South Sandwich Islands in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the English»French Dictionary

South Island

île f du Sud

South Sea Islands

Océanie f

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the English»French Dictionary

island [Brit ˈʌɪlənd, Am ˈaɪlənd] N

1. island:

island

île f

island (small)

îlot m

island of peace/hope fig

îlot de paix/d'espoir

island of peace/hope attr (of particular island)

de l'île

island of peace/hope (of islands generally)

des îles

an island community

une communauté insulaire

the island community

les habitants de l'île

2. island TRANSP → traffic island

no man is an island

on ne peut pas se passer des autres

See also traffic island

traffic island N TRANSP

traffic island

refuge m

I.sandwich [Brit ˈsan(d)wɪdʒ, ˈsan(d)wɪtʃ, Am ˈsænˌ(d)wɪtʃ] N

1. sandwich:

sandwich

sandwich m

cucumber sandwich

sandwich au concombre

I just had a sandwich for lunch

j'ai déjeuné d'un sandwich

2. sandwich Brit (cake):

sandwich

génoise f (fourrée au chocolat, à la confiture etc)

II.to be sandwiched between VB trans

to be sandwiched between car, building, person:

être pris en sandwich entre, être coincé entre

her talk was sandwiched between two meetings

son discours s'insérait entre deux réunions

I.south [Brit saʊθ, Am saʊθ] N

south

sud m

the south of France

le sud de la France, le Midi

II.South

1. South POL, GEOG Am, HISTORY:

the South

le Sud

2. South (in cards):

South

sud

III.south [Brit saʊθ, Am saʊθ] ADJ

south

sud

south (gen)

du sud

south METEO

de sud

south coast

sud

IV.south [Brit saʊθ, Am saʊθ] ADV

south move

vers le sud

south lie, live

au sud (of de)

to go south of sth

passer au sud de qc

South Sandwich Islands in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the English»French Dictionary

South Sandwich Islands N

South Sandwich Islands

les îles fpl Sandwich du Sud

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the English»French Dictionary

South Shetland Islands

les Shetland du Sud

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the French»English Dictionary

les îles Sandwich du Sud

South Sandwich Islands

les Îles Shetland du Sud

the South Shetland Islands

Translations for South Sandwich Islands in the English»French Dictionary

island [ˈaɪlənd] N a. fig

island

île f

I.sandwich <-es> [ˈsænwɪdʒ, Am ˈsændwɪtʃ] N

sandwich

sandwich m

a hero/submarine sandwich Am

un sandwich baguette

a round of sandwiches Brit

un sandwich

II.sandwich [ˈsænwɪdʒ, Am ˈsændwɪtʃ] ADJ

sandwich

en sandwich

a sandwich cookie

un biscuit fourré

III.sandwich [ˈsænwɪdʒ, Am ˈsændwɪtʃ] VB trans

sandwich

coincer

to be sandwiched

être pris en sandwich

I.south [ˈsaʊθ] N

1. south (cardinal point):

south

sud m

to lie 5 km to the south of sth

être à 5 km au sud de qc

a south-facing window

une fenêtre exposée au sud

2. south GEO:

south

sud m

in the south of France

dans le midi de la France

the South Am

les États du Sud

II.south [ˈsaʊθ] ADJ

south side, coast:

south

sud inv

south wind

vent m du sud

a south wall

un mur exposé au sud

in south Paris

dans le sud de Paris

III.south [ˈsaʊθ] ADV

south

au sud

south to travel

vers le sud

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

About a million pairs breed on the South Sandwich Islands alone.

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They were cited as the southernmost land mass plotted as of that time, and retained the honor for 156 years, until the discovery of the South Sandwich Islands in 1775.

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The South Sandwich Islands constitute a volcanic island arc which results from this active subduction.

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The group's next stop is the South Sandwich Islands, home to a colony of more than one million chinstrap penguins.

thechronicleherald.ca

The 30m resolution survey showed for the first time that the South Sandwich Islands are the emergent tips of huge volcanoes that rise from seafloor about 3 kilometres deep.

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