Principal Translations |
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 adv | (wind: from the northeast) | del nordeste, del noreste loc adv |
| The weather vane indicates that the wind is blowing northeast. |
| La veleta indica que el viento sopla del nordeste. |
northeast adv | (towards the northeast) | hacia el noreste loc adv |
| | en dirección noreste loc adv |
| | al noreste loc adv |
| The wind blew northeast, through the prairie and toward the mountain. |
| El viento soplaba hacia el noreste, a través de la pradera y hacia la montaña. |