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Cap 24 - Charlie Hebdo, Alessandro Di Sarno enquête...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Alessandro Di Sarno nous fait découvrir les coulisses de "Charlie Hebdo," l'un des journaux les plus controversés. En hommage aux victimes de l'attentat contre Charlie Hebdo, Yabla a décidé de garder cette vidéo.

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Bicloune - Magasin de vélos à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Bicloune is a unique bicycle shop in Paris with a wide variety of models, from antique bikes from 1905 to contemporary foldable ones. Audrey Hepburn supposedly used to ride a bicycle like one found in this store.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Par contre, du fait de la... des petites roues,
Caption 68 [en]: On the other hand, because of the... the small wheels,

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Le saviez-vous? - La Maison de l'Olive à Nice - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Learn all about olives with this olive merchant from Nice. This lovely store, "La Maison de l'Olive," has all kinds of olive delicacies from the region and across the Mediterranean basin. Did you know that the olive groves (oliveraies) in the Nice region were planted by the Greeks?

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et par contre, on fait [des] cocktails d'olives,
Caption 20 [en]: And on the other hand, we make olive cocktails,

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Le Mans TV - Youssef Ben Amar, un rappeur engagé en politique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Youssef Ben Amar is a rapper and political activist who is running for office in the fourth legislative district of the Sarthe department. He shares his views and urges people to take an interest in politics, which he believes is something that all people do every day.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Euh... par contre on...
Caption 12 [en]: Uh... on the other hand, we...

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 59 [fr]: Oui, vous décrivez une scène... -Mais par contre...
Caption 59 [en]: Yes, you describe a scene... -But on the other hand...

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?

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Caption 81 [fr]: pour lutter contre votre frustration et contre ce manque?
Caption 81 [en]: to combat your frustration and this lack?

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Là... on... on lutte contre les vis et contre les clips.
Caption 45 [en]: Here... we... we're fighting against the screws and against the clips.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Brexit

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this episode of Micro-Trottoirs, people are asked what they think of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Their opinions run the gamut: some of them agree with the UK's decision, while others believe it will have catastrophic consequences.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Je serais contre. Bien sûr, je serais contre. Je suis profondément européenne.
Caption 36 [en]: I would be against. Of course, I would be against. I am profoundly European.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 66 [fr]: Chanteuse, mais je chanterai pas, par contre. -Mais... mais tu chantes là?
Caption 66 [en]: Singer, but I won't sing, however. -But... but you sing now?

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Lionel - à la ferme

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us around a family farm that spans three generations. This traditional dairy and cattle farm takes good care of its animals, which enjoy a special "cow wash." Nursing cows are allowed a break from milk production prior to calving, and nothing is left to chance as the sex of the newborn calf is predetermined thanks to artificial insemination.

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Caption 48 [fr]: Mais par contre on sait si ce sera des vaches laitières ou des vaches à viandes ou pas?
Caption 48 [en]: But on the other hand do we know if they are going to be dairy cows or beef cattle or not?

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

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Questions à la con - Avril 2014

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Par contre ça c'est la première fois que j'entends ça.
Caption 24 [en]: On the other hand, that's the first time I've heard that.

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Farmer François - Le stand de légumes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Feast your eyes on some of the finest organic produce Quebec has to offer! Farmer François shows us all the best of November’s fruits and vegetables — from the staples, like apples, potatoes, and garlic, to the less usual offerings, like black eggplant and kohlrabi.

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Caption 21 [fr]: On lutte contre les plantes sauvages, aussi, qui envahissent le champ...
Caption 21 [en]: We also fight off the weeds that invade the field...

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