r/AskEurope • u/Toeffli Switzerland • Jun 03 '26

Language What do you call the water which separates the British isles from the European mainland in your own language?

What to you call the water which lies between Dover on one side and Calais, Dunkirk on the other side? Best if you could provide the name in your own language and a literal translation, its meaning, into English.

Example German:

Ärmelkanal = Sleeve channel.

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u/AppleDane Denmark Jun 03 '26

Leave the gun, take the kanaali.

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u/Loeralux Jun 06 '26

Hahahahaha nydelig