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north Meaning in French (north signification en français)

nounnord
adjectivedu nord
adverbvers le nord
Synonymes:septentrion
nord in English:north
Phonetic:nɔʁ
Plural: norths
Gender:Masculin
Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de north en français est nord, du nord, vers le nord. (La direction qui est à gauche quand on fait face au soleil levant, opposée au sud.)

Definitions of North

  1. 1
    noun
    nord

    The direction that is to the left when one is facing the rising sun, opposite to south.

    La direction qui est à gauche quand on fait face au soleil levant, opposée au sud.

  2. 2
    adjective
    du nord

    Situated in or facing the north.

    Situé dans le nord ou faisant face au nord.

  3. 3
    adverb
    vers le nord

    In or towards the north.

    Dans ou vers le nord.

Example Sentences

casual

“The compass needle always points north.”

L'aiguille de la boussole pointe toujours vers le nord.

casual

“They traveled north for two days.”

Ils ont voyagé vers le nord pendant deux jours.

casual

“The north wind was very cold.”

Le vent du nord était très froid.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

septentrion

In English:

northernnortherly

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

sud

In English:

southsouthernsoutherly

Inflected Word Forms

adjectivenorthern
adjectivenortherly
adverbnorthward
adverbnorthwards

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

North Polecollocation

The northernmost point on Earth, the northern end of the Earth's axis of rotation.

North Americacollocation

A continent in the Northern Hemisphere.

North Starcollocation

Polaris, a bright star in the constellation Ursa Minor, which is very close to the north celestial pole.