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1. noun1) (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.) oeste2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) oeste
2. adjective1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) oeste2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) del oeste
3. adverb(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) al oeste- westerly- 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
west n adj adv oestemany people migrated west seeking their fortune mucha gente migró hacia el oeste, en busca de fortunatr[west]1 oeste nombre masculino, occidente nombre masculino1 occidental, del oeste1 al oeste, hacia el oeste\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe Far West el Lejano Oestethe West Coast la costa oestethe West End zona céntrica londinense de comercios, teatros y cinesWest Indies las AntillasWest Indian antillano,-awest ['wɛst] adv: al oestewest adj: oeste, del oeste, occidentalwest winds: vientos del oestewest n1) : oeste m2)the West : el Oeste, el Occidenteadj.• del oeste adj.• occidental adj.• oeste adj.adv.• al oeste adv.n.• ocaso s.m.• occidente s.m.• oeste s.m.• poniente s.m.
I westmass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) oeste mthe west, the West el oeste, el Oeste; to the west of the city al oeste de la ciudad; west-northwest — oesnoroeste
b) ( region)the west, the West el oeste; a town in the west of Wales — una ciudad del or en el oeste de Gales
2) the Westa) ( the Occident) (el) Occidente mb) (Pol, Hist) el Oestec) ( in US) el Oeste (americano)
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adverb al oestethe house faces west — la casa da or está orientada al oeste
[west]to go west — (BrE colloq) \<\<thing/chance\>\> irse* al garete (fam)
1.N oeste m, occidente mthe West — (Pol) el Oeste, (el) Occidente
tales of the American West — cuentos mpl del Oeste americano
in the west of the country — al oeste or en el oeste del país
the wind is from the or in the west — el viento sopla or viene del oeste
2.ADJ [part, coast] oeste, del oeste, occidental; [wind] del oeste3.ADV (=westward) hacia el oeste; (=in the west) al oeste, en el oesteit's west of London — está al oeste or en el oeste de Londres
- go west4.CPDWest Africa N — África f Occidental
the West Bank N — Cisjordania f
West Berlin N — (Hist) Berlín m Oeste
the West Country N — (Brit) el West Country (el sudoeste de Inglaterra, esp. los condados de Cornualles, Devon y Somerset)
the West End N — (of London) el West End (de Londres) (zona del centro de Londres donde hay muchas tiendas y locales de ocio)
West German, West IndianWest Germany N — (formerly) Alemania f Occidental
West Indies NPL — Antillas fpl
West Point N — academia militar de Estados Unidos
West Virginia N — Virginia f Occidental
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I [west]mass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) oeste mthe west, the West el oeste, el Oeste; to the west of the city al oeste de la ciudad; west-northwest — oesnoroeste
b) ( region)the west, the West el oeste; a town in the west of Wales — una ciudad del or en el oeste de Gales
2) the Westa) ( the Occident) (el) Occidente mb) (Pol, Hist) el Oestec) ( in US) el Oeste (americano)
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adverb al oestethe house faces west — la casa da or está orientada al oeste
to go west — (BrE colloq) \<\<thing/chance\>\> irse* al garete (fam)
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'destind1) ((having a future) organized or arranged beforehand (by a person or by fate): She was destined for success.) destinado2) (bound or heading (for a place): destined for Singapore.) con destinotr['destɪnd]1 (intended, meant) destinado,-a■ the money was destined for a local charity el dinero iba destinado a una organización benéfica del barrio2 (fated) condenado,-a, destinado,-adestined ['dɛstənd] adj1) fated: predestinado2) bound: destinado, con destino (a), con rumbo (a)adj.• destinado, -a adj.'destənd, 'destɪndadjective (pred)1) ( fated)to be destined to + INF — estar* (pre)destinado a + inf
2)a) ( intended)b) (bound, on way)['destɪnd]ADJ1) (=intended)2) (=fated)it was destined to fail — estaba destinado or condenado a fracasar
she was destined for greater things — estaba destinada or predestinada a llegar lejos
3) (=travelling)* * *['destənd, 'destɪnd]adjective (pred)1) ( fated)to be destined to + INF — estar* (pre)destinado a + inf
2)a) ( intended)b) (bound, on way) -
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'vu:du:(a type of witchcraft originally practised by certain Negro races in the West Indies.) vudútr['vʊːdʊː]1 vudú nombre masculinon.• vudú s.m.'vuːduːnoun vudú m['vuːduː]N vudú m* * *['vuːduː]noun vudú m -
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seint, ]( before a name) snt1) ((often abbreviated to St, especially when used in the names of places, plants etc) a title given especially by the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches to a very good or holy person after his death: Saint Matthew; St John's Road.) santo, santa2) (a very good, kind person: You really are a saint to put up with her.) santo, trozo de pan•- saintly- saintliness
saint n santo1 (before most masculine names) san; (before masculine names beginning with Do- or To-) santo; (before feminine names) santa: santo m, -ta fSaint Francis: San FranciscoSaint Rose: Santa Rosaadj.• santo, -a adj.n.• san s.m.• santa s.f.• santo s.m.seɪnta) ( canonized person) santo, -ta m,fb) Saint seɪnt, sənt (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) ( unselfish person) santo, -ta m,f[seɪnt]1. N1) santo(-a) m / fsaint's day — fiesta f (de santo)
All Saints' Day — día m de Todos los Santos (1 noviembre)
my mother was a saint — (fig) mi madre era una santa
she's no saint — iro ella no es una santa, que digamos
2) (in names)Saint Bernard — (=dog) perro m de San Bernardo
Saint Elmo's fire — fuego m de Santelmo
Saint Kitts — (in West Indies) San Cristóbal
Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
valentineSaint Vitus' dance — baile m de San Vito
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the Saint Lawrence (River) — el (río) San Lorenzo* * *[seɪnt]a) ( canonized person) santo, -ta m,fb) Saint [seɪnt, sənt] (before name) san, santa [santo is used before Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio]Saint Patrick's Day — el día or la fiesta de San Patricio
c) ( unselfish person) santo, -ta m,f
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