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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesen direction de l'ouest
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ahn-dee-rek-syohn duh lwɛst
"La circulation westbound est ralentie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Traveling, moving, or heading toward the west.
"All westbound traffic on the interstate is currently experiencing heavy delays."
- 1
In a direction toward the west.
"The freight train headed westbound across the vast plains."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'west' combined with the suffix '-bound', originating from Old Norse 'búinn' meaning prepared or bound for a destination. The term emerged in the late Middle English period to describe travel or movement directed toward the setting sun or the western cardinal point.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Westbound" is said worldwide
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en direction de l'ouest
Transliteration: ahn-dee-rek-syohn duh lwɛst
"La circulation westbound est ralentie."
westwärts
Transliteration: vɛst-vɛrts
"Der westwärts fahrende Zug hatte Verspätung."
in direzione ovest
Transliteration: in di-re-tzi-o-ne o-vest
"Il traffico in direzione ovest è bloccato."
con dirección oeste
Transliteration: kon di-rek-thyon o-es-te
"Los carriles con dirección oeste están cerrados."
em direção ao oeste
Transliteration: ẽ di-re-sãw aw o-es-tʃi
"O tráfego no sentido oeste está lento."
पश्चिम की ओर जाने वाला
Transliteration: pashchim ki or jane vala
"पश्चिम की ओर जाने वाली ट्रेन देरी से चल रही है।"
向西的
Transliteration: xiàng xī de
"所有向西行驶的车辆都必须绕行。"
서쪽으로 향하는
Transliteration: seotjjok-euro hyang-haneun
"서쪽으로 향하는 차선이 정체되고 있습니다."
西行きの
Transliteration: nishi-iki no
"西行きの電車が遅れて到着しました。"
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