Swiss French (French:français de suisse) is the variety of French spoken in the French-speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandie. French is one of the four official languages of Switzerland, the others being German, Italian, and Romansch. As of 2012, around 1.8 million people in the country (22.6% of the population) spoke French as their primary language and around 29.1% of the population has working knowledge of French.
The French language spoken in Switzerland differs very little from that of France or Belgium, with minor and mostly lexical differences. This is in contrast to differences between Standard German and Swiss German, in which differences create mutual unintelligibility between speakers of the two forms to the point that they are considered different languages.
The Swiss variant of French is characterized by some terms adopted from Franco-Provençal, a language formerly spoken largely across the alpine communities of Romandie and maintained by a minority today, as well as expressions borrowed from Swiss and Standard German. While Standard French is taught in schools and used in government, media, and business, it should be noted that there is no uniform vernacular form of French among the different cantons of Switzerland. This is exemplified by the usage of borrowed terms from German in regions bordering German-speaking communities to their complete absence by the French border area around Geneva.
Husband. Father. Student. And now, ultramarathon runner ... At 100 miles, the course traverses the French, Swiss and Italian Alps and can take up to 48 hours to complete ... “I really enjoyed it,” CliffOrr said ... So begins his greatest adventure.
Locals in a quaint French... Investigators who knew of Pel's French and Swiss citizenship requested assistance from Swiss authorities in their search, who flagged her car as it passed into the country.
A 45-year-old mother who allegedly killed her three children in Haute-Savoie, France, was found dead in the Swiss ski resort of Champéry ...Savoie is located around 50 kilometers from the Swiss border.
The men - seven French and one Swiss - are accused of raping the 18-year-old British woman at a hotel in Magaluf around 7.30am on August 14, 2023 ... Two other French men, Thomas E, 23, and Romain C, 26, ...
A mysterious necklace, laden with 500 diamonds and with possible links to a scandal that contributed to the downfall of French queen Marie Antoinette, has sold for 3.55 million Swiss francs (€3.8m) at an auction in Switzerland.
She adds one egg per 30g of flour or sugar ... But like making Italian or Swiss meringue over the French kind, the incorporated sugar that’s bound to egg whites means Genoise sponges are a little fluffier than their Victorian counterparts ... Related... .
Some 40 years later, in 1924, renowned Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier offered another radical alternative with his "Ville Radieuse," a linear, ordered metropolis full of green space ...The Line in Neom is no different," said Adhya.
It’s like the equivalent to our Cheddar but it’s produced on the French-Swiss border," he says. "This time of year look for something like a Vacherin Mont d’Or – a modern, classic French-style cheese.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention... 21 ... Its burgers come in many forms—from the classic Ruby's cheeseburger to the French onion smashed burger loaded with grilled onions, a combination of provolone and Swiss cheese, and parmesan cheese spread ... .
The Swiss team, consistently ranking high during the two days of qualifying, defeated the French Sudistes Sailing Team, captained by Timothée Rossi of Société des Régates d’Antibes, in the final.
What is it about “La Bohème” and “Carmen”? ... She’s a little feisty ... With SwissFrench mezzo-soprano Eve-Maud Hubeaux in the title role, the production, directed by Francesca Zambello, is filled with heightened intensity, says Tetelman ... It just ramps up ... .
