Formes composées
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down south,
down South adv | US (in Southern States) | dans le sud (des États-Unis) adv |
down south,
down South adv | UK (in Southern counties) | dans le sud (de l'Angleterre) |
| | Jack's been living down south in Kent for many years now. |
| | Cela fait maintenant de nombreuses années Jack vit dans le Kent dans le sud de l'Angleterre. |
| down south adv | (any country: in the south) | au sud, vers le sud, dans le sud adv |
| | Down south in India is the ancient trading port of Cochin. |
| | Dans le sud, en Inde, se trouve le vieux port de commerce de Cochin. |
| go south vi | slang (fail, go bad) | dégénérer⇒ vi |
| | (situation) | mal tourner loc v |
| | (situation) | se détériorer⇒, se dégrader⇒ v pron |
| | (familier) | partir en vrille loc v |
| | Things here started to go south when the coal mine shut down. |
| New South Wales n | (Australian state) (État australien) | Nouvelle-Galles du Sud nf propre |
| NSW n | initialism (New South Wales) (État australien) | Nouvelle-Galles du Sud nf propre |
| South Africa n | (southernmost country in Africa) | Afrique du Sud nf propre |
| Note: Full name: Republic of South Africa |
| | South Africa is the largest country in Southern Africa. |
| South African n | (person from South Africa) | Sud-Africain, Sud-Africaine nm, nf |
| | My brother-in-law is married to a South African. |
| South African adj | (of, from South Africa) | sud-africain adj |
| | The South African athlete won the medal. |
| South America n | (Latin American continent) | Amérique du Sud nf propre |
| | The Andes Mountains are in South America. |
| | Les Andes se trouvent en Amérique du Sud. |
| South American adj | (of or from South America) | sud-américain adj |
| | | d'Amérique du Sud loc adj |
| | The llama is a South American animal. |
| | Le lama est un animal sud-américain. |
| | Le lama est un animal d'Amérique du Sud. |
| South American n | ([sb] from South America) | Sud-Américain, Sud-Américaine nm, nf |
| | | sud-américain adj |
| | Two of the best players on the team are South Americans. |
| | Deux des meilleurs joueurs dans l'équipe sont sud-américains. |
| south by east n | (compass point) (boussole, direction) | sud-quart-sud-est nm |
| south by west n | (compass point) (boussole, direction) | sud-quart-sud-ouest nm |
| South Carolina n | (US state) (État américain) | Caroline du Sud nf propre |
| | Columbia is the capital of South Carolina. |
| | Columbia est la capitale de la Caroline du Sud. |
| South China Sea n | (Pacific Ocean around southern Asia) | mer de Chine méridionale nf |
| South Dakota n | (US state) (État américain) | Dakota du Sud nm propre |
| South Island n | (New Zealand's lower island) | île du Sud nf |
| | Les Calédoniens aiment aller faire du ski en Nouvelle-Zélande à Queenstown dans l'île du Sud. |
| South Korea n | (country in Asia) | Corée du Sud nf propre |
| | | République de Corée nf propre |
| | The capital of South Korea is Seoul. |
| | La Corée du Sud a pour capitale Séoul. |
| South Korean n | (person from South Korea) | Sud-Coréen, Sud-Coréenne nm, nf |
| | | Coréen du Sud, Coréenne du Sud nm, nf |
| | Seo-yeon is South Korean. |
| South Korean adj | (of or from South Korea) | sud-coréen, sud-coréenne adj |
| | This is one of my favorite South Korean beers. |
| South Pole n | (Earth's southernmost point) | pôle Sud nm |
| | It was a race to see who could reach the south pole first. Only penguins live at the South Pole. |
| | C'était une course pour voir qui atteindrait le pôle Sud en premier. |
| South Vietnamese adj | (of or from South Vietnam) | sud-vietnamien, sud-vietnamienne adj |
| the South Vietnamese npl | (people of South Vietnam) | les Sud-Vietnamiens nmpl |
| south wind n | (wind blowing from the south) (vent chaud) | vent du Sud nm |
| south-facing adj | (turned in southward direction) | plein sud loc adj |
| | | exposé au sud loc adj |
| | | sud adj inv |
| south-southwest n | (compass direction) | sud-sud-ouest nm inv |
| south-southwest n as adj | (compass direction) | sud-sud-ouest adj inv |
| south-southwest adv | (in a south-southwesterly direction) | vers le sud-sud-ouest loc adv |
| | The storm is moving south-southwest. |
southeast,
south east n | (south-eastern region) | sud-est nm inv |
| | Florida is in the south east of the United States. |
| | La Floride est dans le sud-est des États-Unis. |
southeast,
south east n | (compass point: SE) (direction) | sud-est nm inv |
| | The antique compass has a tiny emerald at southeast, and a sapphire at northeast. |
| | La boussole ancienne comporte une minuscule émeraude au sud-est et un saphir au nord-est. |
southeast,
south-east adj | (coming from the southeast) | du sud-est loc adj |
| | | sud-est adj inv |
southeast,
south-east adj | (in, of the southeast) | au sud-est, du sud-est loc adj |
| | The tourists were eager to taste some southeast cuisine. |
| | Les touristes étaient impatients de goûter à la cuisine du sud-est. |
| southeast by south n | (compass point) (boussole, direction) | sud-est-quart-sud nm |
southwest,
south west n | (south-western region) (région) | sud-ouest nm inv |
| | The weather is typically very dry in the southwest. |
| | Le temps est généralement très sec dans le sud-ouest. |
southwest,
south west n | (compass point: SW) (direction) | sud-ouest nm inv |
| | Southwest is marked with the letters "SW." |
| | Le sud-ouest est indiqué par les lettres« SO ». |
southwest,
south-west adj | (in, of the southwest) | au sud-ouest, du sud-ouest loc adj |
| | Southwest architecture can now be found throughout the country. |
| | L'architecture du sud-ouest se retrouve maintenant dans tout le pays. |
southwest,
south-west adj | (towards the southwest) | au sud-ouest, vers le sud-ouest loc adv |
| | The southwest window lets the late afternoon light into the room. |
| | La fenêtre orientée vers le sud-ouest laisse entrer la lumière de la fin d'après-midi dans la pièce. |
southwest,
south-west adj | (coming from the southwest) | du sud-ouest loc adj |
| | | sud-ouest adj inv |
| southwest by south n | (compass point) (boussole, direction) | sud-ouest-quart-sud nm |