south-west in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for south-west in the English»French Dictionary

I.south-west [Brit saʊθˈwɛst, Am ˌsaʊθˈwɛst] N

south-west

sud-ouest m

II.south-west [Brit saʊθˈwɛst, Am ˌsaʊθˈwɛst] ADJ

south-west coast, side

sud-ouest

south-west inv wind

de sud-ouest

III.south-west [Brit saʊθˈwɛst, Am ˌsaʊθˈwɛst] ADV

south-west move

vers le sud-ouest

south-west lie, live

au sud-ouest (of de)

South West Africa

South West Africa

Afrique f du Sud-Ouest

I.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] PREP

1. by (showing agent, result):

by

par

he was bitten by a snake

il a été mordu par un serpent

the house was designed by an architect

la maison a été conçue par un architecte

a building destroyed by fire

un bâtiment détruit par le feu

we were overwhelmed by the news

nous avons été bouleversés par la nouvelle

by working extra hours, he was able to earn more money

en faisant des heures supplémentaires, il a pu gagner plus d'argent

by selling some valuables, she was able to raise some money

en vendant quelques objets de valeur, elle a pu rassembler des fonds

to begin by saying that …

commencer par dire que …

any money paid by you will be reimbursed

tout ce que vous avez payé vous sera remboursé

2. by (through the means of):

to travel by bus/train

voyager en bus/train

by bicycle

à bicyclette, en vélo

to pay by cheque

payer par chèque

you can reach me by phone

vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone

by candlelight dine

aux chandelles

by candlelight read

à la bougie

I know her by sight

je la connais de vue

I took him by the hand

je l'ai pris par la main

he grabbed me by the hair

il m'a attrapé par les cheveux

she was holding it by the handle

elle le tenait par le manche

he has two children by his first wife

il a deux enfants de sa première femme

3. by (according to, from evidence of):

by

à

by my watch it is three o'clock

à ma montre, il est trois heures

I could tell by the look on her face that she was angry

rien qu'à la regarder je savais qu'elle était fâchée

what did you understand by her remarks?

comment est-ce que tu as compris ses remarques?

I knew him by his walk

je l'ai reconnu à sa démarche

it's all right by me

ça me va

4. by (via, passing through):

by

par

we entered by the back door

nous sommes entrés par la porte de derrière

we'll get there quicker if we go by Birmingham

nous y arriverons plus rapidement si nous passons par Birmingham

we travelled to Rome by Venice and Florence

nous sommes allés à Rome en passant par Venise et Florence

5. by (near, beside):

by

à côté de, près de

by the bed/the window

à côté du lit/de la fenêtre

by the sea

au bord de la mer

come and sit by me

viens t'asseoir à côté de moi

6. by (past):

to go or pass by sb

passer devant qn

she walked by me

elle est passée devant moi

they passed us by in their car

ils nous ont dépassés dans leur voiture

please let us get by

s'il vous plaît, laissez-nous passer

7. by (showing authorship):

by

de

a film by Claude Chabrol

un film de Claude Chabrol

a novel by Virginia Woolf

un roman de Virginia Woolf

who is it by?

c'est de qui?

8. by (before, not later than):

by

avant

it must be done by four o'clock/next Thursday

il faut que ce soit fait avant quatre heures/jeudi prochain

by this time next week

d'ici la semaine prochaine

by the time she had got downstairs he was gone

le temps qu'elle descende, il était parti

he ought to be here by now

il devrait être déjà là

by now it was clear that they were going to win

à ce moment-là il était clair qu'ils allaient gagner

but by then it was too late

mais il était déjà trop tard

9. by (during):

by day as well as by night

de jour comme de nuit

by daylight

au jour

by moonlight

au clair de lune

10. by (according to):

forbidden by law

interdit par la loi

to play by the rules

jouer selon les règles

it seems primitive by western standards

cela a l'air primitif selon or d'après les critères occidentaux

11. by (to the extent or degree of):

by

de

prices have risen by 20%

les prix ont augmenté de 20%

he's taller than me by two centimetres

il fait deux centimètres de plus que moi, il est plus grand que moi de deux centimètres

by far

de loin

she is by far the cleverest/the youngest

elle est de loin la plus intelligente/la plus jeune

it's better by far

c'est beaucoup mieux

12. by (in measurements):

by

sur

a room 20 metres by 10 metres

une pièce de 20 mètres sur 10

13. by MATH (in multiplication, division):

by

par

10 multiplied by 5 is 50

10 multiplié par 5 égale 50

14. by (showing rate, quantity):

by

à

to be paid by the hour

être payé à l'heure

by the dozen

à la douzaine

15. by (in successive degrees, units):

little by little

peu à peu

day by day

jour après jour

one by one

un par un, un à un

16. by (with regard to):

by

de

he is an architect by profession or trade

il est architecte de son métier

by birth

de naissance

17. by (as a result of):

by

par

by accident/mistake

par accident/erreur

by chance

par hasard

18. by (used with reflexive pronouns):

he did it all by himself

il l'a fait tout seul

she was sitting by herself

elle était assise toute seule

19. by (in promises, oaths):

by God, I could kill him!

je le jure, je pourrais le tuer!

I swear by heaven

je jure devant Dieu

20. by NAUT (in compass directions):

by

quart

south by south-west

sud quart sud-ouest

II.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ] ADV

1. by (past):

to go by

passer

the people walking by

les gens mpl qui passent/passaient

the people walking by

les passants mpl

he walked on by without stopping

il est passé sans s'arrêter

a lot of time has gone by since then

il s'est écoulé beaucoup de temps depuis lors

as time goes by

avec le temps

2. by (near):

by

près

he lives close by

il habite tout près

3. by (aside, in reserve):

to put money by

mettre de l'argent de côté

4. by (to one's house):

come by for a drink

passe prendre un verre

she called by during the week

elle est passée dans la semaine

III.by [Brit bʌɪ, Am baɪ]

by and by

bientôt

by the by , by the bye

à propos

but that's by the by

mais ça c'est un détail, mais ça c'est autre chose

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to go due south/west etc

aller droit vers le sud/l'ouest etc

Translations for south-west in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sud-ouest façade, versant

southwest

sud-ouest

southwest

le sud-ouest de la France

the southwest of France

le Mid/South/West Glamorgan

Mid/South/West Glamorgan

le North/South/West Yorkshire

North/South/West Yorkshire

ils possèdent un vaste domaine dans le Sud-Ouest

they own a large estate in the South West

south-west in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for south-west in the English»French Dictionary

I.south-west N no pl

south-west

sud-ouest m

II.south-west ADJ

south-west

du sud-ouest

III.south-west ADV

south-west

au sud-ouest

south-west to travel

vers le sud-ouest

See also south

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

Translations for south-west in the French»English Dictionary

Landes [lɑ̃d] N fpl

les Landes

the Landes region in the South-West of France

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

sud-ouest

southwest Am

sud-ouest

southwest Am

ouest-sud-ouest

west-southwest

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Unusually, the church is not oriented east/west, but rather north-east/south-west.

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It has an oval plan on a north-east/south-west alignment, measuring 290m by convert 170.

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This place is the crossroads for south-west- and south-east-bound trains.

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The fjord has a north-to-south orientation in its northern part, to then turn midway to the south-west-south at approximately.

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Many are oriented south-west-north-east, facing the prevailing wind.

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Usually, the rain bearing monsoon winds blow from south-west/south-east.

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The ranges are approximately parallel to each other and are aligned roughly north-east/south-west.

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It flows through the village in roughly a south-west/north-east direction.

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It runs from the extreme south-west of the lake, and heads west-south-west.

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