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1 Vendée Globe Challenge
the most high-profile of yacht-races organised in France, the Vendée Globe is a single-handed non-stop round-the-world yacht race, that takes place every four years. Participants set off from, and return to, the small port of Les Sables d'Olonne, in the Vendée, on France's Atlantic coast. The race is open to monohull yachts up to 60 ft. in length ("Open 60" class). French yachts make up the majority of participants in the race, and the Vendée Globe has always been won by a French yacht; however in 2001 24-year-old British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur caused a sensation when she came in second, having diverted at one point to go to the assistance of another yacht that was in difficulty. The race starts in November, and yachts that complete the gruelling round-the-world journey arrive back in Les Sables d'Olonne in January or February. Thanks to continually progressing boat technology, the winning times have fallen dramatically since the race was first held in 1989-90. Titouan Lamazou, winner of the first Vendée Globe, completed the voyage in 109 days; Vincent Riou, winner in 2004-5, finished in 87 days; indeed, the first 8 competitors in the 2004-05 Vendee Globe beat Lamazou's winning time of 1990. Competitors in the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe set off from Les Sables d'Olonne on 9th November, straight into heavy seas in the Bay of Biscay.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Vendée Globe Challenge
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2 Villiers, Philippe de
Right-wing nationalist politician, leader of the sovereignist Mouvement pour la France (Movement for France) party. An aristocrat from the Vendée department of western France, de Villiers was for six years (1987-1993) a député (member of parliament) for Valéry Giscard d'Estaing's centre-right UDF party. He was briefly Secretary of State for communication under Jacques Chirac. Since 1997, he has sat as an independent ("non-inscrit") member of parliament for Vendée. De Villiers benefits from very strong popular support in his fief of Vendée, and is regularly returned with huge majorities - which is quite surprising for a politician of the far right. However it is as leader of the MPF and as for his action as a local politician that he has really made his mark.It was in the 1977 that he first created the "Cinéscénie" son et lumière historical reenactment spectacle at le Puy du Fou, a castle in Vendée; since then, he has transformed the site into one of the biggest tourist attractions in France, with the addition of a permanent historical theme park. In 1988 he was elected leader of the Vendée county council (Président du conséil général), a position that he has held ever since.Thanks to his aristocratic catholic family background, and his personal charisma, de Villiers has managed to achieve a status as the acceptable face of right-wing nationalism, quite different from that of the other right-wing leaders in France, such as Jean Marie Le Pen of the National Front. In spite of a number of brushes with the law following various pronouncements on Islam and immigration, de Villiers remains popular. His strident participation in the debate over the European Constitution was certainly a factor that contributed to French voters' rejection of the project in the 2005 referendum. However, when competing on a national stage, de Villiers' real position as a marginal figure in French politics is more apparent. As a candidate in the 2007 Presidential Election, he scored just 2.2% of the vote, and even in his Vendée heartland, only 11.3% of voters chose him in the first round.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Villiers, Philippe de
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3 vendéen
vendéen, -enne [vɑ̃deɛ̃, εn]1. adjectiveof or from the Vendée2. masculine noun, feminineVendéen(ne) inhabitant or native of the Vendée* * *vɑ̃deɛ̃, ɛn adj vendéen, -ne* * * -
4 Les régions
Les indications ci-dessous valent pour les noms des états américains, des provinces canadiennes, des comtés anglais, des départements français, des provinces françaises, des régions administratives d’autres pays comme les cantons suisses ou les provinces belges, et même pour les noms de régions géographiques qui ne sont pas des entités politiques.Les noms de régionsEn général, l’anglais n’utilise pas l’article défini devant les noms de régions.aimer l’Alabama = to like Alabamaaimer la Californie = to like Californiavisiter le Nouveau-Mexique = to visit New Mexicovisiter le Texas = to visit Texasle Lancashire = Lancashirela Bourgogne = Burgundyla Provence = Provencela Savoie = SavoyMais l’article est utilisé pour les noms de certaines provinces ou régions françaises, certains cantons suisses et beaucoup de départements français. En cas de doute, consulter le dictionnaire.le Berry = the Berryle Limousin = the Limousinle Valais = the Valaisles Alpes-Maritimes = the Alpes-Maritimesl’Ardèche = the Ardècheles Landes = the Landesle Loir-et-Cher = the Loir-et-Cherle Loiret = the Loiretle Rhône = the Rhônele Var = the VarÀ, au, aux, dans, enÀ, au, aux, dans et en se traduisent par to avec les verbes de mouvement (par ex. aller, se rendre etc.) et par in avec les autres verbes (par ex. être, habiter etc.).vivre au Texas= to live in Texasaller au Texas= to go to Texasvivre en Californie= to live in Californiaaller en Californie= to go to Californiavivre dans les Rocheuses= to live in the Rockiesaller dans les Rocheuses= to go to the RockiesDe avec les noms de régionsQuelques noms de régions ont donné naissanceà des adjectifs, mais il y en a beaucoup moins qu’en français. En cas de doute, consulter le dictionnaire.les habitants de la Californie= Californian peopleles vins de Californie= Californian winesCes adjectifs sont tous utilisables comme des noms.les habitants de la Californie= Californians ou Californian peopleLorsqu’il n’y a pas d’adjectif, on peut, la plupart du temps, utiliser le nom de la région en position d’adjectif.l’accent du Texas= a Texas accentle beurre de Normandie= Normandy butterles églises du Yorkshire= Yorkshire churchesles paysages de la Californiethe California countrysideMais en cas de doute, il est plus sûr d’utiliser la tournure avec of, toujours possible.la frontière du Texas= the border of Texasles habitants de l’Auvergne= the inhabitants of the Auvergneles rivières du Dorset= the rivers of Dorsetles villes du Languedoc= the towns of LanguedocLes adjectifs dérivésLes adjectifs dérivés des régions n’ont pas toujours d’équivalent en anglais. Plusieurs cas sont possibles mais on pourra presque toujours utiliser le nom de la région placé avant le nom qualifié:le région dauphinoise= the Dauphiné regionPour souligner la provenance on choisira from + le nom de la région:l’équipe dauphinoise= the team from the Dauphiné regionPour parler de l’environnement on optera pour of + le nom de la région:l’économie vendéenne= the economy of the VendéePour situer on utilisera in + le nom de la région:mon séjour vendéen= my stay in Vendée -
5 Mouvement pour la France
Right-wing political party, considered rather more respectable than the Front National. Though defending many of the same values as the FN, the RPF recuses the term 'nationalist', preferring 'souverainiste' - or 'sovereignist'. The MPF derives an aura of respectability from its leader, Philippe de Villiers, the aristocratic and popular President of the General Council of the Vendée department, formerly a member of the UDF party, and a minister in the second Chiracgovernment. Thanks to various electoral alliances, and to its popularity in the Vendée region, the MPF has been able to maintain a presence in national and European parliaments, currently having two Députés in the National Assembly. The MPF is a very conservative party standing for traditional Christian values; though Eurosceptic, it does not call for France's withdrawal from the EU.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Mouvement pour la France
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6 chouan
ʃwɑ̃nom masculin Chouan ( Royalist insurgent from western France during the Revolution)* * *A adj Chouan.B nm Chouan (Royalist insurgent from western France during the Revolution).[ʃwɑ̃] nom masculinChouan (member of a group of counter-revolutionary royalist insurgents, one of whose leaders was Jean Chouan, in the Vendée (western France) from 1793 to 1800) -
7 pays
pays [pei]1. masculine nouna. ( = contrée, habitants) countryb. ( = région) region• il a vu du pays he's been round a bit or seen the world• être en pays de connaissance (dans une réunion) to be among friends ; (sur un sujet, dans un lieu) to be on home ground2. compounds► pays industrialisé industrialized country or nation• nouveaux pays industrialisés newly industrialized countries ► les pays moins avancés less developed countries* * *peinom masculin1) ( État) countrydans mon pays — where I come from, in my country
2) ( région)gens/produit du pays — local people/product
rentrer au pays — ( vu du point de départ) to go back home; ( vu du point d'arrivée) to come back home
3) ( village) village•Phrasal Verbs:••voir du pays — to do some travelling [BrE]
* * *pei nm1) (= territoire, habitants) country2) (= région) region3) (= village) village* * *B nm1 ( État) country; pays industriel/riche industrial/rich country; les pays lointains distant countries; l'Italie est le pays du soleil Italy is the land of sun; dans mon pays where I come from, in my country; ⇒ conquérir;2 ( région) la Bourgogne est le pays du bon vin Burgundy is the home of good wine; fromage du pays locally-produced cheese; gens/produit du pays local people/product; il n'est pas du pays he is not local; rentrer au pays ( vu du point de départ) to go back home; ( vu du point d'arrivée) to come back home;3 ( village) village; un petit pays des Landes a small village in the Landes.pays d'accueil host country; pays de cocagne Cockaigne; pays hôte host country; pays d'origine country of origin; pays des rêves dreamland; Pays du Soleil levant Land of the Rising Sun; pays en (voie de) développement, PED developing nation.voir du pays to do some travellingGB; être en pays connu or de connaissance ( dans un lieu) to be in familiar surroundings; ( parmi des gens) to be among familiar faces; ( sur un sujet) to be on one's home ground.[pei] nom masculin1. [nation] countryils se conduisent comme en pays conquis they're acting ou behaving as if they own the placeau pays des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois in the land of the blind the one-eyed man is kingpays chaud/sec hot/dry regionen pays de Loire in the Loire area ou valleyau pays des rêves ou des songes in the land of dreamsen pays de connaissance: vous serez en pays de connaissance, Tom fait aussi du piano you'll have something in common because Tom plays the piano tooun petit pays de 2 000 âmes a small town of 2,000 soulstout le pays se demande encore qui est l'assassin the whole country's still wondering who the murderer might be5. [région d'origine]a. [nation] one's countryb. [région] one's home (region)c. [ville] one's home (town)6. (figuré) [berceau, foyer]————————de pays locution adjectivale[produits] localsaucisson de pays traditional ou country-style sausageThis administrative region includes the départements of Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Sarthe and Vendée (capital: Nantes).
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