Compound Forms:
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French West Indies npl | (geography) (geografía) | Antillas Francesas n propio fpl |
FRG n | historical, initialism (Federal Republic of Germany) (República Federal de Alemania) | RFA nf |
go west vi | (travel towards the west) | ir hacia el oeste loc verb |
| The M4 motorway goes west from London. |
go west vi | figurative, slang (die) (coloquial, figurado) | irse al otro mundo loc verb |
| The old cowboy has finally gone west. |
| (coloquial, figurado) | irse al otro barrio loc verb |
| (coloquial, figurado) | irse al otro lado, irse del otro lado loc verb |
go west vi | figurative, slang (be lost or broken) | estar perdido loc verb |
Middle West | (geography) (geografía) | Medio Oeste loc nom m |
north by west n | (compass point) | noroeste 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 west n | (compass point) | oestenoroeste nm |
the Old West n | (geography) (geografía) | el Viejo Oeste loc nom m |
| | el Lejano Oeste loc nom m |
south by west n | (compass point) | sur por oeste loc nom m |
southwest, south west n | (south-western region) | sudoeste nm |
| | suroeste nm |
| The weather is typically very dry in the southwest. |
| El clima es típicamente seco en el sudoeste. |
southwest, south west n | (compass point: SW) | sudoeste nm |
| | suroeste nm |
| Southwest is marked with the letters "SW." |
| El sudoeste está marcado con las letras "SW". |
southwest, south-west adj | (in, of the southwest) | del sudoeste, del suroeste loc adj |
| Southwest architecture can now be found throughout the country. |
| La arquitectura del sudoeste puede encontrarse en todo el país. |
southwest, south-west adj | (towards the southwest) | hacia el sudoeste loc adv |
| | al sudoeste loc adv |
| The southwest window lets the late afternoon light into the room. |
| La ventana que da hacia el sudoeste deja entrar la luz de la tarde en la habitación. |
southwest, south-west adj | (wind: coming from the southwest) | del sudoeste loc adj |
| | del suroeste loc adj |
| The southwest breeze felt good on the hot day. |
| La brisa del sudoeste se siente muy bien en un día caluroso. |
southwest by west n | (compass point) | suroeste por oeste loc nom m |
Upper West Side n | (district of Manhattan in New York) | Upper West Side n propio m |
| El Upper West Side es un barrio de Nueva York. |
West Africa, Western Africa n | (most westerly part of Africa) | África occidental nf |
West Bank n | (geography) | Cisjordania n propio f |
west coast n | (land along western coastline) | costa oeste nf |
| Phu Quac is a lovely island off the west coast of Vietnam. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Hicieron un crucero visitando las islas de la costa oeste. |
| | costa occidental nf |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. La costa occidental de la isla está formada por rocas volcánicas. |
West Coast n | US (area of US along Pacific coastline) | Costa Oeste de Estados Unidos loc nom f |
| Some major cities on the West Coast are Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle. |
| Algunas de las ciudades más grandes de la Costa Oeste de Estados Unidos son Los Ángeles, San Francisco y Seattle. |
the West Country n | (region of England) | zona sudoeste loc nom f |
West End n | (London's commercial and tourist area) (voz inglesa) | West End n propio m |
West End n | figurative (London theatre scene) (escena teatral de Londres) | West End n propio m |
West German n | (person from West Germany) | alemán occidental, alemana occidental nm, nf + adj mf |
West German adj | (relating to West Germany) | alemán occidental loc adj |
| | de Alemania Occidental loc adj |
West Germany, Federal Republic of Germany n | historical (former European republic) | Alemania Occidental n propio m |
West Ham | (geography) | West Ham n propio m |
West Indian adj | (of or from the West Indies) | antillano/a adj |
Note: Indias Occidentales se refiere, en la actualidad, a las islas del Caribe denominadas Antillas y Bahamas, y su uso es según la RAE "admisible siempre que no haya posible confusión con la denominación tradicional de todo el continente". |
| There's a large West Indian community in London. |
| Hay una amplia comunidad de antillanos en Londres. |
| | caribeño/a adj |
| Hay una amplia comunidad de caribeños en Londres. |
West Indian n | (native of the West Indies) | antillano, antillana nm, nf |
| The restaurant on the corner is run by West Indians. |
West Indies npl | (islands in the Caribbean) | el Caribe n propio m |
| The islands of the West Indies are routinely hit by hurricanes. |
| Las islas del Caribe son regularmente atacadas por huracanes. |
West Nile virus n | (infection transmitted by mosquitoes) | virus del Nilo occidental loc nom m |
| (flavivirus) | virus West Nile loc nom m |
| El virus West Nile y el del dengue pertenecen a la misma familia. |
West Virginia n | (US state) | Virginia del Oeste n propio f |
west wind n | (wind blowing towards the east) (ES) | poniente nm |
| The west wind blows across the Atlantic Ocean carrying rain to the British Isles. |
| ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cuando sopla el poniente hace un calor insoportable. |
| | viento del oeste grupo nom |
west-facing adj | (facing towards the west) | hacia al oeste loc adj |
| | al oeste loc adj |
west-northwest n | (compass point between west and northwest) | oeste-noroeste nm |
| | oesnoroeste, oesnorueste nm |
west-northwest adv | (between west and northwest) (movimiento) | al oeste-noroeste, al oesnoroeste, al oesnorueste loc adv |
| (estado) | en el oeste-noroeste, en el oesnoroeste, en el oesnorueste loc adv |
| The storm is heading west-northeast, towards farmland. |
west-southwest n | (compass point between west and southwest) | oeste-suroeste nm |
| | oesudoeste, oesudueste nm |
west-southwest adv | (between west and southwest) (movimiento) | al oeste-suroeste, al oesudoeste, al oesudueste loc adv |
| (estado) | en el oeste-suroeste, en el oesudoeste, en el oesudueste loc adv |
| Heavy rain is likely to move west-southwest throughout the afternoon. |
Wild West n | historical (early western US) | lejano oeste loc nom m |
| Our image of the Wild West has been largely shaped by Hollywood. |
| Nuestra imagen del lejano oeste ha sido en gran medida perfilada por Hollywood. |
| | salvaje oeste loc nom m |
| Nuestra imagen del salvaje oeste ha sido en gran medida perfilada por Hollywood. |
| | viejo oeste loc nom m |
| Nuestra imagen del viejo oeste ha sido en gran medida perfilada por Hollywood. |