The Media Flashcards

1
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The print media

The press

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La presse

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A daily
A weekly
A monthly

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Un quotidien
Un hebdomadaire
Un mensuel

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A tabloid

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Un quotidien populaire = tabloid

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4
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The gutter press

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La presse à scandale

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5
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The popular press

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La presse a grand tirage

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A rag

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Une feuille de chou

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A newspaper cutting

A press clipping

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Une coupure de presse

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A press tycoon (=baron = magnate)

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Un magnat de la presse

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A commentator = a news analyst

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Un commentateur

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A muckracker

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Un dénicheur de scandales

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11
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A columnist

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Un chroniqueur

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12
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The chief editor

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Le rédacteur en chef

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13
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A press release

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Un communiqué de presse

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14
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A press article

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Un article de presse

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15
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A column

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Une chronique = une colonne

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16
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A news item

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Une information

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17
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A journal

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Un quotidien spécialisé

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18
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A broadsheet

A quality paper

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Un journal de qualité

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19
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The quality press

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La presse de qualité

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20
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The circulation

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Le tirage

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21
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A whistleblower

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Un lanceur d’alerte

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22
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A freelance

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Un pigiste

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23
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A foreign correspondent

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Un correspondant à l’étranger

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24
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A press officer

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Un attaché de presse

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25
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The publisher

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L’éditeur

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26
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A press agency = a news agency

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Une agence de presse

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27
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The editorial line = the editorial policy

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La ligne éditoriale

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28
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A leading article = an editorial

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Un éditorial

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29
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A feature article

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Un article de fond

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30
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Media hype

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Le matraquage médiatique (battage)

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31
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Media coverage

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La couverture médiatique

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32
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The readership

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Les lecteurs = le lectorat

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33
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A headline

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Un gros titre

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34
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A sub-heading

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Un sous-titre

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35
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A box

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Un encadré

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36
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An insert

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Un encart

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37
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A topic

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Un sujet

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38
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Press freedom

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Le liberté de la presse

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39
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Yellow journalism

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Le journalisme à sensations

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40
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A news bulletin

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Un bulletin d’informations

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41
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A live show

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Une émission en direct

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42
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A network

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Un réseau de chaînes de TV ou radio

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43
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The weather forecast

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Les prévisions météo

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44
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A buzz = a media craze

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Un déferlement médiatique

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45
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A talkshow

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Un débat

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46
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A commercial 
An ad(vert(isement))
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Une publicité

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47
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Infotainment

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L’info-spectacle

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48
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A heading

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Un titre

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49
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A section

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Une rubrique

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A photograph

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Une photographie

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A cartoon

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Un dessin humoristique

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An issue

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Une question

Un numéro (parution)

53
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A leak

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Une fuite

54
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A prejudice

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Un préjugé

55
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Scaremongering

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L’alarmisme

56
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Sensationalism

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La quête du sensationnel

57
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Censorship

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La censure

58
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A ban

A

Une interdiction

59
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A news flash

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Un flash info

60
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A presenter = an announcer

A

Un présentateur

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The newswoman/man
An anchorwoman/man
A news anchor

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La/e présentatrice/teur d’informations

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A host

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Un animateur

63
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An infomercial

A

Une publicité informative

64
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Dubbing

A

Le doublage son

65
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The ratings

A

L’audimat = la mesure d’audience

66
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A couch potato

A

Un pantouflard (devant la TV)

67
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The soundtrack

A

Bande-son (sonore)

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A fixed rate
A subscription
A (monthly) deal, plan

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Un forfait téléphonique

69
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An answering machine

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Un répondeur

70
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Freebies

A

Journaux gratuits

71
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The score

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La bande son (écrite)

72
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A prepaid phone

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Un téléphone à carte prépayée

73
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A phonebooth

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Une cabine téléphonique

74
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The directory

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L’annuaire

75
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Sleaze

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Immoralité, vulgarité, sordide

76
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Biased

A

Partial, tendancieux

77
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Trustworthy

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Digne de confiance

78
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Reliable

A

Fiable

79
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Unbiased

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Impartial = objectif

80
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Lowbrow

A

Peu intellectuel

81
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Unreliable

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Non fiable

82
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To hit the headlines

A

Faire la une = faire les gros titres

83
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To investigate

A

Mener une enquête

84
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To cover an event

A

Couvrir un événement

85
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To stalk

A

Traquer

86
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To reveal = to disclose

To expose

A

Révéler

87
Q

To tamper

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Falsifier

88
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To hush up something

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Étouffer quelque chose

89
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To scoop

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Publier en exclusivité

90
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To sensitize public opinion

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Sensibiliser l’opinion publique

91
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To record = to video

A

Enregistrer

92
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To channel-hop = to zap

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Zapper

93
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To report on

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Faire un reportage sur

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To ban

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Interdire

95
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To dial a number

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Composer un numéro

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To call back

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Rappeler

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To hang up
To ring off
To put down

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Raccrocher

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To look up a number

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Chercher un numéro

99
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To hold the line

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Rester en ligne

100
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To pick up the phone

To lift the phone

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Décrocher

101
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To press on with

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Faire avancer = passer à

102
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To go from rags to riches

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Connaître une ascension spectaculaire

103
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To leak out

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Être divulgué

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To show off = to boast = to brag

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Faire le fier, fanfaronner, se vanter

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To show somebody round

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Faire visiter

106
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To show up

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Se manifester = être visible

107
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To show somebody up

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Faire honte à quelqu’un

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A show of hands

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Un vote à mains levées

109
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To showcase

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Servir de tremplin à

110
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To be off the hook

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Être tiré d’affaire

111
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To make a call on somebody
To pay a call on somebody
To visit

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Rendre visite à

112
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It was a close call

A

Il s’en est fallu de peu = on a eu chaud = c’était moins une

113
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Thus calls for a celebration

A

Ça se fête

114
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Call something off

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Laisse tomber quelque chose

115
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A simile

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Une comparaison

116
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The focus = the point of view

A

Le point de vue

117
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A critic

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Une critique

118
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A praise

A

Un éloge

119
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The subtitle

A

Un sous-titre

120
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A headline

A

Un grand titre

121
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The journalist’s account

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Le compte-rendu du journaliste