East Indies in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for East Indies in the English»French Dictionary

East Indies pl

East Indies

Indes fpl orientales

Dutch East Indies HISTORY

Dutch East Indies

Indes fpl orientales (néerlandaises)

Translations for East Indies in the French»English Dictionary

Indes orientales HISTORY

East Indies

Translations for East Indies in the English»French Dictionary

I.indie [Brit ˈɪndi, Am ˈɪndi] inf N Am CINE

indie

indépendant m

II.indie [Brit ˈɪndi, Am ˈɪndi] inf ADJ Am

indie Brit:

indie CINE, MUS

indépendant

I.east [Brit iːst, Am ist] N

1. east (gen):

east

est m

2. east GEOG:

the east (Orient)

l'Orient m

the east (of country, continent)

l'Est m

3. east (in cards):

East

Est m

II.east [Brit iːst, Am ist] ADJ

east side, face, coast, door

est

east inv wind

d'est

III.east [Brit iːst, Am ist] ADV

east live, lie

à l'est (of de)

east move

vers l'est

to go east of sth

passer à l'est de qc

IV.east [Brit iːst, Am ist]

east or west, home is best prov

on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

East Indies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for East Indies in the English»French Dictionary

indie [ˈɪndi] ADJ

indie

indépendant(e)

Indies [ˈɪndiz] N pl

Indies

les Indes fpl

the West Indies

les Antilles fpl

I.east [ˈi:st] N

1. east (cardinal point):

east

est m

to lie 5 km to the east of sth

être à 5 km à l'est de qc

an east-facing window

une fenêtre exposée à l'est

to go/drive to the east

aller/rouler vers l'est

further east

plus à l'est

2. east GEO:

east

est m

in the east of France

dans l'est de la France

3. east POL:

the East

(les pays de) l'Est

II.east [ˈi:st] ADJ

east

d'est

east

oriental

east

est

east wind

vent m d'est

east coast

côte f est [ou orientale]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By 7:00 a.m. on the day of the attack, the East Indies government had warned merchantmen at sea to make for the nearest port.

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This book was written for a son sent to the East Indies.

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In the following year he went to the East Indies.

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He went to the East Indies as ships surgeon in 1806.

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He travelled in the East Indies at the end of the nineteenth century.

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There would be no reinforcement squadron for the East Indies.

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Unable to find the right winds, it was forced to return to the East Indies.

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He published a few books and several articles concerning his work in the East Indies.

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He made three visits to the East Indies, spending six years in all there.

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From 1851 to 1853, he researched tropical diseases in the East Indies.

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