westerlies in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for westerlies in the English»French Dictionary

I.westerly [Brit ˈwɛstəli, Am ˈwɛstərli] N

westerly

vent m d'ouest

II.westerly [Brit ˈwɛstəli, Am ˈwɛstərli] ADJ

westerly wind

d'ouest

westerly point

à l'ouest

westerly area

de l'ouest

westerly breeze

venant de l'ouest

in a westerly direction

en direction de l'ouest

I.north-westerly [Brit nɔːθˈwɛst(ə)li, Am ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərli] N

north-westerly

vent m de nord-ouest

north-westerly

noroît m

II.north-westerly [Brit nɔːθˈwɛst(ə)li, Am ˌnɔrθˈwɛstərli] ADJ

north-westerly wind

de nord-ouest

north-westerly point

au nord-ouest

in a north-westerly direction

en direction du nord-ouest

I.south-westerly [Brit ˌsaʊθˈwɛst(ə)li, Am ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərli] N

south-westerly

vent m de sud-ouest

south-westerly

suroît m

II.south-westerly [Brit ˌsaʊθˈwɛst(ə)li, Am ˌsaʊθˈwɛstərli] ADJ

south-westerly wind

de sud-ouest

south-westerly point

au sud-ouest

in a south-westerly direction

en direction du sud-ouest

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house with a westerly aspect

maison exposée à l'ouest

Translations for westerlies in the French»English Dictionary

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un vent d'ouest

a westerly wind

westerlies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for westerlies in the English»French Dictionary

westerly [ˈwestəlɪ, Am -tɚlɪ] ADJ

1. westerly (of western part):

westerly

à l'ouest

westerly part

partie f ouest

westerly coast

côte f ouest

2. westerly (towards the west):

westerly

vers l'ouest

westerly direction

direction f ouest

3. westerly (from the west):

westerly

d'ouest

I.south-westerly ADJ

south-westerly

du sud-ouest

II.south-westerly ADV

south-westerly

vers le sud-ouest

north-westerly ADJ

north-westerly

nord-ouest inv

See also northerly

northerly ADJ

1. northerly (of or in the northern part):

northerly

au nord

northerly part/coast

partie f /côte f nord

2. northerly (towards the north):

northerly

vers le nord

in a northerly direction

vers le nord

3. northerly (from the north):

northerly

du nord

northerly wind

vent m de nord

Translations for westerlies in the French»English Dictionary

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vent d'ouest

westerly wind

ouest

westerly

westerlies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

westerly part

partie f ouest

westerly coast

côte f ouest

westerly direction

direction f ouest

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Prevailing westerlies deposited distal ashfall over a vast area of the Great Plains.

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Unlike the westerlies in the middle latitudes, the polar easterlies are often weak and irregular.

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Winds are frequent and salt-laden being moderate easterlies in the summer and fresh to strong westerlies in the winter.

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Winter rainfall is associated with large storms and fronts that the westerlies steer from west to east, that on occasion reach down into subtropical latitudes.

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Scientists also theorise that the westerlies are sensitive to increases in greenhouse gases, whose concentrations in the atmosphere continue to mount.

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As such following the overall direction of the trade winds and westerlies is still very useful.

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Weather systems in the westerlies that cause precipitation move along jet stream, which migrates north into the region by summer.

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The other four primary wind zones are known as the doldrums, trade winds, prevailing westerlies and horse latitudes.

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Add to that, a wind chill factor caused by the prevailing wintertime north westerlies which have been measured from atop the firetower at hurricane force winds.

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