TRANSLATING PLACE NAMES / TRADUCTION DES TOPONYMES Some place names are translated : - Western Europe (AM 86) : l'Europe occidentale - Eastern Europe (AM 91) : l'Europe orientale - Northern California (AM 88) : la Californie septentrionale - Southern California (AM 88) : la Californie méridionale - Saudi Arabia : l'Arabie séoudite - the U.S. (AM 85) : les États-Unis, les E.U. (avoid les U.S. as in English the U.S. is singular) - the U.S. population : la population des États-Unis - U.S. consumers and politicians : les consommateurs et les politiciens américains - the Persian Gulf : le Golfe persique - New York City schools (US) (AM 84) : les écoles de New York, les écoles newyorkaises Note : Middleport, N.Y. (US) (AM 85) : Middleport dans l'État de New York - beautiful Lake Winebago (US) (AM 81) : le beau lac Winebago - Boston's Appleton Street (US) (AM 82) : la rue Appleton de Boston Note : at No 10, Downing Street (GB) : au No 10, Downing Street (not translated as this is the official residence of the British Prime Minister) - the San Diego Freeway (US) (AM 88) : l'autoroute (sans péage) de San Diego
Note : French place names translated into English are to be translated
back into French :
Other place names are not translated : - Newport Beach (US) (AM 88) : Newport Beach (name of a town) - Long Beach (US) (AM 88) : Long Beach (name of a town) - South Gate (US) (AM 88) : South Gate (name of a town) -Times Beach, Mo. (US) (AM 85) : Times Beach dans le Missouri
- Hyde Park (GB) : Hyde Park
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