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Suisse romande

English translation: French-speaking Switzerland

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French term or phrase:Suisse romande
English translation:French-speaking Switzerland
Entered by: emiledgar

19:56 Nov 26, 2006
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Geography / Swiss terms
French term or phrase: Suisse romande
Interruption de l’activité professionnelle suite au transfert de mon mari en Suisse romande

this is for a CV. I am not sure if I should translate this as "Italian Switzerland"? I am not sure how this would be properly termed in Swiss English.

Thanks to my European friends out there :-)
RHELLER
United States
Local time: 15:09
French Switzerland
Explanation:
Suisse Romande is the French-speaking part ofswitzerland
Selected response from:

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 23:09
Grading comment
Thanks to all - this was the first and did include the words "French-speaking" at 2 min - that is fast! thank you :-)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +11French speaking Switzerland
Julie Barber
5 +2French Switzerland
emiledgar
3(Swiss) Romandy
Bailatjones


Discussion entries: 4





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
French Switzerland


Explanation:
Suisse Romande is the French-speaking part ofswitzerland

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 23:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all - this was the first and did include the words "French-speaking" at 2 min - that is fast! thank you :-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): yes, the western part - French-speaking Switzerland - as you said in your explanation ;-)
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Sue
neutral  writeaway: French-speaking (explanation is right-answer isn't). Belgians don't say French Belgium or Dutch Belgium either (yet). ;-)
41 mins
  -> You are write, i took the cue from Sue's Italian Switzerland and answered too quickly, though I meant to cover it with my explanation in which I put French-speaking.
neutral  Ian Wrentmore: No part of Switzerland is French. It is French speaking
2 hrs
  -> You're right - see my response to writeaway.
agree  Ben Gaia: In English we say French Switzerland, the "speaking" is implied, besides, they have patisserie and stuff too so their whole culture is French Swiss.
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +11
French speaking Switzerland


Explanation:
It's the west, French speaking part

La Suisse romande ou Romandie est la partie francophone de la Suisse. Les habitants de la Suisse romande sont appelés Romands et Romandes.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suisse_romande

The Suisse Romande, French-speaking area of the Helvetian Confederation, comprises six Cantons, each with a distinct character of its own: Fribourg, Geneva, Jura, Neuchatel, Valais, Vaud.

Historically the Swiss Romande was by turns Celtic, Roman, Frankish, Burgundian, Savoyard and finally Swiss.
http://www.lasuisseromande.com/

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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-26 20:06:03 GMT)
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Suisse Romande Area
Scala Expands Presence in Suisse Romande Area in Switzerland
http://erp.ittoolbox.com/press/display.asp?i=111532

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Note added at 17 mins (2006-11-26 20:14:07 GMT)
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Romandy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romandy

Romandy
Switzerland is divided in 4 linguistic area. The german-speaking area, about 65% of Switzerland ; Romandy, french-speaking area
http://tedtycoon.co.uk/populous/wiki/index.php/Switzerland

Take your pick of names!!

Julie Barber
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:09
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Martin Cassell: this is the most frequent phrase in UK English usage - the other suggestion, just "French Switzerland", might make diplomats and cartographers uneasy!
3 mins
  -> yes because it's not actually French! thanks
agree  Angela Dickson (X)
5 mins
  -> thanks
agree  sporran
13 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Bailatjones: Yes, Romandy - and a lovely place to live :-)
14 mins
  -> thanks
agree  writeaway: French-speaking
38 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 hr
  -> Hi Ingeborg. Thanks
agree  Ian Wrentmore
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Alanna Wilson-Duff: Yes, I live in French-speaking Switzerland and come across this term often
2 hrs
  -> thanks Alanna
agree  Alice Saunders (X)
10 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Sylvia Smith
11 hrs
  -> Morning. Thanks
agree  andrian: Am used to go there! French speaking Switzerland is the right term!
18 hrs
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(Swiss) Romandy


Explanation:
I feel silly for not being 100% sure about this (seeing as this is where I live) but I believe it is correct (although not terribly common) to call it simply Romandy or Swiss Romandy in English.

http://www.unige.ch/biblio/ses/jla/gen/swiss-e.html
French-speaking Switzerland (or Romandy) is divided into six cantons: Geneva, Vaud, Neuchâtel and Jura (100% of French-speakers), Fribourg/Freiburg and Valais/Wallis (French-speakers with a German-speaking minority). The Bernese Jura is the name of the French-speaking part of German-speaking Bern.



Bailatjones
Switzerland
Local time: 23:09
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alanna Wilson-Duff: Look, I have to agree with you but somehow doubt that this term would be easily understood outside La Suisse Romande, maybe though for an IO or UN text
2 hrs
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