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1 Les points cardinaux
nord north Nsud south Sest east Eouest west WNoter que la liste des quatre points cardinaux est traditionnellement donnée dans cet ordre dans les deux langues.nord-est northeast NEnord-ouest northwest NWnord-nord-est north northeast NNEest-nord-est east northeast ENEetc.Dans les expressions suivantes, nord est pris comme exemple; les autres noms de points cardinaux s’utilisent de la même façon.Où?vivre dans le Nord= to live in the Northdans le nord de l’Écosse= in the north of Scotlandau nord du village= north of the village ou to the north of the villageà 7 km au nord= 7 kilometres north ou 7 kilometres to the northdroit au nord= due northla côte nord= the north coastla face nord (d’une montagne)= the north facele mur nord= the north wallla porte nord= the north doorpasser au nord d’Oxford= to go north of OxfordLes mots anglais en -ern et -erner sont plus courants que les adjectifs français septentrional, occidental, oriental et méridional.une ville du Nord= a northern townl’accent du Nord= a northern accentle dialecte du Nord= the northern dialectl’avant-poste le plus au nord= the most northerly outpost ou the northernmost outpostquelqu’un qui habite dans le Nord= a northernerun homme du Nord= a northernerles gens du Nord= northernersLes adjectifs en -ern sont normalement utilisés pour désigner des régions à l’intérieur d’un pays ou d’un continent (⇒ Les régions).le nord de l’Europe= northern Europel’est de la France= eastern Francele sud de la Roumanie= southern Romaniale nord d’Israël= northern IsraelMais noter:l’Asie du Sud-Est= South-East AsiaPour les noms de pays qui utilisent les points cardinaux (Corée du Nord, Yémen du Sud), se reporter au dictionnaire.Dans quelle direction?Noter les adverbes en -ward ou -wards ( GB) et les adjectifs en -ward, utilisés pour indiquer une direction vague.aller vers le nord= to go north ou to go northward ou to go in a northerly directionnaviguer vers le nord= to sail north ou to sail northwardvenir du nord= to come from the northun mouvement vers le nord= a northward mouvementPour décrire le déplacement d’un objet, on peut utiliser un composé avec -bound.un bateau qui se dirige vers le nord= a northbound shiples véhicules qui se dirigent vers le nord= northbound trafficNoter aussi:les véhicules qui viennent du nord= traffic coming from the northdes fenêtres qui donnent au nord= north-facing windows ou windows facing northune pente orientée au nord= a north-facing slopenord quart nord-est= north by northeastNoter ces expressions servant à donner la direction des vents:le vent du nord= the north windun vent de nord= a northerly wind ou a northerlydes vents dominants de nord= prevailing north windsle vent est au nord= the wind is northerly ou the wind is in the northle vent vient du nord= the wind is blowing from the north -
2 est
est [εst]1. masculine nouna. ( = point cardinal) eastb. ( = régions orientales) east• les pays/le bloc de l'Est the Eastern countries/bloc2. invariable adjective* * *ɛst
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adjectif invariable [façade, versant, côte] east; [frontière, zone] eastern
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nom masculin1) (point cardinal, région) east2) ( en géographie)de l'Est — [ville, accent] eastern
* * *ɛst nm* * *A adj inv [façade, versant, côte] east; [frontière, zone] eastern.B nm1 ( point cardinal) east; à l'est de Paris [être, habiter] east of Paris; vers l'est [aller, naviguer] east, eastward; un vent d'est an easterly wind; exposé à l'est east-facing ( épith);2 ( région) east; dans l'est de la France [se situer, avoir lieu, habiter, voyager] in the east of France; [aller, se rendre] to the east of France; l'est du Japon eastern Japan;3 Géog, Pol l'Est the East; vivre dans l'Est to live in the East; venir de l'Est to come from the East; de l'Est [ville, accent] eastern.[ɛst] nom masculin invariable1. [point cardinal] eastnous allons vers l'est we're heading eastward ou eastwardsune terrasse exposée à l'est an east-facing ou east terraceb. [en France] the East (of France)————————[ɛst] adjectif invariablela côte est des États-Unis the East coast ou Eastern seaboard of the United Statesà l'est de locution prépositionnelle
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