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Direzione dove sorge il sole, opposta all’ovest.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: to the east of something (The lake lies to the east of the village.)

Contrari: west

Espressioni comuni: due east, to the east, face the east

est, oriente

Parte di un paese o di una regione verso il lato dove sorge il sole.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: eastern part

Contrari: west

Espressioni comuni: in the east, the far east, from the east

orientale, est

Situato sul lato dove sorge il sole o verso quel lato.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: eastern, eastward

Contrari: west

Espressioni comuni: east coast, east wall, east entrance

orientale, dell’est

Relativo a un paese o a una regione situati a est.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: eastern

Contrari: western

Espressioni comuni: East Asian culture, East African trade, East European history

verso est, a est di

In direzione est o sul lato orientale di un luogo.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: east of something (The village is ten miles east of the city.); east from something (We travelled east from the capital.)

Sinonimi: eastward, eastwards

Contrari: west

Espressioni comuni: drive east, head east, east of something