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1 northerly
['nɔːðəlɪ] 1. 2.nome vento m. del nord* * *[-ðə-]1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the north: a northerly breeze.) del nord2) (looking, lying etc towards the north: in a northerly direction.) verso nord* * *northerly /ˈnɔ:ðəlɪ/A a.2 verso nord; verso settentrione: (naut., aeron.) a northerly course, una rotta verso nord; in a northerly direction, verso nordB avv.C n.vento del nord; tramontana (in Italia)● (geogr.) northerly latitude, latitudine boreale (o settentrionale, o nord).* * *['nɔːðəlɪ] 1. 2.nome vento m. del nord -
2 ♦ direction
♦ direction /dɪˈrɛkʃn/n. [uc]1 direzione; senso: in a northerly [easterly, etc.] direction, in direzione nord [est, ecc.]; in the direction of London, in direzione di Londra; to change direction, cambiare direzione; to go in the wrong [right] direction, andare nella direzione sbagliata [giusta]; in the opposite direction, nella direzione opposta; Which direction were they going in?, in che direzione stavano andando?; She kept looking in my direction, continuava a guardare nella mia direzione; The demonstrators scattered in all directions, i dimostranti si sono dispersi in tutte le direzioni; A terrible crash came from the direction of the kitchen, si è sentito un terribile schianto in provenienza dalla cucina; sense of direction, senso dell'orientamento2 (fig.) orientamento, scopo: She decided to change direction completely, ha deciso di cambiare completamente orientamento; He felt his life lacked direction, aveva la sensazione che la sua vita non avesse uno scopo preciso3 (fig.) direzione, indirizzo: Things are moving ( o heading) in the right direction, le cose si stanno muovendo nella direzione giusta; Shareholders are unhappy with the direction the company has taken in recent months, gli azionisti sono scontenti dell'indirizzo che ha preso la società negli ultimi mesi; There have been improvements in many directions, ci sono stati miglioramenti in molti settori4 (pl.) istruzioni; indicazioni (per fare qc. o per andare da qualche parte): directions to staff, istruzioni al personale; Read the directions carefully before starting work, leggere attentamente le indicazioni prima di cominciare a lavorare; We stopped and asked for directions, ci siamo fermati per chiedere indicazioni; Directions to the office are enclosed, le indicazioni per raggiungere l'ufficio sono in allegato5 (teatr., cinem., TV) regia6 (fin., org. az.) direzione; guida delle attività correnti7 (mus.) direzione8 (mus.) didascalia, indicazione● (fig.) from sb. 's direction, da parte di q.: Don't expect any help from his direction, non aspettarti nessun aiuto da parte sua □ (fig.) to point in the direction of, indicare che si tratta di: Everything pointed in the direction of a single gunman acting alone, tutto indicava che si trattasse di un unico uomo armato che agiva da solo □ direction board, indicatore stradale □ (mat.) direction cosines, coseni direttori □ ( radio) direction finder (abbr. DF), radiogoniometro □ (aeron.) direction indicator, indicatore di direzione □ (mat.) direction ratio, parametro direttore □ (autom.) direction signs, segnali (o cartelli) di direzione □ ( radio) direction station, stazione radiogoniometrica □ (autom.) direction to be followed, senso obbligatorio. -
3 northerly nor·ther·ly adj
['nɔːðəlɪ](wind) del nord, (direction) verso nord -
4 north
[nɔːθ] 1.nome nord m., settentrione m.2.nome proprio North geogr.3.aggettivo attrib. [side, face, door] nord; [ coast] settentrionale; [ wind] del nord, settentrionale4.* * *[no:Ɵ] 1. noun1) (the direction to the left of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He faced towards the north; The wind is blowing from the north; I used to live in the north of England.) nord2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) nord2. adjective1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) a nord, settentrionale2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) del nord3. adverb(towards the north: The stream flows north.) verso (il) nord- northern
- northerner
- northernmost
- northward
- northwards
- northward
- northbound
- north-east / north-west 4. adverb(towards the north-east or north-west: The building faces north-west.) a/verso nordest/nord-est; a/verso nordovest/nord-ovest- north-eastern / north-western
- the North Pole* * *[nɔːθ] 1.nome nord m., settentrione m.2.nome proprio North geogr.3. 4.
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