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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesconférence de presse
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s də pʁɛs
"Le ministre a fait une déclaration lors de la conférence de presse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An official interview given to journalists by a public figure or organization in order to make an announcement or answer questions.
"The mayor held a press conference to announce the new public transportation initiative." - 2
A media briefing where reporters are invited to gather information and report on breaking news or developments.
"The scientific team answered questions about the discovery during an international press conference."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'press', referring to journalists and news media (originating from the printing press), and 'conference', derived from the Latin 'conferre' meaning 'to bring together'. The compound term emerged in the early 20th century as formalized political and corporate public relations events became standard practice.
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conférence de presse
Transliteration: kɔ̃.fe.ʁɑ̃s də pʁɛs
"Le ministre a fait une déclaration lors de la conférence de presse."
Pressekonferenz
Transliteration: ˈpʁɛsəkɔnfəˌʁɛnt͡s
"Die Kanzlerin gab gestern eine Pressekonferenz."
conferenza stampa
Transliteration: koɱ.feˈrɛn.t͡sa ˈstam.pa
"Il presidente ha risposto alle domande durante la conferenza stampa."
rueda de prensa
Transliteration: ˈrweda de ˈpɾensa
"Los actores hablaron de su nueva película en la rueda de prensa."
conferência de imprensa
Transliteration: kõ.fɛˈɾẽ.si.ɐ dʒi ĩˈpɾẽ.sɐ
"O treinador convocou uma conferência de imprensa para hoje."
प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस
Transliteration: pres konfrens
"प्रधानमंत्री ने शाम को एक प्रेस कॉन्फ्रेंस बुलाई है।"
新闻发布会
Transliteration: xīnwén fābùhuì
"发言人在新闻发布会上回答了记者的提问。"
기자회견
Transliteration: gija hoegyeon
"대표이사는 긴급 기자회견을 열었다."
記者会見
Transliteration: kisha kaiken
"首相は臨時の記者会見を行った。"
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