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A new set of 40 French equivalents for well-known Anglicisms has been published after recommendations from the Acad茅mie Fran莽aise for the enrichment and preservation of the French language.
The word 'podcast' should be replaced by the French 鈥�audio 脿 la demande鈥� or 鈥�programme/茅mission 脿 la demande鈥�, or 鈥�service audio 脿 la demande鈥�.
'To spoil' (as in to reveal prematurely a key element of a storyline plot) should be replaced by 鈥�诲颈惫耻濒驳芒肠丑别谤鈥�, a word which has only been added to the dictionary in 2020.
Instead of saying 'fake news', the commission recommends 鈥�infox鈥�, and 鈥�惫颈诲茅辞迟辞虫鈥� for 'deepfake' which are fake videos which seem real.
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'Timelapse' should be replaced by 鈥�丑测辫别谤补肠肠茅濒茅谤茅鈥�, and the word 'autotune' should be replaced by 鈥�ajustement automatique d鈥檌ntonation鈥�. 'Extended play' (EP) should be replace by 'mini-album'.
'Video mapping' becomes 'fresque vid茅o'. A 'showrunner' should be called 'directeur/directrice de s茅rie'.
A 'social media manager' must be called 鈥�un responsable des r茅seaux sociaux鈥�. The word 'clickbait' should be replaced by 鈥�pi猫ge 脿 clics鈥�.
We note that the French equivalents often have more syllables than the English words.
The academy鈥檚 role is to create new terms and expressions to fill gaps in the French vocabulary and to designate in French new concepts which are known under foreign names.
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Members meet once a month to examine new terms.
Once the Acad茅mie Fran莽aise has validated the new terms, they must be used in public administrations and as a reference for writers and translators for example.
