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Voci (TV)

Voci (TV)


H. P.
This set of flashcards helps university-level learners of English expand their vocabulary related to media, journalism, and television. It covers terms like "blockbuster," "viewer," and "series," making it ideal for students or professionals in media studies. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, enhancing flexibility. Whether you're preparing for exams or aiming to improve fluency, these cards offer practical terms for intermediate to advanced learners.
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Created / Updated
21.03.2016 / 22.03.2016

Cartes-fiches

to receive/ to pick up sth.

erhalten, bekommen, empfangen / etw. aufschnappen [ugs.] [(zufällig) hören]

documentary (substantive)

Dokumentarfilm

sit-com

Situationskomödie (Unterhaltungssendung / Serie)

broadcast

to send out a programme on television or radio

live coverage

the (live) reporting of a particular important event or subject

prime time

in television and radio broadcasting, the time when the largest number of people are watching or listening

couch potato

a ​person who ​watches a lot of ​television and does not have an ​active ​life

podcast

(noun) a ​radio ​programme that is ​stored in a ​digital ​form that you can ​download from the internet and ​play on a ​computer or on an ​MP3 ​player

breaking news

(noun) ​information that is being ​received and ​broadcast about an ​event that has just ​happened or just ​begun

channel hopping

(noun) ​quickly ​changing from one TV ​channel to another to ​find something you ​want to ​watch

interview

a ​meeting in which someone ​answers ​questions about himself or herself for a ​newspaper ​article, ​television show, etc.

trailers

an ​advertisement for a ​film or a ​television or ​radio ​programme, consisting of ​short ​parts taken from it OR the ​separate back ​part of a ​large ​truck

commercial break

a ​short ​interruption of a ​television or radio ​programme to ​broadcast ​advertisements

traffic news

news about the ​number of ​vehicles ​moving along ​roads, or the ​amount of ​aircraft, ​trains, or ​ships ​moving along a ​route

review

to ​think or ​talk about something again, in ​order to make ​changes to it or to make a ​decision about it

reality show

a ​television ​programme about ​ordinary ​people who are ​filmed in ​real ​situations

weather forecast

a ​statement of what the ​weather is ​likely to be for the next ​day or few ​days, usually ​broadcast on ​television or ​radio or ​printed in a ​newspaper

director

a ​person who is in ​charge of a ​film or ​play and ​tells the ​actors how to ​play ​their ​parts

anchor

someone or something that gives ​support when ​needed

newsflash

a ​short ​news ​report on ​radio or ​television, giving the most ​recent ​information about an ​important or ​unexpected ​event

subtitles

words ​shown at the ​bottom of a ​film or ​television ​picture to ​explain what is being said

outtakes

a ​short ​part of a ​film or ​television ​programme or ​music ​recording that was ​removed and not ​included, usually because it ​contains ​mistakes

editorial

an ​article in a ​newspaper that ​expresses the editor's ​opinion on a ​subject of ​particular ​interest at the ​present ​time

broadsheet

a ​newspaper that is ​printed on ​large ​sheets of ​paper, or an ​advertisement ​printed on a ​large ​sheet of ​paper

tabloid

(of or ​relating to) a ​type of ​popular ​newspaper with ​small ​pages that has many ​pictures and ​short, ​simple ​reports: the tabloid ​press

classified ads

a ​small ​advertisement that you put in a ​newspaper or a ​magazine, usually because you ​want to ​sell or ​buy something or to ​find or ​offer a ​job

headline 

a ​line of words ​printed in ​large ​letters as the ​title of a ​story in a ​newspaper, or the ​main ​points of the ​news that are ​broadcast on ​television or ​radio: The ​news of his ​death was ​splashed in headlines ​across all the ​newspapers.

columnist

someone who writes a ​regular ​article for a ​newspaper or ​magazine: a ​gossip/​sports columnist

press

(verb) to ​try hard to ​persuade someone to do something: [+ obj + to infinitive ] The ​committee pressed him to ​reveal more ​information.

paparazzi

the ​photographers who ​follow ​famous ​people ​everywhere they go in ​order to take ​photographs of them for ​newspapers and ​magazines

newsagents

a ​shop that ​sells ​newspapers and ​magazines, as well as some ​foods and things that ​people often ​buy such as ​cigarettes: Do you ​want anything from the newsagent's ​apart from a ​paper?

caption

(noun) a ​short ​piece of ​text under a ​picture in a ​book, ​magazine, or ​newspaper that ​describes the ​picture or ​explains what the ​people in it are doing or saying

supplements

a part of a magazine or newspaper, either producedseparately or as part of the magazine or newspaper:The newspaper publishes a sports supplement every Monday.

celebrity gossip

Promi-Tratsch -  conversation or reports about famous people's privatelives that might be unkind, disapproving, or not true.

 

cameraman

a person who operates a camera when films or televisionprogrammes are being made

current affairs

political news about events happening now

episode

Part of story: one of the single parts into which a story is divided, especially when it is broadcast on the television or radio

Event: a single event or group of related events

series

a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subjector using the same characters but in different situations: The star is to host a television series on extreme sports.

contestants

someone who competes in a contest: In tonight's quiz, our contestants have come from all over the country.

viewer

a person who watches something, especially television: Millions of viewers will be glued to their sets for this match.

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