west

ovest

Direzione in cui tramonta il sole, opposta all’est.

In inglese semplice: The direction where the sun goes down, opposite east.

• The sun sets in the west.
• A strong wind blew from the west.
• The mountains lie to the west of the city.

Come si usa: west of somewhere (The lake is west of the town.)

Contrari: east

Espressioni comuni: the west, from the west, to the west

verso ovest

Nella direzione in cui tramonta il sole o andando verso quella direzione.

In inglese semplice: In or toward the direction where the sun goes down.

• We drove west for an hour.
• The road runs west toward the sea.
• How far west did they travel?

Sinonimi: westward, westwards

Contrari: east

Espressioni comuni: head west, travel west, further west