north

nord

Direction opposée au sud, située en haut de la plupart des cartes.

En anglais simple : The direction opposite south, towards the top of most maps.

• The arrow points to the north.
• Find north with your compass.
• The path turns towards the north.

Comment l'utiliser : to the north of something (The lake is to the north of the village.)

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : true north, due north, magnetic north, towards the north

nord

Partie nord d’un pays ou d’une région, ou terres froides proches du pôle Nord.

En anglais simple : The northern part of a country or region, or the cold lands near the North Pole.

• Winters are colder in the north.
• They moved to the far north.
• Heavy snow has closed roads across the north of the country.

Comment l'utiliser : the north of somewhere (She grew up in the north of Spain.)

Synonymes : northern region

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : the far north, the frozen north, in the north

pôle nord

Extrémité d’un aimant qui s’oriente vers le nord de la Terre lorsqu’il peut tourner librement.

En anglais simple : The end of a magnet that points towards Earth's northern region when it can turn freely.

• The magnet's north is marked in red.
• North and south attract when the magnets are brought together.
• The diagram labels north with the letter N.

Synonymes : north pole

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : magnet's north, north and south

nord, septentrional

Situé dans la partie nord d’un lieu ou lié à cette partie.

En anglais simple : In or connected with the northern part of a place.

• Use the north gate.
• Their house is on the north side of town.
• We explored the island's north coast.

Synonymes : northern

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : north coast, north side, north entrance

vers le nord

Qui va vers le nord ou indique cette direction.

En anglais simple : Going or pointing towards the northern direction.

• Take the north route.
• The north lane carries traffic towards the border.
• They chose a north course through the valley.

Synonymes : northward, northbound

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : north route, north lane, north course

vers le nord, au nord

En direction du nord ou du côté nord d’un lieu.

En anglais simple : Towards the northern direction, or on the northern side of a place.

• We drove north.
• The birds flew north in spring.
• The hotel is a little further north.

Comment l'utiliser : north of somewhere (Our village lies north of the city.)

Synonymes : northward, northwards

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : head north, drive north, further north

au nord de

Du côté nord d’un lieu donné.

En anglais simple : On the northern side of a particular place.

• The park is north of here.
• They live twenty miles north of London.
• Is the lake north of the town?

Comment l'utiliser : north of somewhere (The farm is north of the village.)

Contraires : south

Expressions courantes : north of here, north of somewhere, just north of