southwest

sud-ouest

Direction située à mi-chemin entre le sud et l’ouest.

En anglais simple : The direction halfway between south and west.

• The storm came from the southwest.
• They live in the southwest of France.
• The compass points toward the southwest.

Comment l'utiliser : the southwest of somewhere (The village is in the southwest of the country.); to the southwest of somewhere (The island lies to the southwest of the mainland.)

Contraires : northeast

Expressions courantes : to the southwest, from the southwest, the southwest of

sud-ouest

Situé dans la direction entre le sud et l’ouest, ou orienté vers elle.

En anglais simple : Located in, or pointing toward, the direction halfway between south and west.

• Use the southwest entrance.
• Their house stands on the southwest coast.
• The ship followed a southwest course.

Synonymes : southwesterly

Contraires : northeast

Expressions courantes : southwest corner, southwest coast, southwest direction

du sud-ouest

Qui souffle depuis la direction située entre le sud et l’ouest.

En anglais simple : Coming from the direction halfway between south and west.

• A southwest wind brought warmer air.
• The southwest breeze cooled the beach.
• Strong southwest winds delayed the sailing race.

Synonymes : southwesterly

Contraires : northeast

Expressions courantes : southwest wind, southwest breeze, southwest winds

vers le sud-ouest

Dans la direction située entre le sud et l’ouest.

En anglais simple : Toward the direction halfway between south and west.

• We drove southwest for an hour.
• The birds are flying southwest.
• Turn southwest when you reach the river.

Synonymes : southwestward, southwesterly

Contraires : northeast

Expressions courantes : head southwest, travel southwest, turn southwest