the MP for Coventry South

1) (direction) Süden, der

2) usu.

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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.) der Süden

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden

1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...

- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly

1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west

- south-easterly / south-westerly

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I. n no pl

1. (compass direction) Süden m

Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]

to face the \south nach Süden zeigen

the kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Süden

to veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehen

from the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtung

in the \south im Süden

he lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]

to the \south of... südlich von...

2. (southern part of England)

▪ the S\south der Süden Englands

▪ the S\south (the Third World) die Dritte Welt

4. (southern states of the USA)

▪ the S\south die Südstaaten pl

II. adj

1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlich

he lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadt

the \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwind

due \south direkt [o genau] nach Süden

2. ( fig fam: downwards in terms of quality/quantity) nach unten

I was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturz

III. adv (toward the south) nach Süden

to face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]

to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen

\south of... südlich von...

to live/move down \south esp BRIT ( fam) im Süden wohnen/in den Süden ziehen

▶ to go \south AM ( fam) prices fallen

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1. n

2. adj

3. adv

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Sth abk South S

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1) (direction) Süden, der

2) usu.

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südlich adj. adv.

nach Süden ausdr. n.

Süd- präfix.

Süden nur sing. m.

1) (direction) Süden, der

2) usu.

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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.) der Süden

2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden

1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich

2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...

- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly

1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich

2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west

- south-easterly / south-westerly

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I. n no pl

1. (compass direction) Süden m

Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]

to face the \south nach Süden zeigen

the kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Süden

to veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehen

from the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtung

in the \south im Süden

he lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]

to the \south of... südlich von...

2. (southern part of England)

▪ the S\south der Süden Englands

▪ the S\south (the Third World) die Dritte Welt

4. (southern states of the USA)

▪ the S\south die Südstaaten pl

II. adj

1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlich

he lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadt

the \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwind

due \south direkt [o genau] nach Süden

2. ( fig fam: downwards in terms of quality/quantity) nach unten

I was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturz

III. adv (toward the south) nach Süden

to face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]

to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen

\south of... südlich von...

to live/move down \south esp BRIT ( fam) im Süden wohnen/in den Süden ziehen

▶ to go \south AM ( fam) prices fallen

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1. n

2. adj

3. adv

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south [saʊθ]

A s

1. Süden m:

in the south of im Süden von (od gen);

to the south of → C 3;

from the south aus dem Süden

2. auch South Süden m, südlicher Landesteil:

the South of Germany Süddeutschland n;

a) Br Südengland n,

b) US der Süden, die Südstaaten

3. poet Süd(wind) m

B adj südlich, Süd…

C adv

1. nach Süden, südwärts:

go south US umg

a) sich verschlechtern (Lage etc),

b) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein (Firma etc),

c) in den Keller gehen (Kurse, Preise)

2. obs aus dem Süden (besonders Wind)

3. south of südlich von (od gen)

S. abk

1. Sabbath

2. Saint Hl.

3. Saturday Sa.

4. Saxon

5. Senate

6. Socialist

7. Society Ges.

8. Socius, Fellow

9. south S

10. southern südl.

11. submarine ( submarines pl)

So. abk

1. south S

2. southern südl.

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1) (direction) Süden, der

2) usu.

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südlich adj. adv.

nach Süden ausdr. n.

Süd- präfix.

Süden nur sing. m.

SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building, Civil engineering

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The son of a farmer, he had worked in gardens since boyhood and at the age of 21 was employed as Undergardener at the Horticultural Society Gardens in Chiswick, from where he went on to become Head Gardener for the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. It was there that he developed his methods of glasshouse construction, culminating in the Great Conservatory of 1836–40, an immense structure some 277 ft (84.4 m) long, 123 ft (37.5 m) wide and 67 ft (20.4 m) high. Its framework was of iron and its roof of glass, with wood to contain the glass panels; it is now demolished. Paxton went on to landscape garden design, fountain and waterway engineering, the laying out of the model village of Edensor, and to play a part in railway and country house projects.

The structure that made Paxton a household name was erected in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was aptly dubbed, by Punch, the Crystal Palace. The idea of holding an international exhibition for industry had been mooted in 1849 and was backed by Prince Albert and Henry Cole. The money for this was to be raised by public subscription and 245 designs were entered into a competition held in 1850; however, most of the concepts, received from many notable architects and engineers, were very costly and unsuitable, and none were accepted. That same year, Paxton published his scheme in the Illustrated London News and it was approved after it received over-whelming public support.

Paxton's Crystal Palace, designed and erected in association with the engineers Fox and Henderson, was a prefabricated glasshouse of vast dimensions: it was 1,848 ft (563.3 m) long, 408 ft (124.4 m) wide and over 100 ft (30.5 m) high. It contained 3,300 iron columns, 2,150 girders. 24 miles (39 km) of guttering, 600,000 ft3 (17,000 m³) of timber and 900,000 ft2 (84,000 m) of sheet glass made by Chance Bros, of Birmingham. One of the chief reasons why it was accepted by the Royal Commission Committee was that it fulfilled the competition proviso that it should be capable of being erected quickly and subsequently dismantled and re-erected elsewhere. The Crystal Palace was to be erected at a cost of £79,800, much less than the other designs. Building began on 30 July 1850, with a labour force of some 2,000, and was completed on 31 March 1851. It was a landmark in construction at the time, for its size, speed of construction and its non-eclectic design, and, most of all, as the first great prefabricated building: parts were standardized and made in quantity, and were assembled on site. The exhibition was opened by Queen Victoria on 1 May 1851 and had received six million visitors when it closed on 11 October. The building was dismantled in 1852 and reassembled, with variations in design, at Sydenham in south London, where it remained until its spectacular conflagration in 1936.

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