Swiss

Examples

• All

• To date, the company has invested 30 million Swiss francs in the business.

  Academic text (2001)

• As a Swiss, she takes pride in her country's neutrality and commitment to diplomacy.

• Quarter Italian, quarter Italian, quarter Welsh, quarter Swiss, quarter English.

• Whether it's food or watches or trains, the Swiss are magicians when it comes to engineering.

• The bank's decision to lay off 10,000 workers would save 3.4 billion Swiss francs.

  Blog text (19)

• The bank is cutting 3 billion Swiss francs in costs, of which 2 billion has already been achieved in H1 of 2012.

  Blog text (32)

• The bank, which has already announced a write-down of four billion Swiss francs in the third quarter, said the fourth quarter started well, but it may see further write-downs amid a new wave of downgrades on mortgages.

  Blog text (6)

• Deutsche Bank has upgraded its recommendation for Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE:CS) to Buy, with a target price of 23 Swiss francs.

  Blog text (32)

• The Swiss enjoy a high standard of living and beautiful landscapes.

• Many Swiss people speak multiple languages, including German, French, and Italian.

Synonyms

S

Switzer

vsSwiss

• Archaic

9.9

An old word for a person from Switzerland often hired as a soldier

is the modern national term rather than an old mercenary label

G

Genevan

vsSwiss

6.8

A person who was born in or lives in Geneva, Switzerland

is the national term for the whole country rather than city-specific

Compounds

S

Swiss Army knife

7 3.4

A small folding tool with blades and screwdrivers that people use to mean a person with many skills

S

Swiss cheese

5 1.3

A hard pale yellow cheese with round holes

S

Swiss franc

3 2.5

The official money used in Switzerland and Liechtenstein

S

Swiss chard

3 3.0

A leafy green vegetable with large leaves and thick colorful stalks

B

Brown Swiss

• Specialized

1 4.7

A large brown cow kept for milk that is strong, calm and lives well in different climates

S

Swiss canton

1 6.7

One of the parts of Switzerland with its own government

S

Swiss steak

• US

1 3.7

A piece of beef that is cooked slowly in a tomato and onion sauce until tender

G

Greater Swiss Mountain dog

5.0

A very large Swiss working dog with a three-colour coat that pulls carts and guards farm animals

S

Swiss mountain pine

• Specialized

7.9

A low bushy pine with short bright green needles in pairs, found on rocky slopes in central Europe

S

Swiss people

1.6

People who live in Switzerland

S

Swiss pine

• UK

8.1

A large mountain pine with clusters of five needles and small edible seeds

S

Swiss Confederation

• Formal

4.2

The official name of Switzerland, a country in central Europe

S

Swiss roll

2.6

A thin sponge cake spread with jam or cream and shaped into a tube

S

Swiss stone pine

• UK

8.8

A large tree from central Europe with groups of five needles and edible seeds

Surface Forms

Etymology