French word

sud-est

Pronunciation

IPA/sydɛst/

Meaning

  • masculine nounsoutheast

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)

More examples

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

The town is southeast of the capital.

Core concept

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

Common phrases

  • le sud-est de la France

    southeastern France

  • au sud-est de Paris

    southeast of Paris

  • le sud-est du pays

    the southeast of the country

Similar words

sud: The direction toward the south.
est: The direction toward the east.
nord: The direction toward the north.
ouest: The direction toward the west.

Definition in French

Point cardinal situé entre le sud et l'est ; on l'emploie aussi pour parler de la portion méridionale et orientale d'un territoire.

Word origin

French sud-est is a hyphenated compound of sud and est naming the intermediate compass point between them.

Usage tips

  • 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.

Opposites

  • nord-ouestnorthwestnoun

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