What does journal in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word journal in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use journal in French.

The word journal in French means newspaper, newspaper staff, diary, journal, newspaper article, tabloid newspaper, tabloid newspaper, tabloid, company newsletter, news, news broadcast, news bulletin, broadsheet newspaper, logbook, travel diary, travel journal, free paper, free newspaper, free daily newspaper, free daily newspaper, weekly paper, weekly newspaper, internal newsletter, diary, private diary, national newspaper, official journal, radio news, daily newspaper, daily, science journal, scientific journal, specialist journal, technical journal, trade journal, news, television news, news broadcast, news bulletin, newsprint, newspaper. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word journal

newspaper

nom masculin (périodique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'ai acheté le journal ce matin.
I bought the paper this morning.

newspaper staff

nom masculin (personnel d'un journal)

Tout le journal s'est mis en grêve pour soutenir ce journaliste.
The whole paper has gone on strike to support this journalist.

diary, journal

nom masculin (registre, recueil) (personal)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capitaine du bateau tient un journal de bord.
The captain of the boat keeps a ship's log.

newspaper article

nom masculin (texte d'actualité)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un article de journal est un texte qui présente un fait ou expose un point de vue.

tabloid newspaper

nom masculin (journal publiant des scandales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

tabloid newspaper, tabloid

nom masculin (journal à propos des célébrités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

company newsletter

nom masculin (nouvelles internes à une entreprise)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

news, news broadcast, news bulletin

nom masculin (actualités)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

broadsheet newspaper

nom masculin (journal politiquement marqué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

logbook

nom masculin (navire : registre des événements)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le capitaine inscrivit cette découverte sur son journal de bord.

travel diary, travel journal

nom masculin (récit de voyage)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après un an de tour du Monde, elle publie son journal de voyage.

free paper, free newspaper, free daily newspaper, free daily newspaper

nom masculin (quotidien distribué)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les journaux gratuits sont souvent distribués dans le métro.

weekly paper, weekly newspaper

nom masculin (magazine sur 7 jours)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
J'achète un journal hebdomadaire pour connaître les événements de la semaine dans région.

internal newsletter

nom masculin (journal interne à une organisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

diary, private diary

nom masculin (écrit rapportant faits et pensées) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Chaque soir il s'asseyait à sa table et écrivait dans son journal intime les faits marquants de sa journée.
He would sit at his table every evening, writing the day's important events in his diary.

national newspaper

nom masculin (journal diffusé à tout le pays)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

official journal

nom masculin (France (registre de l'État)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

radio news

nom masculin (actualités orales)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

daily newspaper, daily

nom masculin (journal édité chaque jour)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le Monde est un journal quotidien français.

science journal, scientific journal

nom masculin (journal spécialisé) (periodical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il écrit des articles pour un journal scientifique.

specialist journal, technical journal, trade journal

nom masculin (journal restreint à un domaine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

news, television news, news broadcast, news bulletin

nom masculin (journal diffusé à la TV)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

newsprint, newspaper

nom masculin (papier fin commun) (type of paper)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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