Partie 7 : À propos de la langue anglaise
Chapitre 73 : L′anglais journalistique (journalese)
Les titres (headlines), page 152
| Typhoon Lashes Northeast Philippines, Landslides Feared |
| Inquiry To Be Held Into Election Poll Accuracy |
| Dog rescued from house fire |
| EU Vote “Could Trigger New Scottish Referendum” |
| “poll” = “election”, “blast” = “explosion” |
| “foe” = “enemy”, “agog” = “impatient” |
| From Russia with… gloves. Siberian weather to hit UK |
Quelques termes très employés dans la presse, page 152
| the aftermath |
| all-time |
| backlash |
| a benchmark |
| a deadlock |
| dyed-in-the-wool |
| groundwork |
| impending |
| a mainstay |
| overkill |
| a toll |
| to backfire |
| to defuse |
| to endorse |
| to flare up |
| to map out |
| to monitor |
| to pool |
| to scupper |
| to shelve |
| to skyrocket |
| to tackle |
| to vet |
| cut and dried |
| to pave the way for |
| to pay lip service to |
| to ride high in the polls |
| to sit on the fence |
| a knock-on effect |
| a losing battle |
Food for thought, page 153
Burning questions on tunnel safety unanswered: the possibility of fires in the Channel tunnel
Gord help us now: Gordon Brown's arrival at 10 Downing Street
On board but never bored: a new mega ship which offers endless entertainment
Material obsessions: Fabrics in every texture ruled the runway at Milan fashion shows.
Zing and yang: a berry which can spice up a dressing for raw fish
From fact to friction: what historians and novelists can learn from each other