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13 - The media : the Press, The Radio and television Flashcards

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censurer

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to censor

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rendre les gens conscients de

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to make people aware of

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la couverture

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the cover

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Elle surveille toujours ses enfants quand ils sont dans la rue.

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She always watches her children when they are in the street.

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différer la publication d’une information

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to sit on a story

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l’écoute téléphonique

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wiretapping

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un magazine de luxe

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a glossy magazine (glossy-papier glacé)

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défrayer la chronique (Etre le sujet central des discussions, principalement de façon négative.)

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to make the news

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9
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un communiqué de presse

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a news release

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10
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abrutissant

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mind-numbing

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11
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tendancieux

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biased

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l’auto-censure

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self-censorship

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La liberté des étudiants a été limitée à cause du bruit.

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The students’ freedoms were curtailed because of their noise.

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un indépendant

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a freelance

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les petites annonces

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classifier ads

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des parasites (radio)

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static interference

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Mettre un téléphone sur écoute

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To wiretap a phone

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18
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un chroniqueur

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a columnist

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Maître des cérémonies (néologisme)

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an emcee

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20
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Ici sont les actualités

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Here IS the news (singulier)

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21
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faire un reportage sur

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to report ON

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22
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Main American Channels

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ABC (American Broadcasting Corporation, Généraliste), NBC (gén), CBS (gén), CNN (infos), ITV (éducation), MTV (musiques)

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23
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faire la une des journaux

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to hit the headlines

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une faute éthique

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a breach of ethics

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un journaliste sportif

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a sportscaster

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un éditeur

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a publisher

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un présentateur radio

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a radio announcer

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28
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révéler

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to disclose

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29
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Dans ce pays le gouvernement muselle la presse.

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The government of this country muzzled the press.

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30
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un préjudice

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a damage

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31
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la une

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the front page

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absorber l’attention

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to engross the attention

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33
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la liberté de la presse

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the freedom of the presse

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34
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diffuser

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broadcast

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35
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être à l’antenne

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to be on the air

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36
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déterrer

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to unearth

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37
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une série

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a series

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38
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une antenne

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an aerial

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39
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Equivalent de l’AFP en Grande Bretagne

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The P.A (Press Association)

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40
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présenter un intérêt

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to have news value

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surprendre la conversation de

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to eavesdrop on

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régler son poste sur une station

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to tune it to a station

43
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un bulletin météo

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a weather forecast

44
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Le sénateur s’est excusé pour ses remarques officieuses.

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The senator apologized for his off-the-record remarks.

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la presse économique

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the economic press

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un rédacteur en chef

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an editor

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les heures de grande écoute

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prime time

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un flash info

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a news flash

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inexact

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inaccurate

50
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la couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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une revue savante

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a journal

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les gros titres

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the headlines

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sensibiliser l’opinion publique

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to sensitize public opinion

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un sujet vedette

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a newsmaker

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un bulletin d’information

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a news bulletin

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Les journaux de qualité (Times, The Guardian)

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quality papers

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système de surveillance dans 1984 de George Orwell

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the telescreen

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un mordu de la télé

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a TV addict

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un préjugé

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a prejudice

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Je ne voulais pas écouter aux portes, mais ils parlaient juste devant ma porte.

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I didn’t intend to eavesdrop but they were talking just outside my door.

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une chaîne a péage

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a toll channel (toll=péage)

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éducatif

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educational

63
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La prise de la ville par l’armée a été une étape importante dans la stratégie militaire du général.

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The army’s seizure of the town was an important stage in the general’s military strategy.

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la liberté d’expression

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the freedom of speech

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récolter des infos

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to fish for information (singulier)

66
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un présentateur

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the anchorman (several anchormen)/host

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la collecte des informations

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news gathering

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les quotidiens

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the dailies

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Rue de Londres où sont implantés les bureaux de presse

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Fleet Street

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un message publicitaire

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a commercial/advert/spot

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un programme du matin/soir

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a morning/ an evening programme

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en différé

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pre-recorded

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la presse automobile

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the motoring press

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Main British Channels

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The BBC, BBC 1 (émissions grand public), BBC 2 (documentaires), ITV (chaînes commerciale), Channel 4 (culturel, émissions destinées aux minorités ethniques)

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un dessin animé

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a cartoon

76
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être soumis à la censure

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to be subject to censorship

77
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peu fiable

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unreliable

78
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une antenne parabolique

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a dish aerial

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une rubrique

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a section

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Un journal du matin/soir

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a morning/evening paper

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Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles

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No news is good news

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Dans cette école, il est interdit aux élèves de mâcher du chewing-gum en cours.

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Students are banned from chewing gum in class at this school.

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trimestriel

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quarterly

84
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une rediffusion

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a rerun

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les quotidiens populaires (The Sun, The Daily Mirror)

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Tabloids

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assez intéressant pour faire un article

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newsworthy

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un numéro/parution

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an issue

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un entretien télévisé

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a talk show

89
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réduire au silence

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to silence

90
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un exemplaire

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a copy

91
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être publié

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to come out

92
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une colonne

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a column

93
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de source officielle

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on the record

The politician’s comments were on the record and were published in several newspapers.

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La saison creuse de l’année pendant laquelle les journalistes remplissent les journaux d’anecdotes triviales et amlusantes

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The “silly season”

95
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un magnat de la presse

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a press tycoon

96
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soutirer des informations

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to worm out information (singulier)

97
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Diffamatoire/Calomnieux

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Libelous/Slanderous

98
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Une augmentation de salaire

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a pay rise

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