Reading list 01/06-06/06

BBC

• Spain resizes clothes for women
  
• India's media reaction to Big Brother
  
• Indian movie stars engaged
  
• The 275 million dollar man
• The Christmas Wars
• Zoo visitors look up to new baby

RFI

• Alerte à la grippe porcine
• Le Fonds monétaire international se réunit
• Un G8 d’un nouveau genre
• Mort de Maurice Druon
• Crise politique en Thaïlande
• Commémoration du génocide rwandais

Mobilisation contre la réforme de l’hôpital en France

corps /kɔʀ/noun, masculine invariablebody;

contre1 /kɔ̃tʀ/

1. preposition
   1. against;
   
   
   gréviste /gʀevist/noun, masculine & femininestriker.
   
   
   ensemble /ɑ̃sɑ̃bl/

   1. adverb
      1. together;
      
      
      défiler /defile/ (conjugate⇒)

      1. intransitive verb
         1. to parade;

         je tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles

         défile défiles défile défilons défilez défilent

         
         
         selon /səlɔ̃/preposition

         1. according to;

         
         

         impératif, -ive /ɛ̃peʀatif/ , /iv/

         1. adjective imperative.
         2. cấp bách

         
         

         reproche /ʀ(ə)pʀɔʃ/masculine nounreproach;

         sự trách máng

         
         

         volonté /vɔlɔ̃te/

         1. feminine noun
            1. will;
            
            
            entreprendre /ɑ̃tʀəpʀɑ̃dʀ/ (conjugate⇒)transitive verb

            1. to start, to undertake;

            j' tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles

            entreprends entreprends entreprend entreprenons entreprenez entreprennent

            
            

            détriment: au détriment de /odetʀimɑ̃də/phraseto the detriment of.

            sự thiệt hại

            
            

            
            

            
            

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la matinée
(n)
morning

lunettes(f)
(n)
glasses
kính mắt

la ceinture
belt

la coiffure
hairstyle

perdre
(v)
to lose

je	perds
tu	perds
il	perd
nous	perdons
vous	perdez
ils	perdent

poids(mn)
weight

obtenir
(v)
to get, to obtain

j'	obtiens
tu	obtiens
il	obtient
nous	obtenons
vous	obtenez
ils	obtiennent

l'augmentation(f)
increase

le logement
acommodation

le bébé
baby

Rushdie knighthood an insult to Islam, says Tehran

publication
(n)
the act of making information or stories available to people in a printed form
sự xuất bản
The brochure will be ready for publication in September.
Will you arrange the publication of the names of the winners?
When is the publication date (= When will the book be available to buy)?


parallel
(n)
a line that is always at the same distance from another line
đường song song


prophet
(n)
a person who is believed to have a special power which allows them to say what a god wishes to tell people, especially about things that will happen in the future
ng tiên tri
an Old Testament prophet
Let us hear the words of the prophet Isaiah on the coming of the Prince of Peace.

blasphemous
(adj)
considered offensive to God or religion
báng bổ

bounty
(n)
a sum of money paid as a reward
tiền thưởng
A bounty of $10 000 has been offered for the capture of his murderer.

fury
(n)
extreme anger
sự điên tiết
He could hardly contain his fury.
She flew into a fury at the suggestion.

vent
(v)
to express a negative emotion in a forceful and often unfair way
trút giận
Please don't shout - there's no need to vent your frustration/anger/rage/spleen on me.

rescind
(v)
to make a law, agreement, order or decision no longer have any (legal) power
hủy bỏ ( hợp đồng )
The policy of charging air travellers for vegetarian meals proved unpopular and has already been rescinded.