Face The Press - Nouns & Co Flashcards

(52 cards)

0
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copies

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exemplaires

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circulation

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tirage

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2
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popular press

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presse à scandales

presse people

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3
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news stand

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kioske

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4
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front page

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Une (journal)

couverture (magazine)

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5
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chief editor

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rédacteur en chef

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6
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leader column

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éditorial

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7
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obituary / obituary column

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rubrique nécrologique

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8
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misdemeanours

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les frasques

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9
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a piece of news

news -> always plural

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cette nouvelle / cette information

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10
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section

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rubrique

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11
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news in brief

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les brèves

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12
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coverage

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couverture / couverture médiatique

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13
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book review

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critique littéraire

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14
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gilts

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obligations d’Etat

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15
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tumbleweed

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mauvaises herbes

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16
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brethren

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confrère

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17
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wallet

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porte-feuille

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18
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classified ads

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petites annonces

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19
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local mom-and-pop retailer

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20
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community paper

21
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a gag

22
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galore

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à la pelle / à gogo

-> contexte, registre

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one’s junior

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le cadet de qq’un

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a mere XX years old
il a tout juste XX ans
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rueful
désabusé
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dwindling
qui se réduit comme peau de chagrin
27
abuse
insulte
28
muck
saleté / boue
29
motley crew
fine équipe
30
grist for its mill
du grain à moudre
31
sharply
brusquement / nettement
32
upbeat
optimiste
33
for one thing
une chose est sûre
34
at the helm
à la barre (métaphore navale)
35
bad name
mauvaise réputation
36
canker
gangrène
37
a bed of roses
un long fleuve tranquille
38
index
classement
39
watchdog
organisme de surveillance
40
NSA
National Security Agency
41
GCHQ
Government Communication Head-Quarters
42
complete fiction
pure fiction
43
close surveillance
surveillance étroite / rapprochée
44
swathes of history
des pans de l'Histoire
45
union / trade union
syndicat
46
extent of
ampleur de
47
diclosures
révélations
48
encroachments
empiétement
49
in the age of
à l'ère de
50
leading (lawyer)
éminent (avocat)
51
campaigner
militant