south

south
south [saʊθ]
1. noun
sud m
• to the south of au sud de
• in the south of Scotland dans le sud de l'Écosse
• house facing the south maison exposée au sud
• to live in the south habiter dans le Sud
• the South of France le Sud de la France le Midi
2. adjective
sud inv
• south wind vent m du sud
• south coast côte f sud
• on the south side du côté sud
• the south door of the cathedral le portail sud de la cathédrale
• in south Devon dans le sud du Devon
3. adverb
[go] vers le sud ; [be, lie] au sud, dans le sud
• the town lies south of the border la ville est située au sud de la frontière
• further south plus au sud
• we drove south for 100km nous avons roulé pendant 100 km en direction du sud
• go south till you get to Crewe allez vers le sud jusqu'à Crewe
• to sail due south aller plein sud
4. compounds
► South Africa noun Afrique f du Sud
► South African adjective sud-africain noun
Sud-Africain(e) m(f)
► South America noun Amérique f du Sud
► South American adjective sud-américain noun
Sud-Américain(e) m(f)
► the South Atlantic noun l'Atlantique m sud
► South Carolina noun Caroline f du Sud
• in South Carolina en Caroline du Sud ► south-east noun sud-est m adjective sud-est inv adverb vers le sud-est, au sud-est
► South-East Asia noun Sud-Est m asiatique
► south-easterly adjective [wind, direction] du sud-est ; [situation] au sud-est adverb vers le sud-est
► south-eastern adjective sud-est
► south-eastward, south-eastward adverb vers le sud-est
► south-facing adjective exposé au sud
► the South Pacific noun le Pacifique Sud
► the South Pole noun le pôle Sud
► south-west noun sud-ouest m adjective sud-ouest inv adverb vers le sud-ouest, au sud-ouest
► south-westerly adjective [wind, direction] du sud-ouest
► south-western adjective sud-ouest inv
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[saʊθ] 1.
noun sud m
2.
adjective gen sud inv; [wind] gen du sud; Meteorology de sud
3.
adverb [move] vers le sud; [lie, live] au sud (of de)

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