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Le Huffington Post - Canicule ou vague de chaleur, comment faire la différence ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In French there are two very similar expressions for extremely hot weather: une vague de chaleur (heatwave), and la canicule (oppressive heat). There are some technical differences between the two, as you will discover in this video.

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France 3 Corse - À Bonifacio, des scientifiques étudient la pollution plastique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Mediterranean is the most polluted sea in the world, and some scientists are on a sailboat studying the problem by collecting plastic samples for analysis. For a few hundred euros, some excursions are open to the public, who get an opportunity to help the cause.

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Caption 32 [fr]: comme le rorqual commun
Caption 32 [en]: like the fin whale,

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Sophie et Patrice - Terrasse

Difficulty: Advanced

France Parisian

Patrice et Sophie enjoy their small balcony. Even though they live in Paris, they have their little haven of peace where they can grow plants and even small trees, and it's also a great place to sit outside to relax.

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Caption 24 [fr]: T'as vu comme ça a poussé ?
Caption 24 [en]: Did you see how much it's grown?

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Le Monde - Sauver les animaux sauvages ? C'est la mission de cette clinique - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part two of this video on wildlife rescue, you will watch birds being released back into the wild, a cause for celebration among locals and an opportunity for the public to be educated about protecting these animals.

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Caption 2 [fr]: des mammifères comme des chevreuils,
Caption 2 [en]: mammals like roe deer,

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Sophie et Patrice - COP28

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this very interesting video, Patrice and Sophie talk about the problems and resolutions discussed during the COP28 climate conference. Sophie notes that participating countries not only failed to reach their goals, but are actually going backwards.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Oui, c'est comme ça, et donc
Caption 43 [en]: Yes, that's how it is, and so

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

France has made it mandatory to train more firefighters to deal with the increase in forest fires caused by climate change. Unfortunately, they're already overworked and understaffed.

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme ça de manière totalement involontaire et inconsciente,
Caption 21 [en]: like that in a totally involuntary and unconscious way,

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Sophie et Patrice - La pollution

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the pollution problem in Paris. Although efforts have been made to keep cars out of the city center, there's still much to improve. Cars still clog the freeways outside Paris.

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Caption 19 [fr]: En fait la position comme ça,
Caption 19 [en]: In fact, the position like that,

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David - Les animaux

Difficulty: Beginner

Martinique

In this video, David talks to us about the animals that are on the beautiful island of Martinique: hens, pelicans, frigate birds, and more.

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Caption 13 [fr]: les prennent comme référence pour pêcher.
Caption 13 [en]: take them as a reference for fishing.

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France 24 - Incendies en Gironde

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As a heatwave scorches Western Europe, some 38,500 people have been evacuated away from forest fires raging in France’s southwestern Gironde region. The firefighters are trying everything to prevent the fires from starting again.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Comme vous pouvez la voir là, la fumée sort du sol.
Caption 15 [en]: As you can see it here, the smoke is coming out of the ground.

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Nader Fakhry - Les tortues dans vos assiettes, c'est fini ! - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Côte d'Ivoire

Now that Ivory Coast is enjoying its first marine protected area, the seabed and sea creatures like turtles and stingrays have a chance to recover from human onslaught. And what better custodians of the sea than former poachers turned antipoaching rangers?

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Caption 6 [fr]: Comme dans cette magnifique réserve volontaire de Ladodo,
Caption 6 [en]: As in this magnificent voluntary reserve of Ladodo,

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Nader Fakhry - À la recherche des derniers éléphants - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Côte d'Ivoire, France

Nader is in Ivory Coast in search of elusive elephants. But first, he and his team must find the Fula people, who might know of their whereabouts. Will it be a successful mission?

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Caption 33 [fr]: Donc comme y a pas réseau,
Caption 33 [en]: So since there's no internet connection,

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Sophie et Patrice - La maison verte

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie loves plants so much that she isn't averse to snipping a cutting or two from a public garden. Her interest in plants comes from her grandmother, who spent endless hours tending to her plants and even climbed trees at 95 years old!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Moi... moi j'aime la jungle comme ça.
Caption 22 [en]: Me... I like the jungle like this.

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Le Monde - Quelle est cette « Montagne d’or » qui fait polémique ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, French Guiana

French Guiana is currently debating a controversial topic: the Montagne d'Or (Gold Mountain), in the heart of the Amazon rainforest. The environmental impact is a major concern, and many people and organizations are opposing the project.

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Caption 7 [fr]: comme le dix-neuvième siècle.
Caption 7 [en]: as [if it were] the nineteenth century.

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