Television (liste 8) Flashcards by Sami Chikhaoui

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les chiffres (d’audience)

A

viewing figures / ratings

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la censure

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ø censorship ø

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la fin / la mort

≠ la grande époque

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the demise

≠ the heyday

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divertissant

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entertaining

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captivant

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compelling / gripping

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hypnotisé / subjugué

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mesmerised

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fascinant

fasciné

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enthralling

in thrall

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amusant

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hilarious

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tordant

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side-splitting

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poignant / déchirant

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harrowing

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qui laisse perplexe

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baffling

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ahurissant

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mind-boggling

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péjoratif / condescendant

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derogatory

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des critiques cinglantes

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scathing [skei] reviews

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digne d’éloges

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praiseworthy

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(peu) méritant

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(un)deserving

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mépriser

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to scorn / despise

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haïr

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to loathe

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ennuyeux

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dull / tedious

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l’ennui

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ø boredom ø

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des rediffusions

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reruns / repeats / replays

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une intrigue compliquée / XXXX

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an intricate / a convuloted plot

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tiré par les cheveux

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far-fetched

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des rebondissements

A

twists and turns

scène qui tient en haleine / suspense

a cliff-hanger

en direct de

live [aiv] from

ça a été diffusé

it aired on ...

diffuse/é

broadcast(ed)

présentateur / journaliste qui présente le journal

an anchor-person / newsreader / newscaster

informer / éduquer

to enlighten

transmettre / faire connaitre

to impart (knowledge)

se tenir informé

keep abreast of

émission que les spectateurs appellent pour prendre la parole

a phone-in / a call-in

documentaire dramatisé / basé sur des faits réels

a docudrama

documentaire qui vise à se moquer du sujet

a mockumentary

faits réels relatés de façon distrayante

ø infotainment ø

pris sur le vif / qui examine le quotidien

a fly-on-the-wall documentary

série policière (où l'on voit tout le processus d'enquête)

a procedural

une série historique / en costumes d'époque

a period / costume drama

une série comique

a sitcom

rires pré-enregistrés

canned laughter

doublé

dubbed

à péage / à la demande

V.O.D (video on demand) / pay per view

créer (en nombre) / enfanter de

to spawn

le premier épisode (test) d'une série

a pilot

la météo / les previsions

the weather forecast

prévoir / prédire

to forecast / foretell / predict

c'est un bon présage

it bodes well

c'est un mauvais présage

it bodes ill

ce n'est pas près de s'arrêter / baisser

it shows no sign of abating

ça incarne / symbolise

it epitomises

les balbutiements de ...

in its infancy