Примеры специфической лексики, характерной для английских заголовков

Слово, употребляемое в заголовке

Нейтральное значение

Примеры

Accord

Agreement

Wages accord reached.

Aid

Help

Man aids police.

Axe

Cut,

destroy

Labour axe colleges in Tory towns.

Back

Support

Unions back strikers.

Ban

Prohibition

Bus ban on pupils after attack on crew.

Bar

Exclude

Prohibit

South African team barred.

Bid

Attempt

New Peace bid in Middle East.

Blast

Explosion

Ten dead in bomb blast.

Blaze

Fire

Family dies in blaze.

Blow

Industry,

Disappointment

Thatcher poll blow.

Boost

help,

incentive

Industry gets boost. 

Clash

Dispute,

Violent

Argument

Strikers in clash with Police.

Coup

Revolt,

Revolution

Overthrow

Country suffered a coup.

Curb

Restraint,

Limit

New curbs in immigration.

Cut

Reduction

Big cuts in working places.

Deal

Agreement

Pay deal signed.

Drive

Campaign,

Effort

Peace drive succeeds.

Envoy

Diplomat

US envoy taken hostage.

Go-ahead

Approval

Go-ahead for dearer gas.

Gunman

Man with gun

Gunman raids 3 banks.

Halt

Stop

Channel tunnel halt.

Haul

Large quantity of smth which has been stolen and later discovered

Cannabis Haul.

Head

Head, direct

Mr. Neil to head Peace Mission.

Hold

Retain,

Keep in custody

Murders: two men held.

Hit

Affect badly,

Influence

Fuel strike hits peasants.

Jet

Airplaine

300 killed in jet disaster.

Jobless

Unemployed

Number of jobless increased.

Key

Essential,

Vital

Key witness dies.

Link

Connection

No link found.

Man

Representative

Clinton man in US Congress.

Net

Total

Drug raid nets l.m.

Ordeal

Drama

Jail ordeal ends.

Oust

Push out,

Drive out,

Expell

China ousts US diplomat.

Output

Production

Industrial output increased.

Pact

Agreement,

Treaty

Pits pact ends.

Pay

Wages,

Salary

Pay rise for miners.

Pit

Coal mine

Pit talks end.

Plea

Request for help

Free hostages plea.

Pledge

Promise

Labour pledges higher pensions.

Plunge

Steep fall

Ford plunges.

Poll

Ellection,

Public opinion,

Survey

German Poll shows swing to right.

Press for

Demand,

Ask for

Teachers press for pay rise.

Probe

Investigate

New vassine to be probed.

Quit

Resign,

Leave

Will Clinton quit.

Raid

Attack,

Robbery

$ 2 m Drug raid.

Riddle

Mistery

Young couple death riddle.

Row

Argument,

Dispute

BBC boss quits in row.

Scare

Public Alarm

US missiles in Europe scare public.

Split

Divide

Nationalism splits people.

Squeeze

Shortage,

Scarcity,

Lack

Petrol squeeze ahead.

Storm

Angry Reaction,

Dispute

Clinton speech storm grows.

Strife

Conflict

Inter-union strife threatens collective actions.

Switch

Change,

Deviation

New switch in Foreign Policy.

Swoop

Sudden Attack,

Raid

Alcohol swoop in USSR.

Talks

Discussions

Peace talks in Moscow.

Top

Exceed

US profits in Africa top $ 40b. annually.

Vow

Promise

President vows change in policy.

Walkout

Strike (often unofficial)

Factory walkout threat over Sacking.

Wed

Marry

Clinton’s daughter is to wed millioneer.