dateline

• Nom désignant deux notions distinctes : (1) une ligne imaginaire à la surface de la Terre, approximativement le long du 180e méridien, où la date change d'un jour ; (2) la ligne en tête d'un article de presse indiquant le lieu et la date de rédaction.

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.

   Ligne de changement de date

   • 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.

   Synonymesdate 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.

   Ligne de datation

   • 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.

• Verbe utilisé pour indiquer l'action d'apposer la date et le lieu d'origine sur un document, un article ou une émission.

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.

   Dater et localiser (un article)

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