dateline

• Sustantivo con dos significados principales: (1) línea imaginaria en la superficie terrestre, aproximadamente a lo largo del meridiano 180, donde la fecha cambia un día; (2) línea al comienzo de un artículo periodístico que indica el lugar y la fecha del material.

A noun with two distinct meanings: (1) an imaginary line on the Earth's surface, roughly following the 180th meridian, where the date changes by one day; (2) a line at the beginning of a news article indicating the date and place of origin of the dispatch.

1. International Date LineB2formal

   An imaginary line on the Earth's surface, roughly following the 180th meridian, where the date changes by one day when crossed.

   Línea internacional de cambio de fecha

   • When crossing the dateline from east to west, you lose a day.
   • The dateline is not a straight line but zigzags to avoid landmasses.
   • Travelers often get confused by the dateline when flying across the Pacific.

   Sinónimosdate lineinternational date line

2. News article lineB2formal

   A line at the beginning of a news article that indicates the date and location where the story was written or originated.

   Fecha y lugar de origen de una noticia

   • The dateline of the article read 'London, 15 March'.
   • Journalists always include a dateline to show where the report was filed.
   • The dateline helps readers understand the context of the news.

• Verbo que significa indicar la fecha y el lugar de origen en un documento, artículo o transmisión, especialmente en periodismo para señalar dónde y cuándo se produjo una noticia.

A verb used to indicate the act of marking a document, article, or broadcast with a date and location of origin.

1. Mark with a date and placeB2formal

   To indicate the date and location of an event, typically in a news article or document.

   Fechar y localizar

   • The journalist datelined the article from Paris.
   • The report was datelined New York, 15 March.
   • He carefully datelined each entry in his travel journal.