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France 24 - Affaire Pelicot : retour sur un procès hors normes

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France

Gisèle Pelicot's rape trial has sent shock waves around the world. Ms. Pelicot insisted on making the trial open to the public despite the atrocity of the incidents. In December 2024, her ex-husband and the 50 other defendants were found guilty for their crimes.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Dès le début du procès, [Violeurs, on vous voit !] [Violeurs, la honte change de camp]
Caption 18 [en]: Since the start of the trial, [Rapists, we see you!] [Rapists, shame is changing sides]

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Le Monde - Incendie de Notre-Dame : comment on a échappé au pire - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

On April 15, 2019, Notre-Dame Cathedral was on fire and the whole world was watching. Find out how this iconic landmark was saved at the eleventh hour.

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Caption 12 [fr]: du début de l'incendie jusqu'à la fin.
Caption 12 [en]: from the beginning of the fire until the end.

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France 3 - Les conséquences de la crise du beurre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

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Caption 28 [fr]: et on va voir si on n'augmente pas les prix, euh... début novembre,
Caption 28 [en]: and we'll see whether or not we'll increase the prices, uh... early November,

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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Le "Canard Enchaîné" quand il est sor'... sorti tout au début, euh...
Caption 29 [en]: The "Canard Enchaîné," when it cam'... came out in the very beginning, uh...

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Réfugiés de Calais - L’accueil des migrants en Finistère

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.

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Caption 13 [fr]: cours de français, socialisation, on va dire début d'inscription dans... dans la commune,
Caption 13 [en]: French classes, socialization, let's say early enrollment [entry] in... in the town,

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Lionel L - Le 49.3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French government's recent decision to invoke Article 49-3 of the Constitution in order to push through a controversial labor bill without a parliamentary vote. He also gives a brief description of the differences between the two houses of the French Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.

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Caption 32 [fr]: et que depuis le... le début du mandat de Monsieur François Hollande
Caption 32 [en]: and that since the... the beginning of Mr. François Hollande's term

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Le Journal - Bateau ensouillé - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Residents of the seaside town Sables d’Olonne have a sizable problem on their hands: a beached ship that they can’t seem to get unstuck. Looks like they’ll have to try again tomorrow.

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Caption 2 [fr]: le câble qui vient de casser avant même le début de l'opération de remorquage.
Caption 2 [en]: the cable that just broke, even before the beginning of the towing process.

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Le Journal - Le stress au travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how bad can stress from work get? Though the effects of stress may not always be visible or immediately apparent, some employees have been driven to insomnia, depression, even suicide because of difficulties at work. Some companies have implemented new anti-stress measures, but will that be enough?

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Caption 13 [fr]: Au début, il n'en parlait pas du tout...
Caption 13 [en]: At first, he wasn't talking about it at all...

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Le Journal - Manifestations au Tibet

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Buddhist monks and other Tibetans protest against Chinese rule while their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, continues his exile in India. The topic of Tibet was a sore point for China as it prepared to host the Summer Olympics.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Depuis le début, j'ai approuvé le fait que la Chine accueille les Jeux Olympiques,
Caption 22 [en]: Since the start, I have approved of the fact that China was hosting the Olympic Games,

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Le Journal - Yann Arthus Bertrand

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Yacyretá dam in Argentina is controversial for several reasons. Accused by some to be the result of a bribe to displace the local population, the dam has now gotten famed French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand into hot water. Arthus-Bertrand, who was filming a documentary there, is alleged to have walked out on a twenty-eight-thousand-euro bill he owed to a local travel agency.

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Caption 7 [fr]: J'ai vu dès le début le mensonge de Yacyretá,
Caption 7 [en]: I saw from the start the lie of Yacyretá,

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde takes a stroll through the aisles of a Parisian supermarket, checking as she goes to see if the actual prices of the store’s dairy products match prices recorded in a recent French consumer’s report. The verdict? It appears that shelf prices are actually lower than what was listed in the report. But the French can rest assured that this won’t stop the government’s investigation into the country’s rising food prices.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Résultats de l'enquête en début de semaine prochaine.
Caption 22 [en]: Investigation results at the beginning of next week.

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Le Journal - Le mensonge

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Her stirring, tragic story has moved millions of people. As an eight-year-old Jewish girl during World War II, she was taken in by wild wolves and walked for thousands of kilometers in search of her family. Sound too implausible to be true? Turns out it is. Her story is fiction, and, in fact, she’s not even Jewish. Though she may be the James Frey of French World War II tales, her lawyer claims she’s done nothing wrong.

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Caption 2 [fr]: avait ému en début d'année des milliers de spectateurs.
Caption 2 [en]: had touched thousands of viewers at the beginning of the year.

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Le Journal - Maison écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

José Bové may be famous for having dismantled a McDonald’s, but it turns out he also knows a thing or two about building houses — all in line with his alterglobalist ideals!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Tout au début, on avait des gens vraiment sensibilisés et aujourd'hui on a vraiment Monsieur Tout le Monde,
Caption 26 [en]: At the very beginning, we had only very aware people and today we really have Mr. Anybody,

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Le Journal - Les microcrédits

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Microcredit can make a big difference to people on welfare or those without good credit history. Case in point: this fifty-five-year-old man who succeeded in opening up his own pizzeria thanks to the help he received.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Au début des années quatre-vingt, cet économiste, Mohammad Yunus, a une idée toute simple
Caption 27 [en]: In the early eighties, this economist, Mohammad Yunus, had a very simple idea

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