south

south
1. noun
1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sør, sørlig del
2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sør
2. adjective
1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sør-
2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sørlig, fra sør
3. adverb
(towards the south: This window faces south.) i sørlig retning, mot sør, sørpå
- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective
1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sørøst-, sørvest-
2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) fra sørøst/sørvest
5. adverb
(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) (mot) sørøst, sørvest
- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole
syd
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sør
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sørover
I
subst. \/saʊθ\/
1) sør, sørlig del
2) sønnavind
go South eller head South (hverdagslig) rømme, stikke av, bli borte, forsvinne
• after a couple of years, the whole family just suddenly went South
etter et par år forsvant plutselig hele familien
the south eller the South syden, sydlige land, den sørlige halvkule
the South (i USA) Sørstatene
to the south of sør for
II
verb \/saʊθ\/
1) stevne mot sør, passere meridianen
2) snu sørover
• the wind southed for a moment
III
adj. \/saʊθ\/
sør-, sørlig, søndre, syd-, sydlig, sydre
on the south coast på sørkysten
the south side den sørlige siden, sørsiden
south wind sørlig vind, sønnavind
IV
adv. \/saʊθ\/
mot sør, sørover, sørpå

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