appât à clics

/apa a klik/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les appâts à clics

Meaning

  1. clickbait

    • Le titre n'était qu'un appât à clics.

      The headline was pure clickbait.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Usage notes

Titre sensationnaliste conçu uniquement pour générer des clics, souvent sans contenu substantiel.

Practice

1 What does appât à clics mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le titre n'était qu'un appât à ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches appât à clics?

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