Television (liste 8) Flashcards by Sami Chikhaoui | Brainscape

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les chiffres (d’audience)

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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

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twists and turns

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scène qui tient en haleine / suspense

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a cliff-hanger

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en direct de

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live [aiv] from

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ça a été diffusé

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it aired on …

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diffuse/é

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broadcast(ed)

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présentateur / journaliste qui présente le journal

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an anchor-person / newsreader / newscaster

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informer / éduquer

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to enlighten

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transmettre / faire connaitre

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to impart (knowledge)

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se tenir informé

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keep abreast of

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émission que les spectateurs appellent pour prendre la parole

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a phone-in / a call-in

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documentaire dramatisé / basé sur des faits réels

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a docudrama

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documentaire qui vise à se moquer du sujet

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a mockumentary

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faits réels relatés de façon distrayante

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ø infotainment ø

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pris sur le vif / qui examine le quotidien

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a fly-on-the-wall documentary

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

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a procedural

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une série historique / en costumes d’époque

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a period / costume drama

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une série comique

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a sitcom

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rires pré-enregistrés

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canned laughter

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doublé

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dubbed

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à péage / à la demande

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

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créer (en nombre) / enfanter de

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to spawn

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le premier épisode (test) d’une série

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a pilot

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la météo / les previsions

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the weather forecast

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prévoir / prédire

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to forecast / foretell / predict

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c’est un bon présage

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it bodes well

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c’est un mauvais présage

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it bodes ill

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

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it shows no sign of abating

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ça incarne / symbolise

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it epitomises

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les balbutiements de …

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in its infancy