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What is the English name for la manche?
The Italian "la manche" means the heat in English. In French, what is known in the United States as the English Channel is called La Manche.
What body of waters divides great Britain from France?
If you are English - the English Channel If you are French - La Manche
What separates northern France from the island of great Britain?
The English Channel (called La Manche, "The Sleeve", by the French).
What do the French call the English channel and what does it mean?
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).
Why is the English Channel called La Manche?
'La Manche' is named after the French term 'manche' meaning "sleeve", due to the (simplified) form of the Channel.
What channel separates Great Britain from Europe?
The English Channel (French: la Manche) is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates Great Britain from northern France.
Which piece of water do the french call la manche?
The English channel is called "la Manche" in French language.
What does the french word La Manche mean in English?
It literally means 'the sleeve'. But, it refers to the English Channel.
How do you say 'Le Manche' in English?
"Le Manche" translates to "The Sleeve" in English.
Why di the frane call the english channel la manche?
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.
What is la Manche in English?
The English Channel.
How do you spell channel in french?
La Manche
