sur

/ˈsuɾ/, [ˈsuɾ]

south


Examples
  • Esos pájaros construyen sus nidos en verano y vuelan al sur en invierno.

    Those birds build their nests in the summer and fly to the south in the winter.

  • El dormitorio más grande mira hacia el sur.

    The largest bedroom faces south.

  • En el sur hay demasiados enemigos.

    There are too many enemies in the south.

  • Porto Alegre es la capital más al sur de un estado brasileño.

    Porto Alegre is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state.

  • El sueño de Tom es vivir en un pequeño pueblo al sur de Francia.

    Tom's dream is to live in a small town in the south of France.

  • Los espectáculos flamencos son populares en el sur de España.

    Flamenco shows are popular in the south of Spain.

  • La leche de rosas es del sur de la India. En Singapur, la llaman "bandung."

    Rose milk is from the south of India. In Singapore, it's called "bandung."

  • Así es como Scott y sus hombres llegaron al Polo Sur.

    This is how Scott and his men arrived at the South Pole.

  • Nuestro avión va viajando al sur.

    Our plane is flying toward the south.

  • En Centro y Sur América se habla español.

    Spanish is spoken in Central and South America.

  • Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay y el sur de Brasil son parte del Cono Sur.

    Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay and Southern Brazil are part of the Southern Cone.

  • Mañana lloverá en el sur de Inglaterra.

    Tomorrow it will rain in the south of England.

  • Japón y Corea del Sur son países limítrofes.

    Japan and South Korea are neighbors.

  • Estas ventanas están orientadas al sur.

    These windows look to the south.

  • En el sur de Francia a los cátaros se les llamó albigenses.

    The Cathares in southern France were called Albigensians.

  • El eclipse de sol total de mañana será visible desde el hemisferio sur.

    Tomorrow's total eclipse of the sun will be visible from the southern hemisphere.

  • Los hielos del sur de Argentina están sufriendo los efectos del cambio climático.

    The ice of southern Argentina is suffering from the effects of climate change.

  • Nuestra escuela está en el sur de la ciudad.

    Our school is in the south of the city.

  • Las personas que usan tenedores mayormente son de Europa, América del Norte y Sur; los que usan palillos son del este de Asia y los que usan sus dedos son de África, Medio Oriente, Indonesia e India.

    Fork-users are mainly in Europe, North America, and Latin America; chopstick-users in eastern Asia and finger-users in Africa, the Middle East, Indonesia, and India.

  • Quito, Ecuador, está un poco al sur del ecuador.

    Quito, Ecuador, is a little south of the equator.


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