entrefilet

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short newspaper item, brief article, brief news item, short notice
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/ɑ̃.tʁə.fi.lɛ/
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A small piece of news given little space.
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Examples

  • Le bulletin résumait l'affaire en un entrefilet.
    The bulletin summarized the affair in a brief item.
  • La nouvelle tenait en un entrefilet sur le site local.
    The news was reduced to a short item on the local site.
  • Elle a découpé l'entrefilet publié dans le quotidien.
    She cut out the brief article published in the daily paper.
  • Le vieux journal séparait chaque entrefilet par un filet noir.
    The old newspaper separated each short item with a black rule.
  • J'ai lu un entrefilet annonçant sa nomination.
    I read a brief notice announcing her appointment.

Similar words

notice
brève
brève
notule
notule
petit article

Meanings

Short printed newspaper item

noun
print media
neutral
A short newspaper article set off from surrounding text by a printed rule.

Examples

  • Un entrefilet au bas de la page annonçait la fermeture du théâtre.
    A small newspaper item at the bottom of the page announced the theatre's closure.
  • La rédaction a glissé un entrefilet entre deux articles.
    The editors slipped a brief item between two articles.
  • Le vieux journal séparait chaque entrefilet par un filet noir.
    The old newspaper separated each short item with a black rule.
  • Elle a découpé l'entrefilet publié dans le quotidien.
    She cut out the brief article published in the daily paper.
  • Cette affaire n'a eu droit qu'à un entrefilet.
    That affair received only a tiny newspaper notice.

Similar words

brève
notule
petit article

Brief news notice

noun
news
neutral
By extension, a very short piece of news regardless of its layout or medium.

Examples

  • La nouvelle tenait en un entrefilet sur le site local.
    The news was reduced to a short item on the local site.
  • J'ai lu un entrefilet annonçant sa nomination.
    I read a brief notice announcing her appointment.
  • Un entrefilet sur l'incident a circulé en ligne.
    A short news item about the incident circulated online.
  • Le bulletin résumait l'affaire en un entrefilet.
    The bulletin summarized the affair in a brief item.
  • Son départ n'a suscité qu'un entrefilet discret.
    His departure prompted only a discreet short notice.

Similar words

brève
notice
notule

Etymology

From entre, “between”, and filet, a thin printed line that traditionally separated the item from nearby text.

FAQ

What is an entrefilet?

A very short news item.

Why is filet in the word?

A printed line used to separate the item.

Does it need a paper newspaper?

No, the extended sense covers other media.

Is entrefilet masculine?

Yes: un entrefilet.

Is it one word?

Yes, it is written solid.

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