journal

le journal
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
masculine noun
a. newspaper
Mon père lit le journal tous les jours.My father reads the newspaper every day.
b. paper
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Je n'achète plus le journal, mais je lis les nouvelles en ligne.I don't buy the paper anymore, but I read the news online.
a. newspaper
Ce journal local survit grâce aux abonnements et à la publicité.This local newspaper is surviving thanks to subscriptions and advertisements.
b. paper
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
Le journal va publier un article sur le festival d'automne de notre ville.The paper is going to publish an article about the fall festival in our city.
3.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(reporting on current affairs)
a. news
Il y a eu un petit tremblement de terre aujourd'hui. Voyons s'ils en parlent au journal.There was a small earthquake today. Let's see if they talk about it in the news.
a. diary
Le soir, Violette écrit ses pensées dans son journal.In the evening, Violette writes down her thoughts in her diary.
b. journal
Joachim tient un journal avec toutes ses idées d'inventions.Joachim keeps a journal with all of his ideas for inventions.
a. logbook
Ce musée possède le journal d'un voyage transatlantique historique.This museum has the logbook of a historic transatlantic voyage.
b. log
Mon amie Lise court des marathons. Elle tient un journal de ses courses d'entraînement.My friend Lise runs marathons. She keeps a log of her training runs.
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