L'est (en. Ballast)

lɛst

Meaning & Definition

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noun

One of the four cardinal points.

The east is where the sun rises.

L'est, c'est là où se lève le soleil.

Region of France that is located in the east.

I will visit the east of France this summer.

Je vais visiter l'est de la France cet été.

From the Latin 'orientem', the cardinal point opposite to the west.

from the east

coming from the direction of the east.

de l'est

to go towards the east

to head in the direction of the east.

aller vers l'est

the east is on time

the east, often used to talk about time in relation to the time zone.

l'est à l'heure

estuary

Transition zone between a river and the sea.

estuaire

stamp

Mark or official seal.

estampille

It's the wrong direction.

If you keep going that way, I don’t know where you’re going, it’s east.

Si tu continues par là, je ne sais pas où tu vas, c'est l'est.

An indication that something is late.

He is late, he took the east route.

Il est en retard, c'est l'est qu'il a pris.