north

north
north [nɔ:θ]
1. noun
nord m
• to the north of ... au nord de ...
• house facing the north maison f exposée au nord
• the wind is blowing from the north le vent vient du nord
• to live in the north habiter dans le nord
• in the north of Scotland dans le nord de l'Écosse
2. adjective
nord inv
• north wind vent m du nord
• in north Wales/London dans le nord du pays de Galles/de Londres
• on the north side du côté nord
3. adverb
[lie, be] au nord (of de ) ; [go] vers le nord
• further north plus au nord
• north of the island au nord de l'île
• the town lies north of the border la ville est située au nord de la frontière
• we drove north for 100km nous avons roulé pendant 100 km vers le nord
• go north till you get to Oxford allez vers le nord jusqu'à Oxford
• to sail due north aller droit vers le nord
• north by north-east nord quart nord-est
4. compounds
► North Africa noun Afrique f du Nord
► North African adjective nord-africain noun
Nord-Africain(e) m(f)
► North America noun Amérique f du Nord
► North American adjective nord-américain noun
Nord-Américain(e) m(f)
► the North Atlantic noun l'Atlantique m nord
► North Atlantic Treaty Organization noun Organisation f du traité de l'Atlantique nord
► North Carolina noun Caroline f du Nord
• in North Carolina en Caroline du Nord ► north-east noun nord-est m adjective nord-est inv adverb vers le nord-est
► north-easterly adjective [wind, direction] du nord-est ; [situation] au nord-est adverb vers le nord-est
► north-eastern adjective nord-est inv
► north-facing adjective exposé au nord
► North Korea noun Corée f du Nord
► North Korean adjective nord-coréen noun
Nord-Coréen(ne) m(f)
► North Pole noun pôle m Nord
► North Sea noun mer f du Nord
► North Sea gas noun (British) gaz m naturel de la mer du Nord
► North Sea oil noun pétrole m de la mer du Nord
► North Vietnam noun Vietnam m du Nord
► North Vietnamese adjective nord-vietnamien noun
Nord-Vietnamien(ne) m(f)
► north-west noun nord-ouest m adjective nord-ouest inv adverb vers le nord-ouest
► north-westerly adjective [wind, direction] du nord-ouest ; [situation] au nord-ouest adverb vers le nord-ouest
► north-western adjective nord-ouest inv, du nord-ouest
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[nɔːθ] 1.
noun (compass direction) nord m

true north — le nord géographique

2.
North proper noun Politics, Geography (part of world, country)

the North — le Nord

the far North — le Grand Nord

3.
adjective gen nord inv; [wind] du nord

in/from north London — dans le/du nord de Londres

4.
adverb [move] vers le nord; [lie, live] au nord (of de)

to go north of something — passer au nord de quelque chose


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