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Direction où le soleil se lève, à l’opposé de l’ouest.

En anglais simple : The direction where the sun rises, opposite the direction where it sets.

• The sun rises in the east.
• The compass needle pointed toward the east.
• Our hotel is to the east of the station.

Comment l'utiliser : to the east of something (The lake lies to the east of the village.)

Contraires : west

Expressions courantes : due east, to the east, face the east

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Partie d’un pays ou d’une région située du côté où le soleil se lève.

En anglais simple : The part of a country or region on the side where the sun rises.

• My cousins live in the east.
• Rain will reach the east by evening.
• Many towns in the east grew around factories.

Synonymes : eastern part

Contraires : west

Expressions courantes : in the east, the far east, from the east

est, oriental

Situé du côté où le soleil se lève, ou vers ce côté.

En anglais simple : On or toward the side where the sun rises.

• Use the east entrance.
• Their house stands on the east side of town.
• The east wall gets plenty of morning sunlight.

Synonymes : eastern, eastward

Contraires : west

Expressions courantes : east coast, east wall, east entrance

oriental, de l’est

Qui concerne un pays ou une région situés à l’est.

En anglais simple : Connected with a region or country on the side where the sun rises.

• The course covers East Asian art.
• She studies East African languages.
• The exhibition explores East European history.

Synonymes : eastern

Contraires : western

Expressions courantes : East Asian culture, East African trade, East European history

vers l’est, à l’est de

En direction de l’est ou du côté est d’un lieu.

En anglais simple : Toward the direction where the sun rises, or on that side of a place.

• We drove east all morning.
• The storm moved east overnight.
• Their farm lies east of the town.

Comment l'utiliser : east of something (The village is ten miles east of the city.); east from something (We travelled east from the capital.)

Synonymes : eastward, eastwards

Contraires : west

Expressions courantes : drive east, head east, east of something