tramontane

tʁamɔ̃tan

Definition

Definition of tramontane - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

météovent froid et sec qui souffle du nord vers la Méditerranée

La tramontane souffle fort aujourd'hui sur la côte languedocienne.

bise

vent du nord

direction

Rare

côté situé vers le nord

Rare

Les navigateurs utilisaient la tramontane pour s'orienter en mer.

nord

septentrion

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perdre la tramontane

ne plus pouvoir s'orienter en mer à cause des conditions

Le marin a perdu la tramontane dans cette tempête.

Origin of tramontane

latin, trans (au-delà) + montanus (montagne)

Examples of tramontane in a sentence

Les pêcheurs redoutent l'arrivée soudaine de la tramontane.
La tramontane souffle fort sur la côte aujourd’hui.
Ils ont construit la maison du côté de la tramontane.

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English:Tramontane, north, ...
German:Tramontane, Bezeichnung für einen kalten Nordwind, besonders im Mittelmeerraum., ...
Italian:tramontana, ...
Spanish:tramontana, norte, ...
Portuguese:tramontana, ...
Chinese:特拉蒙塔纳风, 北方, ...
Japanese:トラモンターヌ, 北, ...
Arabic:رياح الترامونتان, شَمال, ...
Hebrew:טְרָמוֹנְטָנָה, צָפוֹן, ...
Russian:трамонтана, северное направление, ...
Ukrainian:трамонтана, північна сторона, ...
Catalan:tramuntana, ...
Danish:tramontana, nord, ...
Dutch:tramontane, noordwaartse wind, ...
Greek:τραμουντάνα, βόρειος άνεμος, ...
Hungarian:tramontána, északi irány, ...
Khmer:ត្រាមុងតាន, ទិសខាងជើង, ...
Korean:트라몽타뉴, 북쪽 방향, ...
Polish:tramontana, północ, ...
Portuguese (BR):tramontana, norte, ...
Romanian:tramontană, nord, ...
Swedish:tramontana, norr, ...
Thai:ลมตรามองตาน, ทิศเหนือ, ...
Turkish:tramontan, kuzey yönü, ...
Vietnamese:gió tramontane, hướng bắc, ...

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