guarda) a estC avv.a (o verso) oriente (o est): facing east, rivolto a oriente; che guarda verso est; esposto a est; to travel east, viaggiare verso oriente; east of, a est di● (stor.) East Berlin, Berlino Est □ (naut.) east by north, est quarta nordo □ (naut.) east by south, est quarta sud □ the East End, ( a Londra) i quartieri orientali ( a est della City) NOTE DI CULTURA: East End: è da sempre considerato la zona «povera» di Londra in confronto al ricco West End. Nell'800 era famoso per il numero di immigrati e per la sua sovrappopolazione. In particolare nel 1888 acquistò una tetra notorietà per gli omicidi attribuiti a Jack lo Squartatore. Oggi è in via di trasformazione □ East-Ender, abitante dei quartieri orientali di Londra □ (stor.) East Germany, la Germania Est (o dell'Est) □ (stor.) the East India Company, la Compagnia delle Indie Orientali □ (naut., stor.) East Indiaman, nave mercantile (armata dalla Compagnia delle Indie Orientali) □ (naut.) east-north-east, est-nord-est □ East Side, ( a New York) East Side ( la parte di Manhattan tra l'East River e la Quinta Strada) □ (naut.) east-south-east, est-sud-est □ (geogr.) East Timor, Timor Est □ (polit.) East-West relations, relazioni Est-Ovest □ (fam. USA) down East, nella Nuova Inghilterra; ( in particolare) nel Maine. -
2 the Orient
(the east (China, Japan etc): the mysteries of the Orient.) Oriente
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