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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvents d'ouest
Pronunciation / Transliteration: vɑ̃ d‿wɛst
"Les vents d'ouest influencent fortement le climat de l'Europe de l'Ouest."
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The permanent prevailing winds that blow from the west out of the subtropical high-pressure areas towards the poles.
"The sailing ship made rapid progress across the ocean by riding the strong westerlies."
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Derived from the adjective 'westerly' (from Old English 'west' meaning west, combined with the suffix '-ly') combined with the plural noun marker. The meteorological term emerged in the 19th century as global wind patterns were systematically charted and named by maritime explorers and early meteorologists.
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vents d'ouest
Transliteration: vɑ̃ d‿wɛst
"Les vents d'ouest influencent fortement le climat de l'Europe de l'Ouest."
Westwindzone
Transliteration: ˈvɛstˌvɪntˌtsonə
"Die Westwindzone prägt das Wetter in Mitteleuropa."
venti occidentali
Transliteration: ˈvɛnti occidentali
"I venti occidentali dominano le medie latitudini."
vientos del oeste
Transliteration: ˈbjentos ðel oˈeste
"Los vientos del oeste soplan constantemente en las latitudes medias."
ventos do oeste
Transliteration: ˈvẽtus du uˈɛstʃi
"Os ventos do oeste afetam o regime de chuvas na região."
पछुआ पवन
Transliteration: pachua pavan
"मध्य अक्षांशों में पछुआ पवनें प्रमुखता से चलती हैं।"
盛行西风带
Transliteration: shèngháng xīfēng dài
"盛行西风带对中纬度地区的气候有重大影响。"
편서풍
Transliteration: pyeonseopung
"대한민국은 중위도 편서풍 지대에 위치해 있습니다."
偏西風
Transliteration: henseifū
"偏西風は中緯度の上空を西から東へ吹く強い風です。"
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