canton

canton

L’un des États qui composent la Suisse.

En anglais simple : One of the states that together make up Switzerland.

• Zurich is a Swiss canton.
• Tax rates differ between cantons.
• She lives in the canton of Geneva.

Expressions courantes : Swiss canton, canton of Zurich

canton

Partie d’un pays qui possède son propre gouvernement ou sa propre administration locale.

En anglais simple : An area within a country that has its own local government or administration.

• The map shows the boundaries of each canton.
• Every canton has a local administrative office.
• The reform created three new cantons.

Synonymes : district

Expressions courantes : rural canton, canton boundary

canton

Petite division administrative à l’intérieur d’un département français.

En anglais simple : A smaller administrative area within a French department.

• This French canton contains several villages.
• Voters in the canton chose their council representatives.
• The department is divided into a number of cantons.

Synonymes : district

Expressions courantes : French canton, rural canton

canton

Division administrative dans des pays comme le Luxembourg ou la Bosnie-Herzégovine.

En anglais simple : An administrative area in countries such as Luxembourg or Bosnia and Herzegovina.

• The canton of Sarajevo has its own government.
• This Luxembourg canton contains several municipalities.
• They moved to another canton in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Synonymes : district

Expressions courantes : canton of Sarajevo, Luxembourg canton

délimiter

Fixer les limites d’un territoire pour en faire un district distinct.

En anglais simple : To mark out an area as a separate district.

• Officials cantoned the valley as a separate district.
• The decree cantons this area under a new name.
• They proposed to canton the northern territory.

Synonymes : demarcate, mark out

Expressions courantes : canton an area, canton a district

diviser en cantons

Partager un pays ou une région en plusieurs territoires administratifs distincts.

En anglais simple : To divide a country or region into separate administrative areas.

• The government cantoned the province into smaller areas.
• The proposal would canton the country along existing boundaries.
• Officials debated how to canton the region.

Comment l'utiliser : canton something into something (The rulers cantoned the territory into ten districts.)

Synonymes : divide, partition

Expressions courantes : canton a region, canton a country

cantonner

Installer des soldats dans des maisons réquisitionnées auprès des habitants pour l’armée.

En anglais simple : To place soldiers in homes taken for military use from local people.

• The commander cantoned his troops in nearby villages.
• Officers were cantoned in houses along the main road.
• The army planned to canton another regiment there.

Comment l'utiliser : canton someone in something (They cantoned the soldiers in local homes.)

Synonymes : billet, quarter

Expressions courantes : canton troops, canton an army

cantonner

Pour des soldats, séjourner dans des maisons que l’armée leur a attribuées chez les habitants.

En anglais simple : For soldiers, to stay in local homes assigned to them by the army.

• The troops cantoned in the village for winter.
• His regiment cantons in homes near the border.
• The soldiers expected to canton there until spring.

Comment l'utiliser : canton in something (The regiment cantoned in houses around the town.)

Synonymes : quarter, billet

Expressions courantes : canton in something, troops canton