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B1 · 38 words
Media and news in French
Headline, report, source, broadcast.
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More about this list The list that carries a reader from understanding sentences to understanding a news item. One of its words came straight out of English and picked up something on the way that it could not have had at home. L’interview is *feminine : this page’s own example reads l’interview a été enregistrée hier , with the e* on the participle, and there is no way to guess that from the English word, which has no gender at all. A borrowing has to be given one at the border, and French handed this one the gender of the word it displaced, une entrevue . The person doing the asking did not follow: un interviewer and un intervieweur are masculine, so the conversation and the journalist take different articles. Worth knowing because gender on a borrowed noun is invisible until an adjective or a participle has to agree with it, and then it is the only thing anybody notices.
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Verb (5)
confirmer to confirm Verb B1 démentir to deny, to issue a denial Verb B1 Le ministère a démenti la nouvelle le jour même. The ministry denied the news the same day.
publier to publish Verb B1 partager to share Verb B1 diffuser to broadcast, to spread Verb B1 Ils ont diffusé les résultats à midi. They broadcast the results at midday.
Adjective (2)
Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective goes
présumé alleged Adjective B1 Le présumé responsable n’a rien dit. The alleged culprit said nothing.
douteux doubtful, dubious Adjective B1 Le chiffre me paraît douteux. The figure strikes me as doubtful.
Preposition (1)
selon according to Preposition B1 Selon le journal, la décision est déjà prise. According to the newspaper, the decision has already been taken.
Phrase (1)
en direct live Phrase B1 Ils diffusent en direct depuis Paris. They are broadcasting live from Paris.
Noun (f) (13)
Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une
la nouvelle the piece of news Noun (f) B1 La nouvelle est sortie ce matin dans tous les journaux. The news broke this morning in every newspaper.
l’interview the interview Noun (f) B1 L’interview a été enregistrée hier. The interview was recorded yesterday.
la source the source Noun (f) B1 Ils n’ont pas cité la source de l’information. They did not quote the source of the information.
l’infox the fake news story Noun (f) B1 C’était une infox et elle s’est répandue en quelques heures. It was a fake news story and it spread within a few hours.
la une the front page Noun (f) B1 C’était à la une de tous les journaux. It was on the front page of every newspaper.
la presse the press Noun (f) B1 Toute la presse était devant le tribunal. The entire press was outside the courthouse.
la chaîne the channel Noun (f) B1 J’ai changé de chaîne au milieu de l’interview. I changed channels in the middle of the interview.
l’émission the programme Noun (f) B1 L’émission a été interrompue à cause du match. The programme was interrupted because of the match.
la rédaction the newsroom, the editorial team Noun (f) B1 La rédaction ferme à onze heures du soir. The newsroom closes at eleven at night.
la censure censorship Noun (f) B1 La censure est interdite par la Constitution. Censorship is forbidden by the Constitution.
la liberté de la presse freedom of the press Noun (f) B1 La liberté de la presse est un principe constitutionnel. Freedom of the press is a constitutional principle.
la fiabilité the reliability Noun (f) B1 La fiabilité de la source, c’est ce qui compte. What matters is the reliability of the source.
la rumeur the rumour Noun (f) B1 C’était juste une rumeur, elle ne s’est pas confirmée. It was only a rumour and it was never confirmed.
Noun (m) (16)
Grammar for these: Definite article: le, la, les · Indefinite article: un, une
le journal télévisé the television news Noun (m) B1 Le journal télévisé commence à vingt heures. The television news starts at eight.
le titre the headline, the title Noun (m) B1 Le titre en dit plus que l’article. The headline says more than the article does.
l’article de presse the newspaper article Noun (m) B1 J’ai lu tout l’article de presse dans le train. I read the whole newspaper article on the train.
le reportage the report, the feature Noun (m) B1 Le reportage a duré dix minutes. The report lasted ten minutes.
le communiqué the press release Noun (m) B1 Le communiqué faisait trois lignes. The press release was three lines long.
l’enregistrement the recording Noun (m) B1 L’enregistrement est disponible sur le site. The recording is available on the website.
le présentateur the presenter Noun (m) B1 Le présentateur a interrompu deux fois. The presenter interrupted twice.
le correspondant the correspondent Noun (m) B1 La correspondante a parlé depuis Bruxelles. The correspondent spoke from Brussels.
l’abonnement the subscription Noun (m) B1 L’abonnement numérique coûte cinq euros par mois. The digital subscription costs five euros a month.
le sondage the opinion poll Noun (m) B1 Le dernier sondage a donné un autre résultat. The latest poll gave a different result.
le débat the debate Noun (m) B1 Le débat a duré deux heures et demie. The debate lasted two and a half hours.
le commentaire the comment Noun (m) B1 Les commentaires sous l’article étaient durs. The comments under the article were harsh.
les réseaux sociaux social media Noun (m) B1 Je l’ai vu d’abord sur les réseaux sociaux. I saw it first on social media.
l’événement the event Noun (m) B1 C’était l’événement de l’année. It was the event of the year.
l’exemplaire the copy (one issue) Noun (m) B1 J’ai gardé un exemplaire de ce jour-là. I kept a copy from that day.
le quotidien the daily paper Noun (m) B1 J’achète le quotidien tous les matins. I buy the daily paper every morning.
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