Swiss

Swiss  (sws)

adj.

Of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture.

n.

1. pl. Swiss

a. A native or inhabitant of Switzerland.

b. A person of Swiss descent.

2. also swiss A crisp, sheer cotton fabric used for curtains or light garments.

3. A firm white or pale yellow cheese with a nutlike flavor and many holes, originally produced in Switzerland.

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[French Suisse, from Middle High German Swzer, from Swz, Switzerland.]

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Swiss [swɪs]

adj

(Placename) (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) of, relating to, or characteristic of Switzerland, its inhabitants, or their dialects of German, French, and Italian

n

(Social Science / Peoples) a native, inhabitant, or citizen of Switzerland

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Swiss - the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland Swiss people nation, country, land - the people who live in a nation or country; "a statement that sums up the nation's mood"; "the news was announced to the nation"; "the whole country worshipped him" Genevan - a native or resident of Geneva
Adj.	1.	Swiss - of or relating to Switzerland or its people or culture; "the Swiss army"

Translations

Swiss [swɪs]

A. ADJ → suizo

B. N → suizo/a m/f

C. CPD Swiss army knife N → navaja f multiuso(s), navaja f suiza
Swiss cheese plant N → costilla f de Adán
Swiss Guard N (= corps) → Guardia f Suiza; (= person) → guardia m suizo
Swiss roll N (Brit) (Culin) → brazo m de gitano

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Swiss [ˈswɪs]

adj → suisse
Sabine's Swiss → Sabine est suisse.

n → Suisse(sse) m/f

npl
the Swiss → les Suisses
Swiss chard n → bette f
Swiss cheese n gruyère ou emmenthal
Swiss-French [ˌswɪsˈfrɛntʃ]

adj (from French-speaking Switzerland) → suisse romand(e)

n

(= person) → Suisse mf romand(e)

(= language) → suisse m romand
Swiss-German [ˌswɪsˈdʒɜː^rmən]

adj (from German-speaking Switzerland) → suisse allemand(e)

n

(= person) → Suisse mf allemand(e)

(= language) → suisse m allemand
Swiss roll n (British) → gâteau m roulé
Swiss steak n (US) steak fariné et braisé aux tomates et aux oignons

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Swiss

adj → Schweizer, schweizerisch; he is Swiss → er ist Schweizer; she is Swiss → sie ist Schweizerin; the Swiss-German part of Switzerland → die deutsch(sprachig)e Schweiz; the Swiss Guard → die Schweizergarde; a Swiss Guard → ein Schweizer m; Swiss steak (US, Cook) paniertes Steak mit Tomaten und Zwiebeln

n → Schweizer(in) m(f); the Swiss pl → die Schweizer pl

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Swiss:

Swiss army knife

n → Schweizer Offiziersmesser nt, → Schweizermesser nt

Swiss cheese

n → Schweizer Käse m; her argument has more holes than Swiss (esp US) → ihre Argumentation hat mehr Löcher als ein Schweizer Käse; Swiss plant → Fensterblatt nt, → Philodendron m or nt

Swiss franc

n → Schweizer Franken m

Swiss French

n

(= person) → Welschschweizer(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Schweizer Französisch nt

Swiss German

n

(= person) → Deutschschweizer(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Schweizerdeutsch nt, → Schwyzerdütsch nt

Swiss roll

n (Brit) → Biskuitrolle f

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Swiss [swɪs]

1. adj → svizzero/a

2. n pl inv → svizzero/a

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Swiss [swɪs]

1. adj → svizzero/a

2. n pl inv → svizzero/a

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Swiss → سويسري Švýcar, švýcarský schweizer, schweizisk Schweizer, schweizerisch ελβετικός, Ελβετός suizo sveitsiläinen Suisse Švicarac, švicarski svizzero スイスの, スイス人 스위스 사람, 스위스의 Zwitser, Zwitsers sveitser, sveitsisk Szwajcar, szwajcarski suíço швейцарец, швейцарский schweizare, schweizisk เกี่ยวกับชาวสวิส, ประเทศสวิสเซอร์แลนด์ İsviçre, İsviçreli người Thụy Sỹ, thuộc Thụy Sỹ 瑞士人, 瑞士的