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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 20 [en]: We were all children [waiting] to grow up.
Caption 20 [fr]: On a été tous enfants pour grandir.

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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 43 [en]: And, uh... we're waiting to get further information. Thanks.
Caption 43 [fr]: Et, euh... nous attendons d'avoir plus amples informations. Merci.

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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 29 [en]: because... we're waiting to see.
Caption 29 [fr]: parce que... on attend de voir.

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Grand Lille TV - Des animaux pour égayer le quotidien des enfants handicapés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Françoise, a social worker specializing in animal mediation. She visits children with developmental disabilities and introduces them to her four-legged friends. Health management students Noémie and Clémence work alongside Françoise and enjoy seeing the children flourish.

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Caption 17 [en]: waiting for the animal to come.
Caption 17 [fr]: d'attendre que l'animal il arrive.

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Lionel L - La Seine sort de son lit

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel tells us about the Seine's recent flooding, caused by severe weather conditions in Paris and surrounding areas. A statue of a French soldier below the Pont de l'Alma acts as an indicator of the river's water level.

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Caption 31 [en]: So we're kind of waiting for all of that to dry. There you have it.
Caption 31 [fr]: Donc, on attend un peu que tout cela sèche. Voilà.

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TV Vendée - Festival Kid’s Folies: Sculptures de sable géantes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Laurent literally takes sand castles to new heights with his giant sand sculptures, and he's sharing his love of beach art with the next generation. In this video, Laurent teaches a group of kids how to build a giant turtle out of sand.

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Caption 26 [en]: While waiting to see
Caption 26 [fr]: En attendant de voir

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TV8 Mont Blanc - De retour de Haïti

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the devastating earthquake, three French volunteer aid workers—a doctor, a nurse, and a rescue crew worker—spent two weeks in Haiti helping the country’s effort to begin to sort through the chaos. We hear the impressions of one of the workers upon his return to France.

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Caption 5 [en]: And so, uh... with wounds, people were waiting;
Caption 5 [fr]: Et donc, euh... avec des blessures, les gens attendaient;

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Alsace 20 - Rammstein à Strasbourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

German metal band Rammstein has no shortage of fans. Listen to devotees describe just what it is that makes the band compelling enough to sell out ten thousand tickets in just two days.

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Caption 3 [en]: fans are waiting to be warmed up by their idols' music.
Caption 3 [fr]: des fans attendent d'être réchauffés par la musique de leurs idoles.

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Le Journal - Passer le permis de conduire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Another protest on the streets of Paris: this one about the difficulties of obtaining a driving permit. The steep price of a permit is currently about 1200 € in France, and candidates must face long waits of several months or more just to take the test. Increasing the number of driving inspectors would help both to lessen these delays and lower costs.

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Caption 7 [en]: In France, you can count on waiting six to eight months to retake a driving test
Caption 7 [fr]: En France, il faut compter six à huit mois pour repasser le permis de conduire

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Le Journal - Le droit de mourir

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Chantal Sébire, whose face was disfigured by a large and incurable tumor that caused her excruciating pain and made her blind, had one request: to end her own life. But the French government refused to allow her to obtain a prescription from her doctor for a lethal amount of drugs. One week after this report, Ms. Sébire was found dead in her home.

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Caption 12 [en]: I'm waiting for the judge's decision,
Caption 12 [fr]: J'attends la décision du juge,

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A first look at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa. He proposes a new axis in the capital’s “Francafrican” politics and shores up relations with English-speaking Africa.

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Caption 5 [en]: On the threshold of this anti-AIDS care center, a figure of the anti-apartheid struggle is waiting for him:
Caption 5 [fr]: Sur le seuil de ce centre de soins anti-SIDA, une figure de la lutte anti-apartheid l'attend:

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