commentary

commentaire

Paroles qui décrivent et expliquent un événement, souvent en direct à la télévision ou à la radio.

En anglais simple : Spoken comments that describe and explain an event, often as it happens on television or radio.

• We listened to the football commentary.
• Her live commentary helped us follow the race.
• He gave a running commentary on everything we did.

Comment l'utiliser : commentary on something (The radio provides commentary on the match.)

Synonymes : description, narration

Expressions courantes : live commentary, football commentary, running commentary

récit, mémoire

Bref compte rendu écrit d’événements, souvent rédigé rapidement pour aider à s’en souvenir.

En anglais simple : A short written record of events, often made quickly to help someone remember them.

• He wrote a commentary after the battle.
• Her commentaries recorded the events of each journey.
• The historian found a brief commentary among his papers.

Comment l'utiliser : commentary on something (He wrote a brief commentary on the campaign.)

Synonymes : account, record, memorandum

Expressions courantes : brief commentary, written commentary, commentary on something