West

West
[west] 1.
nome ovest m., occidente m.
2.
nome proprio West geogr.

the West — (Occident) l'Occidente; (of country, continent) l'Ovest; US il West, l'Ovest

3.
aggettivo attrib. [side, face] ovest; [coast] occidentale; [wind] dell'ovest, di ponente
4.
avverbio [lie, live] a ovest (of di); [move] verso ovest
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to go west — eufem. andare all'altro mondo

there's another glass gone west! — è partito un altro bicchiere!

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[west] 1. noun
1) (the direction in which the sun sets or any part of the earth lying in that direction: They travelled towards the west; The wind is blowing from the west; in the west of Britain.) ovest
2) ((often with capital: also W) one of the four main points of the compass.) ovest
2. adjective
1) (in the west: She's in the west wing of the hospital.) ovest
2) (from the direction of the west: a west wind.) da ovest
3. adverb
(towards the west: The cliffs face west.) a ovest
- western 4. noun
(a film or novel about the Wild West: Most westerns are about cowboys and Red Indians.) western
- westward
- westwards
- westward
- go west
- the West
- the Wild West
* * *
(Surnames) West /wɛst/
* * *
[west] 1.
nome ovest m., occidente m.
2.
nome proprio West geogr.

the West — (Occident) l'Occidente; (of country, continent) l'Ovest; US il West, l'Ovest

3.
aggettivo attrib. [side, face] ovest; [coast] occidentale; [wind] dell'ovest, di ponente
4.
avverbio [lie, live] a ovest (of di); [move] verso ovest
••

to go west — eufem. andare all'altro mondo

there's another glass gone west! — è partito un altro bicchiere!


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