Spanish translation of 'north'
noun
el norte
in the north of Mexico en el norte de México
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north
adjective or adverb
1. el norte de
North Boston el norte de Boston
2. hacia el norte
We were traveling north. Viajábamos hacia el norte.
north of al norte de
It’s north of Denver. Está al norte de Denver.
the north coast la costa septentrional
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north
noun
norte m
in the north of the country al norte o en el norte del país
to live in the north vivir en el norte
the wind is from the or in the north el viento sopla o viene del norte
North and South (Politics) el Norte y el Sur
adjective
adverb
we were travelling north viajábamos hacia el norte
this house faces north esta casa mira al norte o tiene vista hacia el norte
my window faces north mi ventana da al norte
north of the border al norte de la frontera
it’s north of London está al norte de Londres
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Some attention to the north is better than no attention.
The north had peace and peace money to shore it up.
This is fantastic news for the north.
We pause here for lunch before we head north.
The men from the north need to pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Easy access to the idyllic little islands off the north coast is another draw of the area.
The tremor was felt as far north as Austria.
Today will be unsettled in the north and west, sunnier in the southeast.
He bundled his family into his car and headed for the Kurdish autonomous region to the north.
Their support provided enough capital to set up the first store in north London.
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North Street is parallel to High Street.
A forest fire is sweeping across portions of north Maine this evening.
They headed due north.
twenty miles north of Loch Ness
I was amazed that virtually all the things I took for granted up north just didn't happen in London.
The best asparagus comes from the Calvados region in the north of France.
The former British colony unified with the north after the British withdrawal.
Behind the habitations, the sandstone cliffs rose abruptly to the north and west.
...a tiny house in a village in the north of France.
It faced seawards to the north.
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British English: north
/nɔːθ/ ADJECTIVE
The north edge, corner, or part of a place or country is the part which is towards the north.
...the north side of the mountain.
- American English: north /ˈnɔrθ/
- Arabic: شِمَالِيٌّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: norte
- Chinese: 北方的
- Croatian: sjeverni
- Czech: severní
- Danish: nordlig
- Dutch: noordelijk
- European Spanish: septentrional
- Finnish: pohjois-
- French: nord
- German: Nord-
- Greek: βόρειος
- Italian: settentrionale
- Japanese: 北の
- Korean: 북쪽의
- Norwegian: nord-
- Polish: północny
- European Portuguese: norte
- Romanian: de nord
- Russian: северный
- Latin American Spanish: septentrional
- Swedish: norra
- Thai: ทางทิศเหนือ
- Turkish: kuzey
- Ukrainian: північний
- Vietnamese: bắc phương
British English: north
/nɔːθ/ ADVERB
If you go north, you travel towards the north.
She drove north up the motorway.
- American English: north /ˈnɔrθ/
- Arabic: شِمَالاً
- Brazilian Portuguese: para o norte
- Chinese: 向北方
- Croatian: sjeverno
- Czech: severně
- Danish: nordpå
- Dutch: ten noorden
- European Spanish: al norte
- Finnish: pohjoisessa
- French: nord
- German: nach Norden
- Greek: βόρεια
- Italian: a nord
- Japanese: 北に
- Korean: 북쪽으로
- Norwegian: nordover
- Polish: na północ
- European Portuguese: para o norte
- Romanian: înspre nord
- Russian: на север
- Latin American Spanish: al norte
- Swedish: norrut
- Thai: ทางทิศเหนือ
- Turkish: kuzeyde
- Ukrainian: на північ
- Vietnamese: ở phía bắc
British English: north
/nɔːθ/ NOUN
The north is the direction on your left when you are looking towards the direction where the sun rises.
Birds usually migrate from north to south.
- American English: north /ˈnɔrθ/
- Arabic: شِمَالُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: norte
- Chinese: 北方
- Croatian: sjever
- Czech: sever
- Danish: nord
- Dutch: noorden
- European Spanish: norte
- Finnish: pohjoinen
- French: nord
- German: Norden
- Greek: βορράς
- Italian: nord
- Japanese: 北
- Korean: 북쪽
- Norwegian: nord
- Polish: północ strona świata
- European Portuguese: norte
- Romanian: nord
- Russian: север
- Latin American Spanish: norte
- Swedish: norr
- Thai: ทิศเหนือ
- Turkish: kuzey
- Ukrainian: північ
- Vietnamese: hướng bắc
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