3.1.5

Compass Points

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Points Cardinaux - Compass Points

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Compass points (1/2)

  • le nord - north
  • l’ouest - west
  • le sud - south
  • l’est - east
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Compass points (2/2)

  • le sud-est - southeast
  • le nord-est- - northeast
  • le sud-ouest - southwest
  • le nord-ouest - northwest
  • le lieu/l’endroit - place
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Examples

  • Le lieu est situé dans le nord de l’Angleterre.
    • The place is situated in the north of England.
  • Ma maison est située dans le nord-ouest de l’Espagne.
    • My house is situated in the northwest of Spain.
  • Mon village se trouve dans le sud-est de la France.
    • My village is located in the southeast of France.
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More examples

  • Où est ta maison ?
    • Where is your house?
  • Ma maison se trouve dans une ville dans le sud-est de l’Angleterre.
    • My house is located in a town in the southeast of England.

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6Common Tenses

7Advanced Tenses

8Extra Grammar

8.1Articles

8.2The Passive Voice

8.3Pronouns

8.4Asking Questions

8.5Nouns

8.6Prepositions

8.7Adverbs

8.8Adjectives

8.9Negative

8.10Conjunctions

8.11Miscellaneous

8.12Verbs

8.13Numbers

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