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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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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 77 [fr]: entre les protagonistes au classement général.
Caption 77 [en]: between the protagonists in the general classification.

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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 34 [en]: So, for several months,
Caption 34 [fr]: Alors, pendant plusieurs mois,

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Le Monde - Comté : pourquoi ce fromage est accusé de polluer - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Scientists and environmentalists concerned about the degradation of waterways in the Franche-Comté area discover an unexpected source of pollution: the production of Comté cheese.

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Caption 30 [fr]: le comté en général, on aime bien ça.
Caption 30 [en]: they generally like Comté.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi il faut sauver les espèces « parapluie »

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Meet the dedicated team of Zoodyssée, an animal refuge for a bird called the bustard, a so-called umbrella species. It's important to protect these threatened birds and their habitat, as it will benefit other species in the process.

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Caption 145 [en]: and thanks to the coordinated action of several organizations
Caption 145 [fr]: et grâce à l'action coordonnée de plusieurs organismes

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Le Monde - Pourquoi les rues ne portent quasiment jamais de noms de femmes ?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Why are there so few streets named after women? The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, decided to change the street-naming regulations to include women's names. Some say that it's far from sufficient, but it's a start!

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Caption 44 [fr]: D'abord les villes évitent en général de débaptiser les rues
Caption 44 [en]: First, cities generally avoid rechristening streets

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Le Monde - SUV à Paris: faut-il en finir avec les grosses voitures? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The 2009 transport regulations failed to achieve their objectives. Large vehicles are still popular and polluting the atmosphere. Learn more about the cause of this failure and what can be done about it.

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Caption 15 [en]: general manufacturers,
Caption 15 [fr]: les constructeurs généralistes,

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TF1 Info - Enquête Jouets de Noël : un an pour arriver sous le sapin - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How are toys selected before they end up on the shelves just in time for Christmas? Find out how buyers go through a thorough selection process up to a year in advance!

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Caption 28 [en]: the products that aren't found in France as a general rule,
Caption 28 [fr]: les produits qu'on trouve pas en France en règle générale,

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France 24 - Jeux olympiques de Paris 2024 : un levier de transformation urbaine ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the second part of this interview, Marie de la Place discusses what will happen to the Olympic Village housing facilities after the games. Will they benefit the local population of Seine-Saint-Denis, or will they lead to gentrification?

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Caption 15 [en]: because it extends over several municipalities...
Caption 15 [fr]: puisqu'il est sur plusieurs communes...

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France 24 - Législatives : un millier de sympathisants de gauche célèbrent

Difficulty: Advanced

France

A journalist is at Place de la République in Paris to gauge the mood after the French legislative election results. There's an overall sense of relief at the left coalition's defeat of the far right.

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Caption 37 [fr]: mais rien de... en tout cas qui ne... n'entache en tout cas l'esprit général encore une fois
Caption 37 [en]: but nothing... in any case that would... tarnish the general spirit once again,

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Le Monde - Avec les JO, se loger devient de plus en plus compliqué

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Stéphanie is responsible for rehousing people who are in precarious situations. The arrival of millions of tourists for the Paris Olympic Games has driven up housing prices, making it difficult for low-income residents to find a place to live.

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Caption 28 [en]: So there's a house-share with several people.
Caption 28 [fr]: Donc y a une colocation de plusieurs personnes.

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.

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Caption 12 [en]: Well, it seems, according to several testimonials,
Caption 12 [fr]: Eh bien, semble-t-il, d'après plusieurs témoignages,

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France 24 - Des manifestants en "colère" contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Advanced

France

French people are taking to the streets to protest against the government pension reform. Find out why people are so upset about it.

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Caption 13 [en]: several tens of thousands of people, it's... it's certain.
Caption 13 [fr]: plusieurs dizaines de milliers de personnes, c'est... c'est certain.

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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 11 [en]: There are still, I believe, several weeks of work.
Caption 11 [fr]: Y a encore, je crois, quelques semaines de travail.

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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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Caption 2 [en]: So for several days,
Caption 2 [fr]: Alors depuis plusieurs jours,

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