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Le Monde - SUV à Paris: faut-il en finir avec les grosses voitures? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last thirty years, cars have become heavier and larger. This alarming trend has been addressed by European authorities, who have imposed new measures to curb pollution. But are these measures actually working?

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Caption 117 [fr]: La logique de cette mesure
Caption 117 [en]: The logic of this measure

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Sophie et Patrice - Anne Hidalgo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss Anne Hidalgo's contribution to the city of Paris. As mayor, she is a controversial figure best known for banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Many Parisians either love her or hate her.

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Caption 85 [en]: she didn't ensure a... a peanut [she didn't achieve a thing].
Caption 85 [fr]: elle a pas assuré une... une cacahuète.

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

France has made it mandatory to train more firefighters to deal with the increase in forest fires caused by climate change. Unfortunately, they're already overworked and understaffed.

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Caption 14 [fr]: adoptée en première lecture à l'Assemblée nationale
Caption 14 [en]: that passed its first reading in the National Assembly

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RTI - Côte d'Ivoire : La fête de Noël célébrée en famille

Difficulty: Intermediate

Côte d'Ivoire

In Ivory Coast, Noël Hala and his family have two occasions to celebrate on December 25: Christmas Day and his birthday!

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Caption 23 [fr]: à la mesure de l'événement.
Caption 23 [en]: to suit the event.

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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 10 [fr]: Et puis c'est venu, euh... au... au fur [et] à mesure du temps.
Caption 10 [en]: And then it came, uh... gradually over time.

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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 32 [fr]: la censure étant telle que le journal se permettait le luxe
Caption 32 [en]: censorship being such that the newspaper allowed itself the luxury

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Le saviez-vous? - Nice rit

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the wake of the recent tragedy on the Promenade des Anglais, Nice remains a beautiful and diverse city. In this video, Patricia talks about what makes the city such a great place to live and visit.

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Caption 33 [en]: It is therefore difficult to measure them.
Caption 33 [fr]: Il est donc difficile de les mesurer.

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Grand Corps Malade - Je suis Charlie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In "Je suis Charlie" (I Am Charlie), Fabien Marsaud a.k.a. Grand Corps Malade commemorates the victims of the devastating attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. As the slam poet notes, "I prefer to pick up a pen because tonight I am Charlie."

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Caption 11 [en]: Let us ensure that this momentum is displayed further than on Twitter
Caption 11 [fr]: Faisons en sorte que cet élan s'affiche plus loin que sur Twitter

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Le Journal - Les relations franco-gabonaises

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two students from Gabon were expelled from a French University and deported back to their home country for having low grades in school. One was even forced to leave behind his wife and young daughter (a French citizen). The government of Gabon is not pleased and may take measures to retaliate in kind.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Première mesure de rétorsion du gouvernement gabonais.
Caption 4 [en]: The first sign of retaliation from the Gabonese government.

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Alsace 20 - Arlette Grosskost et la burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Arlette Grosskost, UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) representative and member of the Parliamentary task force on the burqa in France, advocates a law aiming to ban the wearing of the full-body veil in public. What’s your take on this controversial issue? Is it a question of women’s rights? Of religious freedom? Are arguments against the burqa perhaps another type of veil—to cover up underlying racism?

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Caption 6 [en]: Its measure was adopted by a narrow margin in a very tense atmosphere,
Caption 6 [fr]: Son rapport a été adopté de justesse dans un climat très tendu,

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Le Journal - Publicité anti-calories

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

There are warnings on cigarettes, warnings on bottles of wine, but do we really need warnings on rich foods? Who doesn’t know that they can make you gros et malsain?

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Caption 14 [fr]: Rappeler effectivement aux gens que ça reste des produits de confiserie, c'est pas une mauvaise mesure,
Caption 14 [en]: Indeed, to remind people that these are still sweets, it's not a bad idea,

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