Compound Forms:
north | North |
| due north adv | (towards the north) | rumbo norte loc adv |
| | Get on the highway and head due north. |
| | Toma la autopista y dirígete rumbo norte. |
| | | hacia el norte loc adv |
| | Toma la autopista y dirígete hacia el norte. |
| due north n | (compass point: north) | norte de la brújula grupo nom |
| | A compass needle doesn't point to due north: it points to magnetic north. |
| | La aguja de la brújula no señala el norte de la brújula, señala el norte magnético. |
| east by north n | (compass point) | este cuarta al nordeste loc nom m |
| facing north adj | (looking towards the north) | hacia el norte loc adv |
| | | orientado al norte loc adj |
| | | mirado al norte loc adj |
| in the north adv | (in a northerly region) | en el norte, al norte loc adv |
| | Poverty in the north is much higher than in the south. |
| | En el norte la pobreza es mayor que en el sur. |
| magnetic north n | (North: direction on a compass) | norte magnético nm + adj |
| | My compass is pointing to magnetic north, so not exactly towards the North Pole. |
| | Mi brújula apunta hacia el norte magnético, o sea no exactamente hacia el Polo Norte. |
| north by east n | (compass point) | noreste nm |
| north by west n | (compass point) | noroeste nm |
| north shore n | (land at water's north edge) | orilla norte nf + adj |
| | The waves hit the north shore. |
| | Las olas rompen con fuerza en la orilla norte. |
| | | ribera norte nf + adj |
| | Las olas rompen con fuerza en la ribera norte. |
| | | costa norte nf + adj |
| | Las olas rompen con fuerza en la costa norte. |
| north side n | (side or aspect facing the north) | cara norte nf + adj |
| | The shop is on the north side of the street. |
| | La tienda está situada en la cara norte de la calle. |
| | | lado norte nm + adj |
| | La tienda está situada en el lado norte de la calle. |
| north Spain n | (northernmost Spanish regions) | norte de España nm + loc adj |
| north-facing adj | (facing towards the north) | orientado hacia el norte loc adj |
| north-facing side n | (building: side that faces north) | lado mirando al norte nm + loc adj |
| | (AR, coloquial) | lado que da al norte nm + loc adj |
| | My bedroom is on the north-facing side of the house and so is always cold. |
| | Mi habitación está en el lado mirando al norte de la casa y por eso siempre está fría. |
| | | lado orientado al norte nm + loc adj |
| | Mi habitación está en el lado orientado al norte de la casa y por eso siempre está fría. |
north-northeast,
north-north-east n | (compass direction) | norte-noreste nm |
| | | nornoreste, nornordeste nm |
north-northeast,
north-north-east adv | (towards this point) (movimiento) | al norte-noreste, al nornoreste, al nornordeste loc adv |
| | (estado) | en el norte-noreste, en el nornoreste, en el nornordeste loc adv |
| | If you head north-northeast, after a couple of miles you will see a sign for the theme park. |
northeast,
north east n | (north-eastern region) | noreste nm |
| | In the northeast there are hundreds of butterfly species. |
| | En el noreste hay cientos de especies de mariposas. |
northeast,
north east n | (compass point: NE) (punto cardinal) | noreste nm |
| | The compass pointed to the northeast, toward the river. |
| | La brújula apuntaba al noreste, hacia el río. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (in, of the northeast) | nordeste adj |
| | We have a seaside holiday cottage on the north-east coast. |
| | Tenemos un chalet de fin de semana ubicado en la costa nordeste de la laguna. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (wind: coming from the north east) | del nordeste, del noreste loc adj |
| | | nordeste, noreste adj mf |
| Note: hyphen omitted when term is a noun |
| | This north-east wind is bitterly cold. |
| | Este viento del nordeste es muy frío. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (going towards the northeast) (dirección) | nordeste adj |
| | The boat was on a north-east heading when it collided with the tanker. |
| | El barco iba dirección nordeste cuando colisionó con el carguero. |
| northeast by north n | (compass point) | nornoreste nm |
northwest,
north west n | (north-western region) | noroeste nm |
| | We're traveling to Washington, and other parts of the northwest, for vacation. |
| | Vamos a Washington y otras partes del noroeste de vacaciones. |
northwest,
north west n | (compass point: NW) | noroeste nm |
| | The compass is stuck at northwest. |
northwest,
north-west adj | (in, of the northwest) | del noroeste loc adj |
| | | noroeste adj |
| | Cumbria is one of England's northwest counties. |
northwest,
north-west adj | (wind: coming from the northwest) | del noroeste loc adj |
| | | desde el noroeste loc adj |
| | The northwest wind was strong. |
| | El viento del noroeste era fuerte. |
northwest,
north-west adj | (going towards the northwest) | hacia el noroeste loc adv |
| | From London, we took a northwest train as far as Oxford. |
| northwest by north n | (compass point) | nornoroeste nm |
| true north n | (direction of North Pole) | norte geográfico loc nom m |
| | | norte verdadero loc nom m |
| | True north is not the same as magnetic north. |
| true north adv | (in the direction of North Pole) | hacia el norte geográfico, al norte geográfico loc adv |
| | | hacia el norte verdadero, al norte verdadero loc adv |
| up north adv | informal (in the north of the country) | en el norte loc adv |
| | En el norte de Chile se encuentra el desierto de Atacama, uno de los más áridos del mundo. |