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 Translation for 'western slope' from English to French
NOUN   a western slope | western slopes
géogr.
versant {m} ouest
western slope
Partial Matches
géogr.géol.
talus {m} [naturel]
slope
géogr.
versant {m}
slope
déclivité {f}slope
pente {f}slope
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alpin.sport
piste {f} (de ski) pour débutants
nursery slope
sport
piste {f} de ski
ski slope
géol.
pente {f} douce
gentle slope
géol.
légère montée {f}
slight slope
géol.
escarpement {m}
steep slope
géogr.
versant {m} est
eastern slope
géol.
pente {f} raide
steep slope
géogr.
versant {m} méridional
southern slope
géogr.
versant {m} sud
southern slope
géogr.
versant {m} nord
northern slope
géogr.
versant {m} oriental
eastern slope
à mi-pente {adv}at mid-slope
géogr.
versant {m} méridional
south-facing slope
géogr.
versant {m} sud
south-facing slope
géogr.
versant {m} nord
north-facing slope
géogr.
versant {m} ouest
west-facing slope
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Usage Examples English
  • The accidents prompted the State of Connecticut to modify Route 44 through the addition of a runaway truck ramp just above the Avon Old Farms Inn and the straightening and widening of the road on the western slope of the mountain.
  • This trend grew as highways were developed to Colorado's western slope and roads were improved in Hinsdale County.
  • In the northern part of the town, on the western slope of the Nagold valley is the cave known as the Bruderhöhle.
  • The sacred precinct occupies a delineated region on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus.
  • Entering from Utah, I-70 descends into the Grand Valley, where it meets the Colorado River, which provides its path up the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.

  • The county lies along the western slope of the Sierra Nevada, the steep slopes making it prime territory for the siting of hydroelectric power plants.
  • The area of Colorado to the west of the Continental Divide is called the Western Slope of Colorado.
  • The other side of the San Juans, the western slope of the continental divide, is drained by tributaries of the San Juan, Dolores and Gunnison rivers, which all flow into the Colorado River.
  • In cross section, the lee side is the eastern slope with an incline of 34-38°, while the stoss side is the western slope with an incline of only 10-20°.
  • The western slope includes Adams Cave, a limestone cave used for saltpeter during the Civil War; the cave entrance is now gated and locked.

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