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Le Monde - Tour de France: Comment le parcours est tracé pour créer du suspense - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Thierry Gouvenou explains in greater detail the challenges of a flat stage, as the outcome is often too predictable. It's up to him to design a course that will force riders out of their comfort zone. One solution? A mountain stage and rough terrain.

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Caption 117 [fr]: et de petites côtes en début de Tour,
Caption 117 [en]: and small hills at the start of the Tour,

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Le Monde - Tour de France: Comment le parcours est tracé pour créer du suspense - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

It's up to route designer Thierry Gouvenou to keep each of the twenty-four stages of the Tour de France exciting. He has a few tricks up his sleeve to force an early breakaway from the peloton to keep the audiences engaged.

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Caption 26 [fr]: choisi en début de course
Caption 26 [en]: chosen for the start of the race

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Le Monde - Comté : pourquoi ce fromage est accusé de polluer - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the second part of this video, we learn that there is hope the rivers won't be ruined if farmers are careful not to overproduce milk and avoid the overuse of chemicals and fertilizers.

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Caption 3 [fr]: se basent notamment sur une étude parue en début d'année.
Caption 3 [en]: rely in particular on one study published early this year.

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France 24 - Marine Le Pen reconnue coupable de détournement de fonds publics

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, far-right politician Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years. Her trial and sentencing have sent shockwaves throughout Europe as her political career hangs in the balance.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Et elle a prévenu dès le début,
Caption 24 [en]: And she warned from the beginning,

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Le Monde - Sauver les animaux sauvages ? C'est la mission de cette clinique - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A wildlife hospital near Montpellier in the south of France treats injured birds and other animals. Unfortunately, a lot of those injuries are caused by human actions.

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Caption 65 [fr]: Au début tout le monde nous le disait,
Caption 65 [en]: Initially everyone was telling us,

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Le Monde - Tout savoir sur le festival de Cannes en 5 minutes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Where will you find two thousand three hundred and nine movie theater seats, twenty exhibition halls, and twenty-five projection rooms? At the Cannes Film Festival, of course! Watch this video to learn about the history and impact of this major annual event.

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Caption 18 [fr]: et au début du vingtième siècle commence la construction d'hôtels de luxe:
Caption 18 [en]: and at the start of the twentieth century the construction of luxury hotels begins:

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TF1 Info - Réélection d'E. Macron : la réaction des Français

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Listen to people's reaction to Emmanuel Macron's reelection for a second term. Some newspaper headlines show a lack of enthusiasm, yet there is also a sense of relief.

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Caption 101 [fr]: Mais un début de mandat marqué par un score historique de l'extrême droite.
Caption 101 [en]: But a start to the term marked by a historic result for the far right.

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Topito - Quand le coronavirus ruine ta vie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

At the onset of the COVID pandemic, Olivier, a Parisian of Cambodian heritage, was subject to racism at work and in public transit. Before masks and social distancing were widespread, people made an effort to avoid him, assuming he was Chinese.

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Caption 15 [fr]: depuis le début de l'épidémie,
Caption 15 [en]: since the start of the epidemic,

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RMC - Covid-19: faut-il encore se faire la bise?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In France, a kiss on both cheeks—known as la bise—is a part of everyday greetings. But should this cultural habit be avoided in the midst of a pandemic?

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Caption 10 [fr]: entre début et mi-juillet dans le Grand-Est.
Caption 10 [en]: between the beginning and middle of July in the Grand-Est.

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Le Monde - Coronavirus : bientôt la pénurie dans les supermarchés ?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Will the French have to dine on cod liver or other such delicacies during this coronavirus pandemic? Can the food industry cope with the extra demand in supermarkets? Watch this video to find out.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Depuis le début de l'épidémie,
Caption 8 [en]: Since the start of the epidemic,

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TV Vendée - Basilique: Installation d'une nouvelle cloche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, people have come out to witness the installation of bells in the bell tower. It's a very delicate and dangerous operation that requires a huge crane to lift the bells, each weighing several tons, into a very tight space.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Ici, nous y sommes depuis, euh... début septembre
Caption 37 [en]: Here, we've been here since, uh... the beginning of September

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Le jeune homme avait été interpellé début février
Caption 4 [en]: The young man had been taken in for questioning in early February

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 5 [fr]: fin deux mille quinze et début deux mille seize de...
Caption 5 [en]: the end of two thousand fifteen and the beginning of two thousand sixteen...

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Grand Lille TV - Louane, meilleur espoir féminin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This news clip features the multi-talented Louane Emera, who recently won her first César Award for her role as Paula in the movie "La Famille Bélier" (The Bélier Family). She is also a young singing talent who was a semi finalist in the talent show The Voice.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Louane Emera s'apprête aussi à sortir début mars son premier album intitulé "Chambre douze"
Caption 8 [en]: Louane Emera is also getting ready to release in early March her first album called "Chambre Douze" [Room Twelve]

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