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titre

title

noun TEE-truh Less Common
Communication Media

Also means

headline

Usage Note

Titre covers a book or film title, a professional or noble title (un titre de noblesse), and a financial security (un titre boursier). The phrase à juste titre means 'rightly' or 'justifiably'. In journalism, les gros titres (the big titles) means 'the headlines'.

Examples

"Le titre de ce roman est difficile à retenir."

Natural Translation

The title of this novel is hard to remember.

Literal Translation

The title of this novel is difficult to retain

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