British regions and counties
- 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 somewhere
Most 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 Sussex
to go to Sussex
= aller dans le Sussex
to come from Sussex
= venir du Sussex
Note however :
Cornwall
= la Cornouailles
to live in Cornwall
= vivre en Cornouailles
to go to Cornwall
= aller en Cornouailles
to come from Cornwall
= venir de la Cornouailles
Uses with nouns
There 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 Cornouailles
Lancastrians
= les habitants du Lancashire
In other cases, du is often possible :
a Somerset accent
= un accent du Somerset
the Yorkshire countryside
= les paysages du Yorkshire
but it is usually safe to use du comté de :
the towns of Fife
= les villes du comté de Fife
the rivers of Merioneth
= les rivières du comté de Merioneth
or de la région de :
Grampian cattle
= le bétail de la région des Grampians
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