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1 British regions and counties
The names of British regions and counties usually have the definite article in French, except when used with the preposition en.In, to and from somewhereMost counties and regions are masculine ; with these, in and to are translated by dans le, and from by du:to live in Sussex= vivre dans le Sussexto go to Sussex= aller dans le Sussexto come from Sussex= venir du SussexNote however:Cornwall= la Cornouaillesto live in Cornwall= vivre en Cornouaillesto go to Cornwall= aller en Cornouaillesto come from Cornwall= venir de la CornouaillesUses with nounsThere are rarely French equivalents for English forms like Cornishmen, and it is always safe to use de with the definite article:Cornishmen= les habitants mpl de la CornouaillesLancastrians= les habitants du LancashireIn other cases, du is often possible:a Somerset accent= un accent du Somersetthe Yorkshire countryside= les paysages du Yorkshirebut it is usually safe to use du comté de:the towns of Fife= les villes du comté de Fifethe rivers of Merioneth= les rivières du comté de Merionethor de la région de:Grampian cattle= le bétail de la région des GrampiansBig English-French dictionary > British regions and counties
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2 Cornish
['kɔːnɪʃ] 1.aggettivo della Cornovaglia, cornico2.1) ling. cornico m.2)the Cornish — + verbo pl. i nativi, gli abitanti della Cornovaglia
* * *Cornish /ˈkɔ:nɪʃ/A a.B n. [u]lingua della Cornovaglia; cornico; lingua cornica● ( cucina) Cornish pasty, pasta imbottita di carne e verduraCornishmann. (pl. Cornishmen)abitante della Cornovaglia.* * *['kɔːnɪʃ] 1.aggettivo della Cornovaglia, cornico2.1) ling. cornico m.2)the Cornish — + verbo pl. i nativi, gli abitanti della Cornovaglia
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3 Cornishman
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