Expressions Chap 24 Flashcards

1
Q

current events

A

l’actualité

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2
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a topical issue

A

Une question d’actualité

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3
Q

the national press

A

la presse nationale

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4
Q

the popular press

A

la presse populaire

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5
Q

the consumer press

A

la presse grand public

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6
Q

the gutter press

A

la presse à sensation

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7
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a press cutting / clipping

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une coupure de presse

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8
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a press tycoon

A

Un magnat de la presse

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9
Q

a press conference

A

une conférence de presse

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10
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a freelance photographer

A

un photographe indépendant

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11
Q

a news agency

A

une agence de presse

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12
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news-in-brief

A

les nouvelles brèves, les faits divers

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13
Q

to cover an event

A

couvrir un événement

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14
Q

the Sunday papers

A

les journaux du dimanche

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15
Q

a comic strip

A

une bande dessinée

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16
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the sports page / column

A

la rubrique sportive

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17
Q

classified advertisements

A

les petites annonces

18
Q

to hit the front page

A

faire la une

19
Q

the correspondence column, letters to the editor

A

le courrier des lecteurs

20
Q

to pull to pieces

A

éreinter

21
Q

to be shown on TV

A

passer à la télé (programme, etc)

22
Q

to appear on TV

A

passer à la TV (personne)

23
Q

independent TV

A

les chaînes privées

24
Q

a privately-owned-channel

A

une chaîne privée

25
Q

a pay channel

A

une chaîne payante

26
Q

cable TV

A

la television par cable

27
Q

a satellite dish

A

une antenne parabolique

28
Q

a TV addict

A

un mordu de la télé

29
Q

a couch potato

A

Personne qui passe tout son temps devant la télé

30
Q

to have a high rating

A

avoir un indice d’écoute élevé

31
Q

prime time

A

les heures de grande écoute

32
Q

a live broadcast

A

une émission en direct

33
Q

to be on the air

A

être à l’antenne

34
Q

a recorded broadcast

A

une émission en différé

35
Q

an educational programme

A

une émission éducative

36
Q

a sit-com (situation comedy)

A

une comédie en situation

37
Q

a soap opera

A

un feuilleton à l’eau de rose

38
Q

the feature film

A

le grand film, le film de la soirée

39
Q

a variety show

A

un spectacle de variétés

40
Q

a news bulletin

A

un bulletin d’information

41
Q

from knowledgeable sources

A

de sources bien informées

42
Q

a running commentary

A

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