French...."fait divers "means what?

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French...."fait divers "means what?

2007-03-21 09:50:06 · 4 answers · asked by Sea Mist 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages

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"Faits divers" are a specific word from the media. It represents the anecdotes, the trivial facts from the day or the week. They are usually local news and touch people in their everyday life.

2007-03-21 14:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by fabee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

News in brief

2007-03-21 10:04:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋

They are the news dealing with murders, accidents, robberies - all the kind of matters where one can find violence and hurt and/or murdered people.

2007-03-21 10:37:57 · answer #3 · answered by Malte 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

a piece or item of news.

2007-03-21 09:59:11 · answer #4 · answered by mara 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋