"porte-parole" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pɔʁ.t(ə).pa.ʁɔl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-porte-parole.wav
Etymology: From porter + parole. First attested in 1552 as Middle French porteparolle. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|porter|parole}} porter + parole, {{inh|fr|frm|porteparolle}} Middle French porteparolle Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense|#|head=porte-parole}} porte-parole m or f by sense (invariable)
  1. spokesperson; spokesman, spokeswoman Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, invariable, masculine Synonyms: représentant, truchement Derived forms: porte-parolat, porte-paroler
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          "english": "This restriction on crossing the German-Austrian border, the main gateway for refugees to German territory and the final stage in the exodus of most refugees fleeing war or poverty, will take effect \"immediately\", according to a spokesperson of the German Ministry of the Interior to Agence France Presse.",
          "ref": "2015 October 31, “Migrants : Allemagne restreint les accès à sa frontière avec Autriche”, in Le Monde:",
          "text": "Cette restriction du passage à la frontière germano-autrichienne, principale porte d’entrée des réfugiés sur le territoire allemand et ultime étape du périple de la plupart des réfugiés fuyant la guerre ou la pauvreté, prend effet « immédiatement », selon une porte-parole du ministère allemand de l’Intérieur à l’Agence France Presse.",
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