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1 Pyrenees
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2 Pyrenees
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3 Pyrenees
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4 Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques ⇒ French departments pr n Pyrénées-Atlantiques fpl ; in/to the Pyrénées-Atlantiques dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques. -
5 Pyrénées-Orientales
Pyrénées-Orientales ⇒ French departments pr n Pyrénées-Orientales fpl ; in/to the Pyrénées-Orientales dans les Pyrénées-Orientales. -
6 Hautes-Pyrénées
Hautes-Pyrénées ⇒ French departments pr n Hautes-Pyrénées fpl ; in/to the Hautes-Pyrénées dans les Hautes-Pyrénées. -
7 Midi-Pyrénées
Midi-Pyrénées ⇒ French provinces and regions pr n Midi-Pyrénées m ; in/to the Midi-Pyrénées dans le Midi-Pyrénées. -
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Both traditional pre-Revolution regions and modern administrative regions usually take the definite article as in l’Alsace, la Champagne etc.:I like Alsace= j’aime l’AlsaceChampagne is beautiful= la Champagne est belleFor names which have a compound form, such as Midi-Pyrénées or Rhône-Alpes, it is safer to include the words la région:do you know Midi-Pyrénées?= connaissez-vous la région Midi-Pyrénées?In, to and from somewhereThere are certain general principles regarding names of French provinces and regions. However, usage is sometimes uncertain ; doubtful items should be checked in the dictionary.For in and to, with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use en without the definite article:to live in Burgundy= vivre en Bourgogneto go to Burgundy= aller en Bourgogneto live in Anjou= vivre en Anjouto go to Anjou= aller en AnjouFor in and to with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use dans le:to live in the Berry= vivre dans le Berryto go to the Berry= aller dans le BerryFor from with feminine names and with masculine ones beginning with a vowel, use de without the definite article:to come from Burgundy= venir de Bourgogneto come from Anjou= venir d’AnjouFor from with masculine names beginning with a consonant, use du:to come from the Berry= venir du BerryRegional adjectivesRelated adjectives and nouns exist for most of the names of provinces and regions. Here is a list of the commonest:
an Alsace accent= un accent alsacienAlsace costume= le costume alsacienthe Alsace countryside= les paysages alsaciensAlsace traditions= les traditions alsaciennesAlsace villages= les villages alsaciensThese words can also be used as nouns, meaning a person from X ; in this case they are written with a capital letter:a person from Alsace= un Alsacienan Alsace woman= une Alsaciennethe people of Alsace= les Alsaciens mplBig English-French dictionary > French provinces and regions
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9 beyond
beyond [bɪˈjɒnd]1. preposition• there was a garden, and beyond it, an orchard il y avait un jardin et, plus loin, un vergerb. ( = after) après, au-delà de• beyond next week/June après la semaine prochaine/juinc. ( = surpassing, exceeding) this work is quite beyond him ce travail le dépasse complètementd. ( = except) sauf2. adverb• he could see the lake and the hills beyond il voyait le lac et, au-delà, les collines3. noun* * *Note: beyond is often used with a noun to produce expressions like beyond doubt, beyond a joke, beyond the bounds of etc. For translations of these and similar expressions where beyond means outside the range of, consult the appropriate noun entry (doubt, joke, bound etc). See also I 3 below[bɪ'jɒnd] 1.1) (in space, time) au-delà de2) ( outside the range of)to be beyond somebody's ability — [task, activity] être au-dessus des capacités de quelqu'un
to be beyond somebody — [activity, task, subject] dépasser quelqu'un
3) ( other than) en dehors de, à part2.we know little about it beyond the fact that — nous savons très peu de choses là-dessus en dehors du fait que or à part que
1) ( in space)2) ( in time) au-delà3.conjunction à part (+ infinitive)there was little I could do beyond telling him that — je ne pouvais pas faire grand-chose à part lui dire que
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10 Pyrenean
Pyrenean [‚pɪrə'ni:ən]pyrénéen, des Pyrénées►► Pyrenean mountain dog chien m ou berger m des Pyrénées -
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12 hedgerow
См. также в других словарях:
Pyrenees — Pyrénées Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pyrénées (homonymie). Pyrénées Carte topographique des Pyrénées … Wikipédia en Français
PYRÉNÉES — La chaîne des Pyrénées s’étend sur près de 450 km, du golfe de Gascogne au golfe du Lion; mais c’est de la basse Provence aux chaînons de la région espagnole de Santander que se développe l’édifice pyrénéen, au sens géologique du terme. Sur plus… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pyrenees — (Pyrénées) The Pyrenees are a chain of mountains that extend from the Gulf of Gascony to the Gulf of Lyon. In age the Pyrenees are part of the Alpine system but are different from the french alps in several ways: their highest points are lower … France. A reference guide from Renaissance to the Present
Pyrenees — Standort Shima Spain Mura (Shima, Japan) Typ Stahl – inverted Modell Inverted Coaster Antriebsart Kettenlifthill Hersteller … Deutsch Wikipedia
Pyrenees — 1550s, from Fr. Pyrénées, from L. Pyrenæi montes, from Gk. Pyrene, name of a daughter of Bebryx, beloved of Herakles, who is said to be buried in these mountains. The name is lit. fruit stone … Etymology dictionary
Pyrénées — (spr. pireneh), drei franz. Departements. 1) Basses P. (spr. baß), Niederpyrenäen, das südwestlichste Departement, 7712 qkm, (1901) 426.347 E.; aus Béarn, Franz. Navarra und den gascognischen Landsch. Soule und Labourd gebildet; Hauptstadt Pau. – … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Pyrenees — [pir′ə nēz΄] mountain range along the French Spanish border: c. 300 mi (483 km) long: highest peak, Pico de Aneto Pyrenean [pir′ənē′ən] adj … English World dictionary
Pyrénées — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pyrénées (homonymie). Pyrénées Carte topographique des Pyrénées … Wikipédia en Français
Pyrenees — Geobox|Range name=Pyrenees other name= es. Pirineos ca. Pirineus fr. Pyrénées oc. Pirenèus an. Perinés eu. Pirinioak etymology=Pyrene|etymology type=Named for image caption=Central Pyrenees country=Spain| country1=France| country2=Andorra unit=… … Wikipedia
Pyrenees — Pyrenean, adj. /pir euh neez /, n. a mountain range between Spain and France. Highest peak, Pic de Néthou, 11,165 ft. (3400 m). * * * Mountain range, southwestern Europe. It extends 270 mi (430 km) from the Mediterranean Sea to the Bay of Biscay… … Universalium
Pyrenees — or French Pyrénées or Spanish Pirineos geographical name mountains along French Spanish border from Bay of Biscay to Gulf of Lion see aneto (Pico de) • Pyrenean adjective or noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
