east

east
east [i:st]
1. noun
est m
• to the east of ... à l'est de ...
• in the east of Scotland dans l'est de l'Écosse
2. adjective
[coast, wing] est inv
• east wind vent m d'est
• on the east side du côté est
• East London l'est m de Londres
3. adverb
[go, travel, fly] vers l'est
• we drove east for 100km nous avons roulé vers l'est pendant 100 km
• it's east of Paris c'est à l'est de Paris
4. compounds
► East Africa noun Afrique f orientale
► the East End noun les quartiers mpl est de Londres
► East European adjective d'Europe de l'Est noun
Européen(ne) m(f) de l'Est
► East German adjective est-allemand noun
Allemand(e) m(f) de l'Est
► East Germany noun Allemagne f de l'Est
► East Timor noun Timor-Oriental m
► East Timorese adjective (est-)timorais noun
Timorais(e) m(f) (de l'Est)
* * *
[iːst] 1.
noun est m
2.
East proper noun Geography

the east — (Orient) l'Orient m; (of country) l'Est m

3.
adjective [side, face, coast, door] est inv; [wind] d'est
4.
adverb [live, lie] à l'est (of de); [move] vers l'est

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