English–French

“southeast” in French

French

Pronunciation

IPA/sydɛst/

Example

Le sud-est de la France est célèbre pour ses plages.

The southeast of France is famous for its beaches.

Illustration for sud-est (southeast)

How to say “southeast” in French

“Southeast” in French is sud-est.

A compass point and map region lying between south and east, including the corresponding part of a territory.

Full entry for sud-est: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with sud-est

La ville se trouve au sud-est de la capitale.

The town is southeast of the capital.

Tips for using sud-est

  • The masculine noun takes le, while au sud-est de marks a location relative to another place and dans le sud-est de presents a region as an area.

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