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Gaëlle - Librairie "Livres in Room"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gaëlle a réalisé son rêve d'avoir sa propre librairie. Même s'il y a beaucoup de rangement à faire, elle adore son travail qui lui permet d'avoir beaucoup de dialogues avec ses clients.

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How will climate change affect wine growing in France? Is the French wine reputation at stake? What can be done about it? Find out in this extensive news report.

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Caption 75 [fr]: pour qu'elles aillent [sic: elle aille] le plus profond possible
Caption 75 [en]: so that they go [sic: it goes] as deep as possible

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France 3 - Les conséquences de la crise du beurre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

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Caption 49 [fr]: En attendant, elle ne compte plus sur les viennoiseries
Caption 49 [en]: Meanwhile, it's no longer counting on pastries

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Salon Eco Habitat - Primacalc, système anti-calcaire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A Primacalc representative introduces a revolutionary eco-friendly device that softens hard water. The device can be installed by a savvy handyman or a plumber.

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Caption 9 [fr]: À l'intérieur, elle est composée donc de deux vannes,
Caption 9 [en]: Inside, it is thus composed of two valves,

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Salon Eco Habitat - Terres cuites de Courboissy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Eco Habitat salon, Olivier Brunet from the "Terres Cuites de Courboissy" (Courboissy Terracotta) tile factory explains how they make floor tiles that are both eco-friendly and pleasing to the eye. One of their clients even had his floor tiles made to look three dimensional!

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Caption 43 [fr]: Le gros avantage de la terre cuite, c'est que... elle va capter la chaleur, elle va la diffuser,
Caption 43 [en]: The big advantage of terracotta is that... it's going to retain the heat, it's going to diffuse it,

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TV Tours - Hollywood sur Loire!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When a film shoot comes to town, it often brings a lot of jobs along with it, from hiring locals as extras to enlisting the services of caterers, hotels, and other businesses. The numerous film shoots near the town of Saint-Cyr-du-Gault have supported the area's economy and put many people to work.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Et comme elle dans la région, plus de mille personnes se sont inscrites pour être figurantes,
Caption 16 [en]: And like her, in the region, more than a thousand people have registered to be extras,

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Le Journal - Les vignobles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two women – one French, one American – speak of their new careers as vineyard owners. With the increasing popularity of New World wines, land in the Bordeaux region of France is becoming cheaper.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Issue d'une famille de viticulteurs, elle a quitté les assurances
Caption 2 [en]: Born into a family of vintners, she left the insurance business

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The first in a trilogy of segments from Le Journal on the same subject, this video discusses the emergency measures called for by the French government, which has brought together a task force to deal with rising food prices in French stores.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Elle sera menée par les services du Ministère de l'économie
Caption 11 [en]: It will be led by departments of the Ministry of the Economy

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Le Journal - iDTGV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Rail travel between Paris and Marseilles used to be a lengthy ordeal. In 1950, the road trip took over ten hours, as did the train. By 2001, the TGV needed only three hours.

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Caption 29 [fr]: elle cessera la desserte de Marseille fin mars,
Caption 29 [en]: it will end service to Marseilles at the end of March,

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