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East Africa,
Eastern Africa n | (most easterly part of Africa) | África oriental n propio f |
| East Anglia n | (region of England) | Anglia Oriental n propio f |
| East Asia n | (countries of the Far East) | Lejano Oriente loc nom m |
| | Marco Polo was the first famous European to visit East Asia. |
| | Marco Polo fue el primer europeo famoso en visitar el Lejano Oriente. |
| east by north n | (compass point) | este cuarta al nordeste loc nom m |
| east by south n | (compass point) | este cuarta al sudeste loc nom m |
| East Coast | (geography) | Costa Este n propio f |
| East End n | (London: eastern side) | East End n propio m |
| East German adj | historical (of or from former East Germany) | alemán del este loc adj |
| | Berlin was the East German capital. |
| | Berlín era la capital alemana del este. |
| | | de la Alemania del Este loc adj |
| | Berlín era la capital de la Alemania del Este. |
| | | de Alemania Oriental loc adj |
| | Berlín era la capital de Alemania Oriental. |
| East German n | historical (person from former East Germany) | alemán del este, alemana del este grupo nom |
| East Germany n | historical (former European republic) | Alemania Oriental n propio f |
| | | Alemania del Este n propio f |
| East India Company n | historical (former English government company) (Reino Unido) | Compañía de las Indias Orientales n propio f |
| East Indian adj | (Indonesian: of the East Indies) ((gentilicio)) | indonesio/a adj |
| | Un turista indonesio, procedente de Yakarta, dio testimonio sobre la explosión que ocurrió en la playa de Canasvieiras. |
| East Indian adj | (of or from eastern India) | indonesio/a adj |
| | La geografía indonesia se extiende de un lado a otro a lo largo de más de 5.300 kilómetros. |
| East Indies npl | historical (southeast Asia) | Indonesia n propio f |
| East London n | (part of England's capital city) | Este de Londres n propio m |
| East London n | (South African town) (voz inglesa, Sudáfrica) | East London n propio f |
| East Meadow | (geography) (voz inglesa) | East Meadow n propio m |
| East Timor n | (state in Southeast Asia) (país asiático) | Timor Oriental n propio m |
| east wind n | (wind from the east) | viento del este nm |
| | (ES) | Levante nm |
| | Se avecina un temporal de Levante. |
| east-northeast n | (compass point) | este-noreste nm |
| | | estenordeste nm |
| east-northeast adv | (in that direction) (movimiento) | al este-noreste, al estenordeste loc adv |
| | (estado) | en el este-noreste, en el estenordeste loc adv |
| | The twister turned east-northeast and destroyed several farms. |
| east-southeast n | (compass point between east and southeast) | este-sureste nm |
| | | estesudeste nm |
| | A major storm is on its way from the east-southeast tonight. |
| | Una gran tormenta se avecina desde el este-sureste. |
| east-southeast adv | (between east and southeast) (movimiento) | al este-sureste, al estesudeste loc adv |
| | (estado) | en el este-sureste, en el estesudeste loc adv |
| | The boat traveled east-southeast from Canada to northwest Africa. |
| | El bote viajaba al estesudeste desde Canadá hasta África. |
| ENE n | written, initialism (east-northeast) | estenordeste nm |
| ENE adv | written, initialism (in an east-northeasterly direction) | al estenordeste, hacia el estenordeste loc adv |
| | The tornado turned east-northeast and swept across farmland. |
| | El tornado giró al estenordeste y arrasó con la tierra sembrada. |
| ESE n | written, initialism (east-southeast) (acrónimo) | ESE nm |
| | Winds will be out of the ESE tonight. |
| | Los vientos serán del ESE esta noche. |
| ESE adv | written, initialism (in an east-southeastly direction) (acrónimo) | en dirección ESE loc adv |
| | The boat traveled ESE from Canada to northwest Africa. |
| | El barco navegó en dirección ESE desde Canadá hasta el noroeste de África. |
| Far East n | (eastern Asia) | Lejano Oriente loc nom m |
| | Traders brought valuable spices to Europe from the Far East. |
| | Los comerciantes traían a Europa especias de gran valor del Lejano Oriente. |
| in the east adv | (in an easterly region) | en el este loc adv |
| | A raw north-easterly wind will make it feel much colder in the east. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estaba despejado, pero en el este se observaban algunos nubarrones. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n as adj | (relating to the Middle East) | de Oriente Medio loc adj |
| | | sobre Oriente Medio loc adj |
| | They were arguing about the country's Middle East policy. |
| | Estuvieron discutiendo sobre las políticas nacionales de Oriente Medio. |
Middle East,
also US: Mideast n | (eastern Mediterranean region) (AR) | Medio Oriente n propio m |
| | Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East. |
| | Yemen es el país más pobre del Medio Oriente. |
| | | Oriente Medio n propio m |
| | Yemen es el país más pobre del Oriente Medio. |
| Near East n | dated (Middle Eastern region) | Cercano Oriente n propio m |
| | | Oriente Medio n propio m |
| | Oriente Medio es una de las regiones más inestables del planeta, desde el punto de vista político. |
| | | Medio Oriente n propio m |
| | En el conflictivo Medio Oriente la violencia y las alianzas cambiantes parecen ser la norma y no la excepción. |
| north by east n | (compass point) | noreste nm |
north-northeast,
north-north-east n | (compass direction) | norte-noreste nm |
| | | nornoreste, nornordeste nm |
north-northeast,
north-north-east adv | (towards this point) (movimiento) | al norte-noreste, al nornoreste, al nornordeste loc adv |
| | (estado) | en el norte-noreste, en el nornoreste, en el nornordeste loc adv |
| | If you head north-northeast, after a couple of miles you will see a sign for the theme park. |
northeast,
north east n | (north-eastern region) | noreste nm |
| | In the northeast there are hundreds of butterfly species. |
| | En el noreste hay cientos de especies de mariposas. |
northeast,
north east n | (compass point: NE) (punto cardinal) | noreste nm |
| | The compass pointed to the northeast, toward the river. |
| | La brújula apuntaba al noreste, hacia el río. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (in, of the northeast) | nordeste adj |
| | We have a seaside holiday cottage on the north-east coast. |
| | Tenemos un chalet de fin de semana ubicado en la costa nordeste de la laguna. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (wind: coming from the north east) | del nordeste, del noreste loc adj |
| | | nordeste, noreste adj mf |
| Note: hyphen omitted when term is a noun |
| | This north-east wind is bitterly cold. |
| | Este viento del nordeste es muy frío. |
northeast,
north-east adj | (going towards the northeast) (dirección) | nordeste adj |
| | The boat was on a north-east heading when it collided with the tanker. |
| | El barco iba dirección nordeste cuando colisionó con el carguero. |
| northeast by east n | (compass point) | estenoreste nm |
| south by east n | (compass point) | sur por este loc nom m |
southeast,
south east n | (south-eastern region) | sudeste, sureste nm |
| | Florida is in the south east of the United States. |
| | Florida está en el sudeste de los Estados Unidos. |
southeast,
south east n | (compass point: SE) | sudeste nm |
| | | sureste nm |
| | The antique compass has a tiny emerald at southeast, and a sapphire at northeast. |
| | La antigua brújula tiene una esmeralda en el sudeste y un zafiro en el nordeste. |
southeast,
south-east adj | (wind: coming from the southeast) | del sudeste, del sureste loc adj |
| | | sudeste, sureste adj |
| | The southeast wind blew strong. |
| | El viento del sudeste soplaba fuertemente. |
southeast,
south-east adj | (in, of the southeast) | del sudeste, del sureste loc adj |
| | The tourists were eager to taste some southeast cuisine. |
| | Los turistas tenían muchas ganas de probar la cocina del sudeste. |
| southeast by east n | (compass point) | sureste por este loc nom m |