SR - Describing Our Region
Rollie W. Reid
carcassonnais at geocities.com
Thu Sep 17 22:17:54 PDT 1998
Lionardo said, Conor says
> Heartland in French = centre Central(as in Massif Central)
> Heart Land in French = terre de coeur Pays de Coeur
> - French = du sud terre Pays du Sud
plus,
French = du sud pays Turn it around
French = pays de colline Pays des Collines(unless there is a single
hill)
French = se`ches terres Pays seche(sounds wrong)
French = arides terres Pays arid(close to Pays Arabes - Land of the
Arabs)
In French, "terre" means earth, as in ground. It means land as in
acreage.
"Pays" is a better word.
The land of your birth is "pays natal." Pays can signify country, as
in nation, but it can also mean land in a smaller sense. Countryside
is "paysage."
Pays de coeur, would be a better translation of Heartland.
Pays du Sud - South Land
The southern part of France is called Le Midi, a beautiful area around
Carcassonne and Toulouse.
I would love to do a French name, but only if we get it right.
Conor
lucetis sicut luminaria in mundo
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