North - Nord (The 1090th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for North is Nord. It can be used as noun, adjective. This word often comes up when talking about nature & weather. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1090th most common word in French. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: north

French: nord

Examples


The army is in the north to protect the border.	L'armée est dans le nord pour protéger la frontière.
Winter comes earlier in North Europe.	L'hiver arrive plus tôt en Europe du Nord.
We went due north.	Nous sommes partis plein nord.
Japan is located in the Northern Hemisphere.	Le Japon se situe dans l'hémisphère nord.
They sent him to North America.	Ils l'ont envoyé en Amérique du Nord.
They went on an expedition to the North Pole.	Ils partirent en expédition au pôle Nord.
The weather vane points north.	La girouette pointe au nord.
The northern wind blew all day.	Le vent du Nord a soufflé toute la journée.

People throughout the north were angry.	Les gens à travers tout le nord étaient en colère.
February 7th is Northern Territories Day in Japan.	Le sept février est le jour des territoires du Nord.
The boys have gone north.	Les garçons sont partis vers le Nord.
Hokkaido is in the northern part of Japan.	Hokkaïdo est dans la partie nord du Japon.
Hokkaido is located in the northern part of Japan.	Hokkaïdo est située dans la partie nord du Japon.
Tom and Mary visited Northern Europe.	Tom et Marie ont visité le nord de l'Europe.
Tom lives in North Carolina.	Tom vit en Caroline du Nord.
We're going north.	Nous nous dirigeons vers le nord.
A north wind is blowing.	Le vent souffle du nord.
She comes from the north.	Elle vient du nord.
I live in northern Sweden.	J'habite dans le nord de la Suède.
Tom told me to head north.	Tom m'a dit de me diriger vers le nord.
Amiens is north of Paris.	Amiens est au nord de Paris.