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adjective (towards the west: in a westward direction.) para el oestetr['westwəd]1 hacia el oestewestward ['wɛstwərd] adv & adj: hacia el oesteadj.• que va hacia el oeste adj.adv.• hacia el oeste adv.
I 'westwərd, 'westwədwestwardly -li adjective (before n)in a westward direction — hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste
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BrE westwards -z adverb <travel/turn> hacia el oeste['westwǝd]1.ADJ [movement, migration] hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste2.ADV hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste* * *
I ['westwərd, 'westwəd]westwardly [-li] adjective (before n)in a westward direction — hacia el oeste, en dirección oeste
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BrE westwards [-z] adverb <travel/turn> hacia el oeste -
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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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