French media, society & opinions vocabulary
41 words at level B1, with English translations and example sentences. Nouns are given with their article so you learn the gender too.
| French | English | Example |
|---|---|---|
| l'actualité | current affairs, the news | |
| les informations | the news (les infos) | |
| le journal | newspaper | |
| le journaliste | journalist | |
| l'article | article | |
| la presse | the press | |
| les réseaux sociaux | social media | |
| le site | website | |
| la publicité | advertising, advert | |
| la société | society, company | |
| le gouvernement | government | |
| l'élection | election | |
| voter | to vote | |
| le citoyen | citizen | |
| la loi | law | |
| le droit | right, law (field) | |
| la liberté | freedom | |
| l'égalité | equality | |
| la grève | strike | Les trains sont en grève. |
| la manifestation | demonstration, protest | |
| la pauvreté | poverty | |
| l'immigration | immigration | |
| la violence | violence | |
| la sécurité | safety, security | |
| à mon avis | in my opinion | À mon avis, c'est une erreur. |
| selon | according to | |
| d'après | according to | |
| penser que | to think that | |
| trouver que | to find that, to think that | |
| être d'accord | to agree | Je suis d'accord avec toi. |
| avoir raison | to be right | |
| avoir tort | to be wrong | |
| le point de vue | point of view | |
| le débat | debate | |
| l'avantage | advantage | |
| l'inconvénient | disadvantage | |
| d'un côté… de l'autre | on the one hand… on the other | |
| en revanche | on the other hand | |
| par contre | however, on the other hand | |
| il me semble que | it seems to me that | |
| se plaindre | to complain |
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