The stretch of sea between England and France, which we Brits call the English Channel, is known to the French as LA MANCHE, which means the sleeve. Think of the vast, triangular sleeves of medieval gowns, and compare the shape with the map.
The French call it La Manche (the sleeve).
The English call this the 'English Channel', the French call it 'la Manche' (the sleeve). The rest of the British people call it the 'English Channel' as well.
The French word "manche" translates to "sleeve" in English. The English Channel is referred to as "la Manche" in French because its shape resembles the sleeve of a garment.
English Channel. the French call it the (Sleeve) La Manche.
The English Channel is called "la Manche" in French. (Perhaps this is because the shape resembles a broomstick or shirt sleeve, two other meanings of the word.)
It is usually just known as 'The Channel'. In France they call it 'Le Manche' - the sleeve.
La Manche means "the sleeve" in French. It is called that because it looks similar to a sleeve, Wide in one side (between the cities of Brest, France and Plymouth, UK) and narrow at the opposite side ( between Calais, France and Dover, UK).
They are the French.
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Yes The sea to the North of France is the English Channel, the French call it la Manche (The Sleeve) from its shape.
The french call him père Noël
People who speak French are referred to as francophones.