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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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Le Journal - La grippe aviaire - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Cinq des neuf arrondissements de Lyon, la deuxieme plus grande ville de France, sont surveillés pour le virus H cinq N un (H5N1), mieux connu comme la “grippe aviaire”.

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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 - 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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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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Actu Vingtième - Le bleu dans les yeux, recyclerie de Belleville

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Upcycling" centers are popping up all over the world, including in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The neighborhood celebrated the opening of a new upcycling and repurposing center, the Ressource de Belleville, where residents can bring goods to be repurposed and resold.

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Caption 113 [fr]: par des parents qui sont comme ça aussi.
Caption 113 [en]: through parents who are also like that.

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Grand Lille TV - L'huile de friture transformée en carburant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This news report explores the possibilities of new biofuels. The company Gecco is testing biofuels made from coffee grounds and cooking oil on service vehicles and a school bus in hopes of converting waste from schools and other institutions.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Le but: le transformer comme combustible
Caption 9 [en]: The aim: to transform it into fuel

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, Jean-Marc Touzard explains the effects of global warming on wine growing and the quality of the wine in France.

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Caption 11 [fr]: comme ce qui était dit précédemment.
Caption 11 [en]: as was said previously.

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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 5 [fr]: mais comme y a pas assez de consommation, eh ben, elle va être exportée
Caption 5 [en]: but as there is not enough usage, well, it will be exported

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TV Sud - Fête de la Tortue 2012

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

If you're a turtle lover, you may be interested in the Fête de la tortue (Turtle Festival), which takes place in a different French town every year. This year's festival was in July, so you and your turtles will have to wait for next year's!

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Caption 10 [fr]: qui ne viennent pas de Grèce comme leur nom ne l'indique pas,
Caption 10 [en]: which do not come from Greece as their name does not indicate,

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