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  • 121 east

    [i:st] 1. noun
    1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) ανατολή
    2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) ανατολικά
    2. adjective
    1) (in the east: the east coast.) ανατολικός
    2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) ανατολικός
    3. adverb
    (towards the east: The house faces east.) προς την ανατολή,ανατολικά
    - eastern
    - easternmost
    - eastward
    - eastwards
    - eastward
    - the East

    English-Greek dictionary > east

  • 122 north

    [no:Ɵ] 1. noun
    1) (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.) βορράς
    2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) βορράς
    2. adjective
    1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) βόρειος,βορινός
    2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) βόρειος
    3. adverb
    (towards the north: The stream flows north.) προς το βορρά
    - 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.) βορειο-ανατολικά/δυτικά
    - north-eastern / north-western
    - the North Pole

    English-Greek dictionary > north

  • 123 south

    1. noun
    1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) νότος
    2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) νότος
    2. adjective
    1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) νότιος
    2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) νότιος
    3. adverb
    (towards the south: This window faces south.) νότια,προς το νότο
    - southern
    - southerner
    - southernmost
    - southward
    - southwards
    - southward
    - southbound
    - south-east / south-west     4. adjective
    1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.)
    2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.)
    5. adverb
    (towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) νοτιο-ανατολικά/δυτικά
    - south-eastern / south-western
    - the South Pole

    English-Greek dictionary > south

  • 124 west

    [west] 1. noun
    1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) δύση
    2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) Δύση
    2. adjective
    1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) δυτικός
    2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) δυτικός
    3. adverb
    (towards the west: The cliffs face west.) δυτικά
    - western 4. noun
    (a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.)
    - westward
    - westwards
    - westward
    - go west
    - the West
    - the Wild West

    English-Greek dictionary > west

  • 125 east

    [i:st] 1. noun
    1) (the direction from which the sun rises, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: The wind is blowing from the east; The village is to the east of Canton; in the east of England.) est
    2) ((also E) one of the four main points of the compass: He took a direction 10° E of N / east of north.) est
    2. adjective
    1) (in the east: the east coast.) est, oriental
    2) (from the direction of the east: an east wind.) d'est
    3. adverb
    (towards the east: The house faces east.) à/vers l'est
    - eastern - easternmost - eastward - eastwards - eastward - the East

    English-French dictionary > east

  • 126 north

    [no:Ɵ] 1. noun
    1) (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.) nord
    2) ((also N) one of the four main points of the compass.) nord
    2. adjective
    1) (in the north: on the north bank of the river.) septentrional
    2) (from the direction of the north: a north wind.) du nord
    3. adverb
    (towards the north: The stream flows north.) vers le 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.) au/vers le nord-est; au/vers le nord-ouest
    - north-eastern / north-western - the North Pole

    English-French dictionary > north

  • 127 south

    1. noun
    1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sud
    2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sud
    2. adjective
    1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sud, méridional
    2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) du sud
    3. adverb
    (towards the south: This window faces south.) vers le sud
    - southern - southerner - southernmost - southward - southwards - southward - southbound - south-east / south-west 4. adjective
    1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sud-est; sud-ouest
    2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) du sud-est; du sud-ouest
    5. adverb
    (towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) vers le sud-est; vers le sud-ouest
    - south-eastern / south-western - the South Pole

    English-French dictionary > south

  • 128 west

    [west] 1. noun
    1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) ouest
    2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) ouest
    2. adjective
    1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) ouest
    2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) (d')ouest
    3. adverb
    (towards the west: The cliffs face west.) à l'ouest
    - western 4. noun
    (a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) western
    - westward - westwards - westward - go west - the West - the Wild West

    English-French dictionary > west

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