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1 Westhang
West·hangm west-facing slope -
2 Westhang
West·hang mwest-facing slope -
3 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
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