Today's article is about the conversation between Chinese and Canadian heads of state at the G20 summit from France 24 dated November 17, 2022.
French Original
Xi Jinping confronte Justin Trudeau au G20, Pékin dément toute réprimande
En marge du sommet du G20, le président chinois, Xi Jinping, avait reproché à son homologue canadien, Justin Trudeau, d'avoir fait fuiter à la presse la teneur d'une conversation. Malgré un sourire de façade, le ton franc de Xi Jinping pourrait refléter l'état des relations entre les deux pays.
English Translation
Xi Jinping confronts Justin Trudeau at G20, Beijing denies reprimand
On the sidelines of the G20 summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping criticized his Canadian counterpart, Justin Trudeau, for having leaked the content of a conversation to the press. Despite a smile on the face of it, Xi Jinping's frank tone could reflect the state of relations between the two countries.
Words & Phrases
<A>
avait > avoir: have
<C>
confronte > confronter: to confront
<D>
dément > démentir: to refute
<E>
en marge de: on the fringe of
état: state
<F>
façade: front, facade
fait > faire: to make
franc: frank
fuiter: to leak
<H>
homologue: counterpart
<M>
malgré: despite
marge: margin
<P>
pays: country
Pékin: Beijing
pourrait (pouvoir): could (can)
presse: press
<R>
refléter: to reflect
réprimande: reprimand, rebuke
reproché (reprocher): criticized (criticize)
<S>
sommet: summit
sourire: smile
<T>
teneur: content
ton: tone
toute > tout: all
