What does sud in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sud in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sud in French.

The word sud in French means south, south, south, the South, the South of France, Southern Hemisphere, South, Global South, south, southern, southerly, southerly, south, southern accent, southern French feel, feel of the South of France, South Africa, South America, Southeast Asia, to the south of, South Carolina, South Korea, the Côte Sud, Southern Cross, South Dakota, in the south of, southwards, southward, southern hemisphere, Southern Ireland, New South Wales, facing south-west, South Pole, South African, South African, South American, South American, South Korean, South Korean, southeast, south-east, South East, South-East France, south-east, south-west, South Vietnamese, South Vietnamese, south-west. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word sud

south

nom masculin invariable (point cardinal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
D'après la boussole : le nord est par ici, et le sud est par là.
They moved south in search of the sunshine.

south

nom masculin invariable (endroit au nord d'un autre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Espagne est au sud de la France. // J'ai travaillé plusieurs mois dans le sud de l'Angleterre.
Spain is to the south of France. // I worked in the south of England for several months.

south

nom masculin invariable (exposition au sud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La maison est orientée plein sud.
The house faces due south.

the South, the South of France

nom masculin invariable (sud de la France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Mes voisins ont déménagé dans le Sud pour avoir plus de soleil.
My neighbours moved to the South to get more sun.

Southern Hemisphere

nom masculin invariable (pays de l'hémisphère sud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les saisons sont inversées dans le Sud.
The seasons are reversed in the Southern Hemisphere.

South, Global South

nom masculin invariable (pays en voie de développement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Sud finira monter en puissance.
The Global South will eventually grow more powerful.

south, southern, southerly

adjectif invariable (dans le sud de [qch])

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le parc de Montsouris se situe dans la partie sud de Paris.
The Montsouris park is in the southern part of Paris.

southerly, south

adjectif invariable (qui vient du sud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est un vent sud, un vent chaud.
It's a southerly wind: a warm wind.

southern accent

nom masculin (France (accent des gens du Sud de la France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

southern French feel, feel of the South of France

nom masculin (France, figuré (chose rappelant le Sud de la France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

South Africa

nom propre féminin (pays d'Afrique australe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Afrique du Sud est le pays situé à l'extrémité australe du continent africain.

South America

nom propre féminin (moitié sud du continent américain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Brésil est le plus grand pays d'Amérique du Sud.

Southeast Asia

nom propre féminin (Indochine et Insulinde)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Asie du Sud-Est (ou Sud-Est asiatique) est la région située à l'est de l'Inde et au sud de la Chine.

to the south of

(en un lieu situé au sud d'un autre)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
L'Espagne se trouve au sud de la France.

South Carolina

nom propre féminin (État des États-Unis) (US state)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

South Korea

nom propre féminin (pays asiatique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Corée du Sud a Séoul pour capitale.

the Côte Sud

nom propre féminin (nom d'une bande terre à Haïti) (Haiti)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Côte sud borde la mer des Caraïbes.

Southern Cross

nom propre féminin (constellation) (constellation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Croix du Sud est une constellation de l'hémisphère sud.

South Dakota

nom propre masculin (État des États-Unis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Mont Rushmore se trouve dans le Dakota du Sud.

in the south of

(dans la partie sud de [qch])

Marseille se trouve dans le sud de la France.

southwards, southward

locution adverbiale (vers le Sud)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

southern hemisphere

nom masculin (partie inférieure de la Terre) (often capitalized)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'hémisphère sud est dominé par les océans.

Southern Ireland

nom propre féminin (République d'Irlande) (country)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Irlande du Sud est aussi appelée Eire.

New South Wales

nom propre féminin (région Sud-Est de l'Australie) (Australian region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Canberra, la capitale de l'Australie se trouve en Nouvelle-Galles du Sud.

facing south-west

locution adjectivale (dirigé vers le Sud-Ouest)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

South Pole

nom masculin (calotte inférieure de la Terre) (geography)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

South African

adjectif (de l'Afrique du Sud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La capitale sud-africaine est Prétoria.

South African

(habitant de l'Afrique du Sud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nelson Mandela est le plus célèbre des Sud-Africains.

South American

adjectif (d'Amérique du Sud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Santiago du Chili est une ville sud-américaine.

South American

(d'Amérique du Sud) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La majorité des Sud-Américains parlent espagnol.

South Korean

adjectif (de Corée du Sud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Séoul est la capitale sud-coréenne.
Seoul is the capital of South Korea.

South Korean

(de Corée du Sud) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les habitants de Séoul sont des Sud-Coréens.

southeast, south-east

nom masculin (direction cardinale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La mer se trouve au sud-est de notre gîte.

South East, South-East France

nom masculin (sud-est de la France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les routes du sud-est sont toujours encombrées durant l'été.

south-east

adjectif (au sud-est)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Dans la région sud-est de la France se trouve la Provence.

south-west

nom masculin invariable (point cardinal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bordeaux est une ville du sud-ouest de la France.

South Vietnamese

adjectif (relatif au Viêt Nam du sud)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
La république sud-vietnamienne luttait contre le nord communiste.

South Vietnamese

(du Viêt Nam du Sud)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les Américains sont intervenus pour aider les Sud-Vietnamiens.

south-west

locution adverbiale (en direction du Sud-Ouest)

(adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.")

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