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General Media Vocabulary
French/English Vocab
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Intermediate
12/27/2020
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Term
current affairs
 Definition
l'actualité, les nouvelles
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press release
 Definition
communiqué de presse
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to cover a story
 Definition
couvrir une histoire
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front page
 Definition
la une
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live
 Definition
un direct
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review
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la critique
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society
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la société
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birth rate
 Definition
taux de natalité
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conviction
 Definition
: la condamnation
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a witness
 Definition
un témoin
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employment
 Definition
l'emploi
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issue
 Definition
le problème, la question
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to go on strike
 Definition
se mettre en grève
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working conditions
 Definition
les conditions de travail
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Economy
 Definition
économie
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competition
 Definition
la concurrence
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consumption
 Definition
la consommation
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economic policy
 Definition
la politique économique
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fall / drop in prices
 Definition
la chute/ hausse des prix
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foreign / overseas trade
 Definition
le commerce extérieur
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shareholder (UK), stockholder (US)
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actionnaire
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Stock Exchange
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la bourse
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to supply, to provide
 Definition
fournir
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War and conflicts
 Definition
Guerre et conflits
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ally
 Definition
allié
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battlefield
 Definition
champ de bataille
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car / parcel bomb
 Definition
la voiture / le colis piégé(e)
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conspiracy
 Definition
la conspiration, le complot
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deterrent
 Definition
la force de dissuasion
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draft agreement
 Definition
le protocole d'accord
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Gaza Strip
 Definition
la bande de Gaza
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intelligence service/agency
 Definition
le service de renseignement
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to sign a peace treaty
 Definition
signer un traité de paix
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Environment
 Definition
environnement
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biodiversity
 Definition
la biodiversité
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black tide, oil spill
 Definition
la marée noire
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depletion of resources
 Definition
l’épuisement des ressources
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exhaust fumes
 Definition
les gaz d’échappement
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factory farming
 Definition
l’élevage hors sol
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Idioms
 Definition
Expressions
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a knock-on effect
 Definition
les répercussions
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a slip of the tongue
 Definition
un lapsus
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a race against the clock
 Definition
une course contre la montre
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on a knife edge
 Definition
sur le fil du rasoir
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to be in the spotlight
 Definition
être sous les projecteurs
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to defend tooth and nail
 Definition
défendre bec et ongles
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Natural Disasters and Climate
 Definition
Catastrophes naturelles et Climat
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blaze
 Definition
l'incendie
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gust
 Definition
la rafale
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heat wave
 Definition
la canicule
Term
rail / air crashes
 Definition
la catastrophe ferroviaire/aérienne
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to extinguish a fire
 Definition
éteindre un feu
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tidal wave
 Definition
raz de marée
Term
Politics
 Definition
politique
Term
activist, campaigner
 Definition
le militant
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backing, support
 Definition
le soutien
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controversy
 Definition
la polémique
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outrage
 Definition
le scandale
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polling station
 Definition
bureau de vote
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to field a candidate
 Definition
présenter un candidat
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to stand for an election
 Definition
se présenter à une élection
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sports
 Definition
sport
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competitor
 Definition
l'adversaire
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defending champion
 Definition
le champion en titre
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first leg, second leg
 Definition
la rencontre aller, retour
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substitute
 Definition
le remplaçant
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team-mate
 Definition
coéquipier
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to race
 Definition
participer à une course
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