The Media Flashcards

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le quatrième pouvoir

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the fourth estate

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la liberté d’expression

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freedom of speech

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un point de vue

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a standpoint

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4
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un organisme de contrôle

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a watchdog (body)

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5
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une agence de presse

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a news agency

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6
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un quotidien

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a daily paper

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7
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un hebdo

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a weekly paper

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8
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un mensuel

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a monthly paper

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9
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un journal grand format

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a broadsheet

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10
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la presse de qualité

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quality press

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11
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un tabloïd (journal demi format populaire)

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a tabloid

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12
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la presse populaire, presse à scandale

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the popular press, the gutter press

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13
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les traqueurs de scoop

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scoop hunters

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14
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une fuite

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a leak

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15
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la corruption

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sleaze

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16
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la diffamation / diffamer, calomnier

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libel / to libel

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17
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lois contre la diffamation

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libel laws

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18
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un article diffamatoire

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a libellous article

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19
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l’autocensure

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self-censorship

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20
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museler la presse

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to gag the press

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21
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réduire les libertées

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to curtail freedom

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22
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empiéter sur les libertés

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to infringe on liberties

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23
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être soumis à la censure

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to be subject to censorship

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un abus de la liberté d’information

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an abuse of the freedom of information

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nourrir les préjugés
to fuel prejudice
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les lecteurs, le lectorat
the readership
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se tenir informer
to keep oneself informed
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tirage
circulation
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mener une guerre de sprix
to wage a price war
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un magnat de la presse
a press tycoon
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une rubrique
a column
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un éditorial
a leader, a leading article
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un rédacteur en chef
an editor
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un article, un papier
an item
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un entrefilet, un sujet
a piece
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un gros titre
a headline
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faire la une
to make the headlines, to hit the headlines
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couvrir un évènement
to cover an event
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la couverture médiatique
media coverage
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un reportage
a report
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une analyse
an analysis
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une critique, un commentaire
a review
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commenter
to comment on
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les nouvelles nationales
home news
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l'actualité parlementaire
parliamentary report
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les nouvelles internationales
world news
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l'économie
business & finance
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les voyages
holiday & travel
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le courrier du coeur
the agony aunt's column
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les ragots
gossip
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les trucs
tips
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le carnet : naissances, mariages, décès (terme humoristique)
hatches, matches and dispatches
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une petite annonce
a classified ad
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un dessin humoristique
a cartoon
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une légende
a caption
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le règne des apparences
the reign of appearances
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les ondes
the waves
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à la radio
on the air
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diffuser
to broadcast
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télé par cable / par satellite / numérique
cable / satellite / digital television
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un téléspectateur
a viewer
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une série TV
a TV series
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un feuilleton
a soap opera
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un programme pour enfants
a children's programme
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un animateur, présentateur TV/Radio
a radio/television host
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un réalisateur
a director
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un envoyé spécial
a special correspondent
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être sur le devant de la scène médiatique
to be the centre of media attention
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drainer une large audience
to draw a wide audience
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le public visé
the target audience
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l'audimat, taux d'écoute
audience ratings
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la publicité (concept)
advertising
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une pub
an ad, an advert, an advertisement
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les revenues publicitaires
advertising revenue
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des choix éditoriaux guidés par l'argent
money-driven editorial choices
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un spot publicitaire
a commercial
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un battage publicitaire
a media hype
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un lavage de cerveau
a brain wash
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conditionnement psychologique
psychological conditioning
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un message subliminal
a subliminal message
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l'efficacité d'un message
the efficiency of a message
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créer des besoins superflus
to create imaginary needs
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végéter devant la tv
to be a couch potato