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<French #308> Silvio Berlusconi, populist master who dominated Italian politics, dies at 86 - le 12 juin 2023

   Today's article is about the passed away of the former Italian prime minister from "France 24" dated June 12, 2023.

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French Original

Silvio Berlusconi, maître populiste qui a dominé la politique italienne, est mort à 86 ans


Silvio Berlusconi, le milliardaire italien et magnat de la presse, quatre fois Premier ministre, qui a balayé du revers de la main une série de batailles juridiques et de scandales sexuels pour dominer la vie publique de son pays pendant plus de deux décennies, est mort, lundi, à l'âge de 86 ans.


(photo) Silvio Berlusconi, le 29 mars 2006, lors d'une conférence de presse à Rome.

 

English Translation

Silvio Berlusconi, populist master who dominated Italian politics, dies at 86


Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian billionaire and media mogul, four-time prime minister, who brushed aside a series of legal battles and sex scandals to dominate his country's public life for more than two decades, is dead , Monday, at the age of 86.


(photo) Silvio Berlusconi, March 29, 2006, during a press conference in Rome.

 

Words & Phrases

<B>

balayé (balayfer): swept (sweep)

batailles > bataille: battle

<D>

dominé (dominer): dominated (dominate)

<M>

magnat: magnate

maître: master

main: hand

mort: dead, death

<P>

pays: country

pendant: for, during

populiste: populist

<R>

revers: back, reverse