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Le Monde - Le changement d’heure ne sert pas à grand-chose, voici pourquoi

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Does daylight savings really make sense? According to this report, it is becoming harder to justify its existence, prompting some countries to drop the idea altogether.

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Caption 58 [fr]: ce petit arrangement avec le temps et la lumière
Caption 58 [en]: this little arrangement with time and light

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France 3 Grand Est - Soigner avec les animaux

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Nathalie, the owner of an equestrian center where no one rides horses. Find out what is so special about the horses and the other animals that live there.

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Caption 94 [fr]: Un petit bout chacun.
Caption 94 [en]: A small piece each.

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BFMTV - Les amoureux se pressent au village de Saint-Valentin

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The village of Saint-Valentin lives up to its name, as it is an attraction for couples from all over the country on Valentine's Day. People come to get a special lovers' certificate issued by the mayor himself.

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Caption 9 [fr]: un petit peu le... le symbole
Caption 9 [en]: sort of the... the symbol

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Lionel L - La pandémie, 6e semaine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, from the beginning of May 2020, Lionel talks about the various deconfinement measures taking place in France. The country has been gradually reopening throughout the month of May.

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Caption 29 [fr]: le déconfinement va se faire petit à petit.
Caption 29 [en]: deconfinement is going to be done little by little.

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How will climate change affect wine growing in France? Is the French wine reputation at stake? What can be done about it? Find out in this extensive news report.

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Caption 51 [fr]: Petit à petit, année après année,
Caption 51 [en]: Little by little, year after year,

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Lionel L - Les Jeux olympiques de Rio

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

While the Rio Olympic Games were taking place, the Paris Mayor's Office installed a beach volleyball court complete with real sand in front of the city hall building. Parisians relished the opportunity to practice a sport that is not readily available in the heart of the city.

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Caption 9 [fr]: ce sport est un petit peu difficile à pratiquer en raison du... du climat et... et des conditions.
Caption 9 [en]: this sport is a bit difficult to practice due to... to the climate and... and conditions.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Les choses ont un petit peu changé, Nuit Debout s'en est allé.
Caption 2 [en]: Things have changed a little bit, Nuit Debout is gone.

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Lionel L - Le Canard enchaîné

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

According to Lionel, we hear far too much about Charlie Hebdo and not enough about Le Canard Enchaîné, which is about to celebrate its centenary in 2016. This quality satirical newspaper is in a similar vein to Charlie Hebdo. Both papers even shared the same cartoonist, Cabu, who sadly did not survive the January attack on Charlie Hebdo. Le Canard Enchaîné was no stranger to extremist threats either.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Un petit peu de temps est passé depuis les évènements tragiques du mois de janvier
Caption 1 [en]: A little bit of time has passed since the tragic events of the month of January

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LCM - Le champagne parfait pour Nouvel An!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

There's no better time to break out the bubbly than to celebrate the New Year. In this video, you will learn all about champagne, including how bubbles occur in a glass.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Donc on va le... on va regarder un petit peu la robe,
Caption 4 [en]: So we'll... we're going to look at the color a little bit,

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TV Vendée - Le sapin de Noël décoré par les enfants

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

La Roche-sur-Yon, a friendly town near Brittany, is abuzz with Christmas activities. Local children are busy decorating the town Christmas tree with their own personalized ornaments. Santa is there, of course, taking toy orders. The mayor is also involved and has the town hall organizing ten days of festivities.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Euh... Oui... oui, un petit peu.
Caption 20 [en]: Uh... Yes... yes, a little bit.

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le sapin

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This nursery offers various species of Christmas trees to suit every taste and every budget. The traditional spruce tree of many French people's childhoods is still going strong, but the Nordmann fir has gained popularity. Species of trees with a bluish tinge or a nice pine tree fragrance are also available.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Il tient un petit plus longtemps que l'épicéa.
Caption 29 [en]: It lasts a little longer than the spruce.

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Grand Lille TV - Clap de fin pour la maison dite hantée

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Making the news in Grand Lille is the end of an urban legend in the town of Villeneuve D'Ascq. A house that is supposedly haunted is being torn down, along with the stories and the rumors surrounding it. The demolition of the house is fairly uneventful, but will the legend live on?

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Caption 20 [fr]: Pour nous, c'est plutôt un petit chantier mais, euh... il a son... son importance
Caption 20 [en]: For us, it's a rather small demolition site but, uh... it has its... its importance

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Grand Lille TV - Un piano dans le métro!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Lille Piano Festival is taking place in a subway station, where pianists bring music to the train commuters for their enjoyment and perhaps a gentle introduction to jazz and classical music.

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Caption 9 [fr]: un petit peu inattendue, mais souriante, agréable.
Caption 9 [en]: a little bit unexpected, but warm, pleasant.

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Télé Miroir - Un kit de survie offert aux SDF

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sakado (a play on sac à dos, “backpack”) is an organization that helps the homeless of France by collecting backpacks filled with all of life’s essentials, from hygienic products to books. As this article reports, homelessness is one of France’s biggest domestic problems.

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Caption 19 [fr]: et ça peut se traduire par le petit mot, par lequel vous souhaiterez une meilleure année deux mille onze
Caption 19 [en]: and that can be expressed by a little note, in which you'll wish a better year two thousand eleven

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Le Journal - Choisir un nom d'enfant

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Choosing a name for a new baby is just one of the tricky tasks parents face. Should you go with a classic, like Jeanne; a trendy name, like Mathéo; or an old-school throwback, like Alphonse? It can be tough to decide, but if all else fails, just use your alphabet blocks!

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Caption 23 [fr]: même si pour l'instant, ça peut nous paraître un petit peu incongru.
Caption 23 [en]: even if for now, that may seem a bit incongruous to us.

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