Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

médiatique

English translation:

publicized / covered by the media

Added to glossary by JH Trads
Nov 16, 2001 10:15
22 yrs ago
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French term

médiatique

French to English Other
Par la suite, bien que moins spectaculaire et médiatiques, les essais de téléphonie sont de plus prometteurs et montrent que...etc. etc. I understand what they are trying to say, but I am drawing a blank on how to best translate "médiatique" into English.

Proposed translations

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publicized / covered by the media

Domaine(s) : généralité 1 / 1
médiatiquement adv.


Déf. :
« Du point de vue des médias ».


Note :
Absent des dictionnaires.
[Office de la langue française, 1991]

médiatisé, e [medjatize]
(adj)reported in the media;
ce procès a été très ~ (péj) this trial was turned into a media event.


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5 mins

media-like

I suppose.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Maya Jurt : Sorry, no, it means "making headlines" being written about.
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8 mins

mediatics

none
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8 mins

promoted through the media

You could also say "less publized" but I guess you should use the term "media".
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15 mins

less likely to draw the media's attention

another possibility
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1 day 7 hrs

Phrasing

Just a quick addition on this one. Bear in mind the expression "receive media coverage", one which I find often works well for this one. I see this term a lot in the texts I do for sponsors of sports events/people.
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