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1 south-east / south-west
nouns (the direction midway between south and east or south and west, or any part of the earth lying in that direction.) suðaustur; suðvestur -
2 south
1. noun1) (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.) suður2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) suður2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) suður-2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sunnan-, að sunnan3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) í suðurátt- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) suðaustur; suðvestur2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) suðaustanstæður; suðvestanstæður5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) í suðaustur; í suðvestur- south-eastern / south-western
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3 south-easterly / south-westerly
1) ((of a wind etc) coming from the south-east or south-west: a south-easterly wind.) suðaustlægur; suðvestlægur2) (looking, lying etc towards the south-east or south-west: a south-westerly direction.) í suðaustur; í suðvesturEnglish-Icelandic dictionary > south-easterly / south-westerly
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4 south-eastern / south-western
adjectives (of the south-east or south-west: a south-western dialect.) suðaustan-; suðvestan-English-Icelandic dictionary > south-eastern / south-western
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5 trade wind
(a wind that blows towards the equator (from the north-east and south-east).) staðvindur -
6 dateline
noun (a north-south line drawn on maps through the Pacific Ocean, east and west of which the date is different.) dagalína -
7 due
[dju:] 1. adjective1) (owed: I think I'm still due some pay; Our thanks are due to the doctor.) skuldar; sem e-m er skuldað; eiga inni; þökk sé2) (expected according to timetable, promise etc: The bus is due in three minutes.) væntanlegur3) (proper: Take due care.) tilhlÿðilegur2. adverb(directly South: sailing due east.) nákvæmlega, beint3. noun1) (what is owed, especially what one has a right to: I'm only taking what is my due.) það sem (e-m) ber2) ((in plural) charge, fee or toll: He paid the dues on the cargo.) tollur•- duly- due to
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8 long house
(in tribal societies, a long rectangular dwelling shared by several families, especially in south-east Asia and amongst North American Indians.) langhús -
9 longitude
['loŋɡitju:d](the distance, measured in degrees on the map, that a place is east or west of a standard north-south line, usually that which passes through Greenwich: What is the latitude and longitude of that town?) lengd- longitudinally -
10 steppe
[step](a dry, grassy plain, as in the south-east of Europe and in Asia.) gresja, steppa
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