Nous sommes presque tous autour de nos téléphones ces jours-ci. Les médias numériques nous ont rapprochés. Dans cette leçon, vous apprendrez les mots les plus utilisés sur les médias numériques en anglais.
1. Meme
Meaning: an idea, image, video, etc. that is spread very quickly on the internet
French: mème
People begin making memes on almost everything that happens these days. (Les gens commencent à créer des mèmes sur presque tout ce qui se passe ces jours-ci.)
2. Troll
Meaning – a message that someone leaves on the internet that is intended to annoy people
French – troll
Internet trolls affect people mentally these days. (Les trolls Internet affectent les gens mentalement ces jours-ci.)
3. Blog
Meaning – a regular record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you put on the internet for other people to read
French – blog
He keeps on reading blogs written by his favourite writer. (Il continue de lire les blogs écrits par son écrivain préféré.)
4. Vlog
Meaning: a video blog: a record of your thoughts, opinions, or experiences that you film and publish on the internet
French: – vlog
Many youtubers have started uploading daily vlogs. (De nombreux YouTubers ont commencé à télécharger des vlogs quotidiens.)
5. Blogger
Meaning – someone who writes a blog (= a regular record of someone’s ideas, opinions, or experiences that is put on the internet for other people to read)
French – blogueur/euse
Who is your favourite blogger? (Quel est votre blogueur préféré?)
6. Vlogger
Meaning – someone who makes vlogs (= short films that record your thoughts, ideas, or opinions on a subject) and posts them on the internet
French – vlogger
Do you know any famous vlogger? (Connaissez-vous un vlogger célèbre?)
7. Clickbait
Meaning – articles, photographs, etc. on the internet that are intended to attract attention and encourage people to click on links to particular websites
French – appât
She was tired of seeing clickbait videos on the internet. (Elle était fatiguée de voir des vidéos appâts sur Internet.)
8. Trending
Meaning – a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a particular dish
French – tendance
The controversy is trending on Twitter after this bizarre voicemail from her husband. (La controverse fait rage sur Twitter après cet étrange message vocal de son mari.)
9. Viral
Meaning – used to describe something that quickly becomes very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by email, phone, etc
French – virale
Her dancing video went viral in no time. (Sa vidéo de danse est devenue virale en un rien de temps.)
10. Bitmoji
Meaning – a brand name for a digital cartoon image that is intended to look like and represent you, used in electronic communication
French – bitmoji
Can you teach me how to make my bitmoji? (Peux-tu m’apprendre comment faire mon bitmoji?)
11. Avatar
Meaning: an image that represents you in online games, chat rooms, etc. and that you can move around the screen
French – avatar
Your avatar resembles you so much. (Votre avatar vous ressemble tellement.)
12. Caption [ pinch ]
Meaning – to provide 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
French: légende
It’s a task to find a caption for an insta post. (C’est une tâche de trouver une légende pour une publication Instagram.)
13. Hashtag
Meaning – used on social media for describing the general subject of a Tweet or other post (= message)
French: Mot-dièse
People use the hashtag throwback thursday to post old pictures. (Les gens utilisent le mot-dièse throwback thursday pour publier de vieilles photos.)
14. Influencer
Meaning – a person who is paid by a company to show and describe its products and services on social media, encouraging other people to buy them
French: influenceur
Many influencers have emerged in the past few years. (De nombreux influenceurs sont apparus ces dernières années.)
Maintenant que vous connaissez la signification de ces mots, assurez-vous de les utiliser quand vous parlez de médias numériques. Pour plus de vocabulaire anglais, continuez à lire le blog. Apprenez l’anglais en ligne avec nous.
