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Le Journal - Charles Jourdan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Good news for lovers of luxury footwear—but even more so for the work force of the French town Romans: the factory of designer brand Charles Jourdan will reopen its doors (after being forced to close several months prior) thanks to an investment from a Costa Rican firm.

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second video on rising food prices in France takes a look at dairy products, in particular yogurt, which has been especially affected by this general trend of skyrocketing prices. So who is responsible? The milk producers? The product manufacturers? The supermarkets?

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QuestionEntretien - Pourquoi vous et pas un autre ? - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Part 3 of this video, you will be given examples on how best to answer the question "why me and not someone else" depending on whether you're an experienced applicant or are just starting out.

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Caption 20 [fr]: On peut amener quelque chose de général, si on n'a que ça,
Caption 20 [en]: You can bring something general, if that's all you have,

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QuestionEntretien - Pourquoi vous et pas un autre ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Part 2 of this video on how to achieve a successful job interview, the coach talks some more about the dos and don'ts of answering the question, "Why you and not someone else?"

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Caption 41 [en]: The mistake: these are general answers,
Caption 41 [fr]: L'erreur, ce sont des réponses générales,

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Boursorama - Voici pourquoi il n'y a plus de beurre dans votre supermarché...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The price of butter has skyrocketed in the past year. It's a concern for French people, bakeries, and supermarkets alike. As you may know, butter is a basic and indispensable ingredient in French cuisine. Multiple reasons are cited in this video for this sudden increase. Let's hope it's only temporary!

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Caption 20 [en]: but for several weeks,
Caption 20 [fr]: mais depuis quelques semaines,

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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 3 [en]: Each day, Jean-Michel Thomassin produces several hundreds of them.
Caption 3 [fr]: Chaque jour, Jean-Michel Thomassin en produit plusieurs centaines.

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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 52 [fr]: on modifie un petit peu l'assemblage général de...
Caption 52 [en]: we modify a little bit the general workings of...

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TV Tours - Amboise : Focus sur les étiquettes de vin d'Etiqroll

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This company in Rochecorbon makes innovative wine bottle labels to boost sales, and it seems to be working. Some of their labels feel like velvet, while others are wine-cellar-scented.

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Caption 69 [en]: certain wine growers went from a sale of a few hundred to several thousand.
Caption 69 [fr]: certains vignerons sont passés de la vente de quelques centaines à plusieurs milliers.

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Manif de la semaine - Anti pub, Anti écran

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In a convivial atmosphere, complete with brass bands and good humor, Parisians gather in the streets to have fun and raise awareness about the proliferation of electronic adverstising in the subways. A new citizen movement is spreading throughout France: anyone can join the ranks of "Les Reposeurs" [Redecorators], a group of protesters armed with kraft paper, markers, and whiteboard paint to write anti-advertising messages on posters and billboards.

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Caption 3 [en]: And it's the gathering, uh... of several groups that are fighting against advertising
Caption 3 [fr]: Et c'est le rendez-vous, euh... de plusieurs collectifs qui luttent contre la publicité

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Salon Eco Habitat - NrGaïa, la ouate de cellulose

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our eco-friendly home show representative explains the benefits of cellulose wadding versus fiberglass, two insulation materials commonly used in houses.

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Caption 19 [en]: uh... a very important rise in temperature in the order of several hundreds, even thousands of degrees.
Caption 19 [fr]: euh... une montée en température très importante de l'ordre de plusieurs centaines, voire milliers de degrés.

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Caroline - et L'Express

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Caroline is an international business student with an interest in journalism. In this video, she talks to us about one of her school projects, which involved writing a supplement for the French magazine L'Express.

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Caption 9 [en]: selling advertising, and selling it to the general public,
Caption 9 [fr]: de vendre de la publicité, et de le vendre au grand public,

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GO! Formations - Le travail d'Annabelle

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Annabelle explains her many duties as a marketing and development professional at a training company. She's a busy woman!

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Caption 25 [en]: for, uh... two years, uh... I am led to do several things.
Caption 25 [fr]: depuis, euh... deux ans, euh... je suis amenée à faire plusieurs choses.

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Canal 32 - Le futur de l’éolien se joue dans l'Aube

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

France's Aube department has the highest concentration of wind energy in the country, which makes it the perfect place to experiment with new wind technologies and create a model for all of Europe.

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Caption 26 [fr]: General Electric ou d'autres grandes institutions internationales
Caption 26 [en]: General Electric, or other major international institutions

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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 10 [en]: that comes to settle in the region for several weeks.
Caption 10 [fr]: qui vient s'implanter pour plusieurs semaines en région.

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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 29 [en]: but even so, for a few hectares, expect to pay several hundred thousand euros.
Caption 29 [fr]: mais pour quelques hectares, comptez tout de même plusieurs centaines de milliers d'euros.

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