northwest

noroeste

Dirección situada justo entre el norte y el oeste.

En inglés sencillo: The direction halfway between north and west.

• The wind came from the northwest.
• High mountains lie in the northwest of the country.
• The compass needle pointed toward the northwest.

Antónimos: southeast

Expresiones frecuentes: toward the northwest, from the northwest, in the northwest

noroccidental, del noroeste

Situado en la dirección intermedia entre el norte y el oeste, o que apunta hacia ella.

En inglés sencillo: Located in, or pointing toward, the direction halfway between north and west.

• Use the northwest entrance.
• They live on the northwest coast.
• The ship followed a northwest course.

Sinónimos: northwesterly

Antónimos: southeast

Expresiones frecuentes: northwest corner, northwest coast, northwest route

del noroeste

Que viene de la dirección entre el norte y el oeste, especialmente un viento.

En inglés sencillo: Coming from the direction halfway between north and west.

• A northwest wind is blowing.
• The northwest breeze cooled the beach.
• Strong northwest winds delayed the fishing boats.

Sinónimos: northwesterly

Antónimos: southeast

Expresiones frecuentes: northwest wind, northwest breeze, strong northwest wind

hacia el noroeste, al noroeste

Hacia la dirección intermedia entre el norte y el oeste, o en esa dirección.

En inglés sencillo: Toward the direction halfway between north and west.

• We drove northwest.
• The birds flew northwest across the lake.
• Their farm lies ten miles northwest of town.

Cómo se usa: northwest of somewhere (The village lies northwest of the city.)

Sinónimos: northwestward, northwestwards

Antónimos: southeast

Expresiones frecuentes: head northwest, travel northwest, northwest of somewhere