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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Le 15 avril 2019, Notre-Dame de Paris brûle sous les yeux des Parisiens horrifiés. Nous allons découvrer comment ce monument historique sera sauvé à la dernière minute.

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Grand Corps Malade - Je suis Charlie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans cette chanson très emouvante Fabien Marsaud, AKA Grand Corps Malade a souhaité rendre hommage à sa façon à Charlie Hebdo. Il a choisi de le faire dans un slam qu'il explique avoir écrit la nuit dernière, et dont la mise en musique a été faite le matin même par John Mamann. « J'écris pour eux parce que je ne sais pas dessiner. »

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Français avec Nelly - What’s Happening in France? | Easy French News for French Learners - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly talks about a vibrant Celtic festival in Brittany, plus other highlights of her summer vacation, including horseback riding and playing the drums!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Et enfin pour cette dernière actu
Caption 4 [en]: And finally for this last news item

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Français avec Nelly - What’s Happening in France? | Easy French News for French Learners - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Over coffee, Nelly discusses some current events that are capturing French people's attention. Learn about the huge fire in the south of France, the women's Tour de France winner, and the controversy surrounding the Bayeux Tapestry.

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Caption 63 [fr]: pour la dernière étape du Tour de France Femmes.
Caption 63 [en]: for the final stage of the Women's Tour de France.

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TF1 Info - Enquête Jouets de Noël : un an pour arriver sous le sapin - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Printing the Christmas toy catalogue is a huge task for a toy store. The printer in this video produces three thousand catalogues per day for a single brand!

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Caption 21 [fr]: Dernière étape, l'une des plus importantes :
Caption 21 [en]: Last step, one of the most important:

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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.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 50 [fr]: Par exemple, moi, la dernière fois
Caption 50 [en]: For example, me, last time,

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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 34 [fr]: ont opposé la nuit dernière de jeunes Maghrébins aux forces de l'ordre.
Caption 34 [en]: last night pitted young Maghrebis against the forces of order.

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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 88 [fr]: L'année dernière, on a eu en plein été à traiter des orages de grêle,
Caption 88 [en]: Last year, in the middle of summer, we had to deal with hailstorms,

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Sophie et Patrice - Les grèves contre la réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie don't quite see eye to eye about the protests against pension reform in France. Listen to them discuss both sides of the argument.

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Caption 11 [fr]: à quand je serai vieux l'année dernière.
Caption 11 [en]: about when I'll be old last year.

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TF1 Info - Réélection d'E. Macron : la réaction des Français

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Listen to people's reaction to Emmanuel Macron's reelection for a second term. Some newspaper headlines show a lack of enthusiasm, yet there is also a sense of relief.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 66 [fr]: dernière étape d'une soirée débutée à l'Élysée,
Caption 66 [en]: the last stop of an evening beginning at the Élysée Palace,

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France 3 Normandie - Avant le 2e confinement, ils foncent sur les cadeaux de Noël

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The second lockdown is sending Christmas shoppers in a frenzy, as they don't know how long the lockdown will last this time. Businesses in Rouen are finding ways of coping with the rush.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 3 [fr]: Olivia et Michel ont une mission de dernière minute:
Caption 3 [en]: Olivia and Michel have a last-minute mission:

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Grand Lille TV - L'huile de friture transformée en carburant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This news report explores the possibilities of new biofuels. The company Gecco is testing biofuels made from coffee grounds and cooking oil on service vehicles and a school bus in hopes of converting waste from schools and other institutions.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 18 [fr]: que cette dernière teste en ce moment même
Caption 18 [en]: that the latter is testing at this very moment

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Rokhaya Diallo draws a parallel between incidents of racial discrimination and police brutality in the United States and similar incidents in French suburbs. She notes that young people are mobilizing and becoming more politically engaged in the aftermath of the infamous Théo case.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 61 [fr]: Une dernière question rapidement.
Caption 61 [en]: One last question, quickly.

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Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: C'est vous... pour vous parler de la dernière réforme de la langue française,
Caption 8 [en]: It's... to tell you about the latest reform of the French language,

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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.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 3 [fr]: Comme dirait Le Figaro de la semaine dernière: "Nuit Debout est retourné se coucher".
Caption 3 [en]: As "Le Figaro" [newspaper] said last week, "Nuit Debout has returned to bed."

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