No. 3,587 in French

journal

Newspaper; diary.

In a sentence

J'écris mes pensées dans mon journal chaque soir.
I write my thoughts in my journal every evening.
Here, 'journal' refers to a personal diary or notebook used for writing down personal thoughts.
Le journal d'aujourd'hui contient des articles intéressants sur l'économie.
Today's newspaper contains interesting articles about the economy.
In this context, 'journal' refers to a newspaper or daily publication containing news.
Elle tient un journal de ses voyages autour du monde.
She keeps a journal of her travels around the world.
Here, 'journal' is used to describe a travel log or record of experiences during travels.

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