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Informal French Expression
| Meaning | on the front page, headline news, featured news | |
| Literally | on the one | |
| Register | informal | |
| Pronunciation |  |
[ah lah oon] |
| IPA | [a la yn] | |
Usage notes: À la une means on the front page of a newspaper, so it’s big news.
Par exemple…
| Actualité à la une | Front-page news | |
| ___ à la une de la presse internationale | ___ in international headlines |
Related expressions
- un article à la une – lead story
- être à la une (des journaux) – to hit the papers, make the news
- faire la une (des journaux) pendant un mois – to be front-page news for a month
In addition to the front page of the newspaper, la une has other meanings:
| (gas station) | pump #1 |
| (métro) | line 1 |
| (restaurant) | table one |
| (television) | channel one (archaic – now it’s called TF1) |
And before a musical performance, you’re likely to hear À la une, à la deux, à la trois ! – And a one, and a two, and a three!
La une cannot contract to l’une in any of these expressions, because then it would be confused with lune (moon).
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