| Englisch > Deutsch | |
| east | |
| 1. Substantiv: | |
| 2. [1] Ost(en) (Himmelsrichtung) | |
| 3. [2] Osten (die Region) | |
| [1] Oh, East is East and West is West, and never the twain shall meet,/ Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat. | |
| Englisch > Englisch | |
| east | |
| 1. subst. One of the four principal compass points, specifically 90°, conventionally directed to the right on maps; the direction of the rising sun at an equinox. Abbreviated as E. |  |
| 2. adj. Situated or lying in or towards the east; eastward. |  |
| 3. adj. (meteorology) wind from the east |  |
| 4. adj. Of or pertaining to the east; eastern. |  |
| 5. adj. From the East; oriental. |  |
| 6. adj. (ecclesiastical) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church which contains the choir or chancel. |  |
| the east front of a cathedral |  |
| 7. adv. towards the east; eastwards |  |
| Deutsch > Englisch | |
| Osten | |
| 1. subst. East |  |
| 2. subst. (only with definite article) The territory of the former GDR. |  |
| 3. subst. (by extension) anything that is Eastern, e.g. Eastern Europe, Asia |  |