French - Italian Dictionary
masculine
/ɛst/
Est means east, the compass point where the sun rises. In Italian, it translates to est, oriente, or levante.
| # | Type | French | Italian |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noun | est compass point | est |
| 2 | noun | est compass point | oriente |
| 3 | noun | est compass point | levante |
Le soleil se lève à l'est.
Il sole sorge a est.
La maison fait face à l'est.
La casa è orientata verso l'oriente.
Le vent vient de l'est ce matin.
Il vento viene da levante questa mattina.
Est is the standard French term for the compass point. All three Italian translations are correct: est is most direct, oriente is more formal or literary, and levante is common especially in Mediterranean contexts and maritime usage.
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