aquilon

akilɔ̃

Definition

Definition of aquilon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

météo

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vent froid qui souffle du nord

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L'aquilon glacial balayait la plaine enneigée.

bise

vent du nord

poésie

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vent violent et froid

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L'aquilon fouettait les voiles du navire en détresse.

bourrasque

vent violent

géographie

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direction du nord

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Les oiseaux migrateurs partent vers l'aquilon.

nord

septentrion

héraldique

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figure d'un visage soufflant sur un blason

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L'aquilon orne le coin supérieur de ces armoiries.

souffleur

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Origin of aquilon

latin, aquilo (vent du nord)

Examples of aquilon in a sentence

Un aquilon soudain fit claquer les volets.
L’aquilon s’engouffrait dans la vallée enneigée.
Un aquilon glacial balayait la lande au crépuscule.
Le vent souffle fort depuis l'aquilon ce matin.
Les marins redoutaient l'aquilon lors de leurs traversées.
Un aquilon figure sur le blason de la ville.

Le peintre a dessiné un aquilon stylisé sur le drapeau.

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English:north wind, bitter wind, ...
German:Nordwind, Sturmwind, ...
Italian:borea, aquilone, ...
Spanish:aquilón, figura de un rostro soplando en un escudo heráldico, ...
Portuguese:aquilão, vento norte, ...
Chinese:北风, 北方, ...
Japanese:北風, 烈風, ...
Arabic:ريح شمالية باردة, ريح شمالية عاتية, ...
Hebrew:אַקִּילוֹן, צָפוֹן, ...
Russian:аквилон, север, ...
Ukrainian:аквілон, північ, ...
Catalan:vent del nord, aquiló, ...
Danish:nordenvind, akvilon, ...
Dutch:noordenwind, koude noordwind, ...
Greek:βοριάς, βόρειος, ...
Khmer:ខ្យល់ជើង, ខ្យល់ត្រជាក់ខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:북풍, 거센 북풍, ...
Polish:akwilon, boreasz, ...
Portuguese (BR):aquilão, aquilon, ...
Romanian:aquilon, vânt rece, ...
Swedish:nordvind, kall och hård nordlig vind, ...
Thai:ลมเหนือ, ลมกรรโชกหนาว, ...
Turkish:poyraz, kuzey rüzgarı, ...
Vietnamese:gió bấc, gió bắc lạnh, ...

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Definition of aquilon - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Origin of aquilon

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