The Media Flashcards

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1
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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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un organisme de contrôle

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a watchdog (body)

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une agence de presse

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a news agency

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un quotidien

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a daily paper

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un hebdo

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a weekly paper

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un mensuel

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a monthly paper

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un journal grand format

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a broadsheet

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la presse de qualité

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quality press

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un tabloïd (journal demi format populaire)

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a tabloid

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la presse populaire, presse à scandale

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the popular press, the gutter press

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les traqueurs de scoop

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scoop hunters

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une fuite

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a leak

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la corruption

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sleaze

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la diffamation / diffamer, calomnier

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libel / to libel

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lois contre la diffamation

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libel laws

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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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empiéter sur les libertés

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to infringe on liberties

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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

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to fuel prejudice

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les lecteurs, le lectorat

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the readership

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se tenir informer

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to keep oneself informed

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28
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tirage

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circulation

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mener une guerre de sprix

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to wage a price war

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30
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un magnat de la presse

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a press tycoon

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une rubrique

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a column

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un éditorial

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a leader, a leading article

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un rédacteur en chef

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an editor

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un article, un papier

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an item

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un entrefilet, un sujet

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a piece

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un gros titre

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a headline

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faire la une

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to make the headlines, to hit the headlines

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couvrir un évènement

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to cover an event

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la couverture médiatique

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media coverage

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un reportage

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a report

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une analyse

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an analysis

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une critique, un commentaire

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a review

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commenter

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to comment on

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les nouvelles nationales

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home news

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l’actualité parlementaire

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parliamentary report

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les nouvelles internationales

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world news

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l’économie

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business & finance

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les voyages

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holiday & travel

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le courrier du coeur

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the agony aunt’s column

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les ragots

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gossip

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les trucs

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tips

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le carnet : naissances, mariages, décès (terme humoristique)

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hatches, matches and dispatches

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une petite annonce

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a classified ad

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un dessin humoristique

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a cartoon

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une légende

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a caption

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le règne des apparences

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the reign of appearances

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les ondes

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the waves

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à la radio

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on the air

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diffuser

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to broadcast

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télé par cable / par satellite / numérique

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cable / satellite / digital television

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un téléspectateur

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a viewer

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une série TV

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a TV series

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un feuilleton

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a soap opera

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un programme pour enfants

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a children’s programme

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un animateur, présentateur TV/Radio

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a radio/television host

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un réalisateur

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a director

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un envoyé spécial

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a special correspondent

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être sur le devant de la scène médiatique

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to be the centre of media attention

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drainer une large audience

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to draw a wide audience

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le public visé

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the target audience

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l’audimat, taux d’écoute

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audience ratings

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la publicité (concept)

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advertising

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une pub

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an ad, an advert, an advertisement

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les revenues publicitaires

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advertising revenue

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des choix éditoriaux guidés par l’argent

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money-driven editorial choices

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un spot publicitaire

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a commercial

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un battage publicitaire

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a media hype

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un lavage de cerveau

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a brain wash

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conditionnement psychologique

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psychological conditioning

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un message subliminal

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a subliminal message

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l’efficacité d’un message

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the efficiency of a message

82
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créer des besoins superflus

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to create imaginary needs

83
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végéter devant la tv

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to be a couch potato