West Indies in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for West Indies in the English»French Dictionary

West Indies [Brit wɛstˈɪndɪz, Am ˌwɛst ˈɪndiz] pl

West Indies

Antilles fpl

Dutch West Indies

Dutch West Indies

Antilles fpl néerlandaises

Translations for West Indies in the French»English Dictionary

Indes occidentales HISTORY

West Indies

les Antilles

the West Indies

les Antilles françaises

the French West Indies

un petit paradis antillais

a little bit of paradise in the West Indies

Translations for West 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.west [Brit wɛst, Am wɛst] N

1. west:

west

ouest m

2. west POL, GEOG:

the West

l'Ouest m

the West

l'Occident m

Phrases:

West (in cards)

ouest m

II.west [Brit wɛst, Am wɛst] ADJ attr

west side, bank, face, coast, wall

ouest

west inv wind

d'ouest

III.west [Brit wɛst, Am wɛst] ADV

west move

vers l'ouest

west lie, live

à l'ouest (of de)

to go west of sth

passer à l'ouest de qc

IV.west [Brit wɛst, Am wɛst]

to go west (die) euph

passer l'arme à gauche

to go west (get lost)

se perdre

there's another glass gone west!

voilà encore un verre de cassé!

West Indies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for West Indies in the English»French Dictionary

West Indies N

West Indies

les Antilles fpl

Translations for West Indies in the English»French Dictionary

the West Indies

les Antilles fpl

in Peru/the West Indies/the Loiret

au Pérou/aux Antilles/dans le Loiret

Translations for West Indies in the French»English Dictionary

les Antilles

the West Indies

Translations for West Indies in the English»French Dictionary

Indies [ˈɪndiz] N pl

Indies

les Indes fpl

the West Indies

les Antilles fpl

indie [ˈɪndi] ADJ

indie

indépendant(e)

I.west [west] N

1. west (cardinal point):

west

ouest m

in the west of France

dans l'ouest de la France

to lie 5 km to the west of sth

être à 5 km à l'ouest de qc

to go/drive to the west

aller/rouler vers l'ouest

further west

plus à l'ouest

2. west POL:

west

occident m

Phrases:

to go west thing

être fichu [ou perdu]

to go west person

passer l'arme à gauche

II.west [west] ADJ GEO

west

ouest inv

west wind

vent m d'ouest

west coast

côte f ouest

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The second and third tests were drawn but marred by more poor umpiring and some shocking behaviour from the West Indies.

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West Indies were crushed by an innings and 183 runs, and again Patterson failed to deliver bowling sixteen overs for eighty runs.

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This was the first first-class century in the West Indies.

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She was eventually released, and rumour holds that she fled to the West Indies.

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Some of those captured were shipped off to the West Indies into the slave trade.

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Interiors evoke a West Indies feel, furnished in tropical woods with white accents and island touches.

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The following year he had another good performance against a touring team, this time the West Indies, with contributions of 36 and 81.

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This was the first season to feature only the seven West Indies first-class teams and no invited overseas teams.

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His only surviving brother died about this time, however, and he became entitled to succeed to a valuable estate in the West Indies.

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He also became owner or part owner of a number of ships trading with the West Indies.

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