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La suisse est une association de 26 petits etas : les cantons
Switzerland is an association of 26 small states called Cantons.
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La Suisse s'apple egalement "La Confederation helvetique"
Suisse is also called "Helvetieuq Confederation"
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Le canton de Vaud est l'un des 26 cantons
The Vaud canton is one of the 26 cantons
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Il est entre dans la Confederation en 1803
It entered the confederation in 1803
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La Suisse est un petit pays au coeur de l'europe, mais qui ne fait pas partie de l'union europeennee
Switzerland is a small country in the heart of Europe, but it is not a part of the European Union
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Elle compte 8 millions d'habitants
It has 8 million inhabitants
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Certains parlent francais
Some speak French
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A l'ouest du pays
In the west of the country
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en Suisse romande
In french Switzerland
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Environ
Around
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Certains parlent allemand
Some speak German
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Au centre, au nord et a l'est du pays
In the center, in the north and in the east of the country
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Certains parlent Italien
Some speak Italian
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Au sud dans le canton de Tessin
In the south of Tessin canton
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Et quelques-uns parlent romache
And some others speak Romanche
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Tout a l'est du pays
All east of the country
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De nombreux etrangers vivent en Suisse
Several foreigners live in Switzerland
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Representent
Constitutes
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La plupart d'entre eux peuvent parler l'une des langues nationales
Majority of them can speak one of the four national languages
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Plupart
Most
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Peuvent
Can
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Repartition territoriale
Area wise break up
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A l'ouest
In the west
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Au sud-est
In the south east
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Dans la plus grande partie du pays
In most of the country
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Jaune
Yellow
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Le lac leman est un des plus grands lacs d'europe
The leman lake is one of the biggest lakes of europe
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Il a la forme d'un croissant
It is in the shape of a crescent
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Sa longueur est d'environ 100 kilometeres
It's width is around 100 kilometeres
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Longuer
Width
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A son extremite ouest
To the extreme west
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Vous trouvez la ville de geneve
You find the city of Geneve
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Bien connue pour ses organisations internationales
Well known for its international organisations
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Connue
Known
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De l'autre cote
On the other side
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A l'est, des villes moins connues Villeneuve et le Bouveret
To the east are the less known cities Villeneuve and the Bouveret
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Connues
Known
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La ou le Rhone se jette dans le lac
Where the Rhone river joins the lake
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Entre les deux extremites
Between the two extremes
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Le celebre chateau de Chillon
The famous castle of Chillon
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Puis Montreux connu pour son festival de jazz en juillet
Then Montreux known for its Jazz festival in July
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ensuite vevey ou se trouve le siege central de la compagnie nestle
then veney, where the head quarters of nestle company is situated
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siège central de la compagnie
company headquarters
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et enfin Lausanne, la cinquieme ville de suisse, capitale du canton de vaud
And finally Lausanne, the fifth city of Switzerland, the capital of the canton Vaud
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Sur la cote sud
In the south
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C'est la France
It is france
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Avec la ville d'evian
With the city of Evian
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Connue pour son casino et son eau minerale
Known for its casina and its mineral water
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Un service de bateau relie Lausanne a Evian
A boating service conntects Lausanne to Evian
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Relie
Connects
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Par beau temps, de nombreux bateux de plaisance naviguent sur le lac
When the weather is good, many pleasure boats sail on the lae
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Lausanne est le chef-lieu du canton de Vaud
Lausanne is the administrative centre of the canton Vaud
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C'est un edifice d'importance nationale construit au xiii siecle sur la colline de l'ancienne cite
It is a building of national importance constructed in the 13th century on a hillock of the old city
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Endifice
Building
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Siecle
Century
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Sur la colline
On the hill
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Cette cathedrale gothique s'ouvre sur la ville de lausanne et la bassin lemanique
The goth cathedral opens out to the city of Lausanne and the lemanic basin
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Aujourd'hui de nombreux concerts sont organises toute l'annee a l'interieur de ce batiment magnifique
Today many concerts are organised throughout the year inside this magnificent building
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Toute l'annee
Throughout the year
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pied
foot
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appartient
belongs
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pouvez
can
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partimone national
national heritage
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cette ville se trouve au pied des prealpes
this is a city found at the foot of prealps
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c'est une cite medievale et elle appartient au patrimoine national
this is a medieval city and it belongs to national heritage
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ici, vous pouvez decouvrir tous les secrets de la fabrication du gruyere
here, you can discover all the secrets of preparation of gruyere
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a la formagerie
at the cheese shop
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les paysans viennent livrer le lait
the peasants come to deliver the milk
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deux fois pas jour
two times in a day
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et la fabrication du fromage a lieu 3 a 4 fois par jour
and the preparation of cheese takes place 3 to 4 times in a day
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c'est un voyage au coeur des sens
it is a journey from heart to the senses
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au restaurent on trouve les plats regionaux typiques
in the restaurant we can find the typical regional dishes
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fondue, soup de chalet, macaronis d'alpage, jambon, meringues et creme
fondue, cottage soup, alpine macaroni, ham, meringue(pastry) and cream
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Abrite
Houses
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quelques
Some
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genevois
People of Geneva
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y ont cree
have created
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ont
have
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fait
made
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bati
built
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ilot
island
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visages
faces
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cote montagne
from the mountain side
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cote lac
from the lake side
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siège europeen
european headquarters
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Ville internationale
International city
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Geneve abrite aujourd'hui quelques 190 organisations internationales
Geneva houses today some 190 international organisations
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Gouvernementales et non gouvernementales
Governmental and Non governmental
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Centre du protestantisme des le xvi siecle
It is the centre of protestanism since the 16th century
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Hendry dunant et quelques genevois y ont cree en 1863 le comite international de la croix rouge
Hendry duant and some people of Geneva have created The international Committee of the Red-cross here in 1863
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et ont fait de geneve une cite de la paix et de l'integration
and have made geneva a city of peace and integration
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Onu: Organisation des nations unies, siege europeen
Onu: United Nations Organisation, European headquarters
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Bit: Bureau international du travail
Bit: International Work/Labour Organisation
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Cicr: Comite international de la croix-rouge
Cicr: International Committee of Red Cross
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Uip: Union internationale des postes
Uip: International Union of Posts and telegraphs
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La capitale de la suisse est berne
The capital of switzerland is bern
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Mais beaucoup de pays ont aussi une ambassade a geneve
But many countries have their embassies at geneva
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A cause de la presence des organisations internationales
Because of the presence of the international organizations
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Chateau de Chillon
Castle of Chillon
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Monument unique au monde
A unique monument of the world
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