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France 24 - Marine Le Pen reconnue coupable de détournement de fonds publics

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Found guilty of embezzlement of public funds, far-right politician Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years. Her trial and sentencing have sent shockwaves throughout Europe as her political career hangs in the balance.

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Caption 51 [en]: everyone is waiting for the decision
Caption 51 [fr]: tout le monde attend la décision

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TF1 Info - Enquête Jouets de Noël : un an pour arriver sous le sapin - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How are toys selected before they end up on the shelves just in time for Christmas? Find out how buyers go through a thorough selection process up to a year in advance!

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Caption 59 [en]: The buyers are waiting
Caption 59 [fr]: Les sélectionneurs attendent

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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.

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Caption 82 [en]: In the first row, a whole section of his government is waiting for him,
Caption 82 [fr]: Au premier rang l'attend toute une partie de son gouvernement

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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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Lionel L - La pandémie, un mois déjà

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel talks about how the French people are doing after a month of confinement. He misses his hairdresser...

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Caption 50 [en]: and we're waiting patiently to learn what the... the news will be.
Caption 50 [fr]: et nous patientons à savoir quelles seront les... les nouvelles.

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TV Vendée - Basilique: Installation d'une nouvelle cloche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, people have come out to witness the installation of bells in the bell tower. It's a very delicate and dangerous operation that requires a huge crane to lift the bells, each weighing several tons, into a very tight space.

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Caption 53 [en]: while waiting to be permanently hung a little later.
Caption 53 [fr]: en attendant d'être définitivement accrochée un peu plus tard.

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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 - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 58 [en]: So we are waiting for September fifteenth to see, uh...
Caption 58 [fr]: Donc, nous attendons le quinze septembre pour voir, euh...

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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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Le Journal - Un petit prince japonais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le Journal reports on the birth of first male heir in the Japanese royal family in over forty years. Spoiler alert: His name is Hisahito, and he's doing quite well these days.

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Caption 18 [en]: Tired of waiting for an heir,
Caption 18 [fr]: Las d'attendre un héritier,

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Le Journal - Firewood

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The French lumber market sees a long-awaited recovery, after “the storm of the century.” Time to heat up that new log cabin with a crackling fire in the fireplace.

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Caption 5 [en]: For nearly seven years, the lumber business has been waiting for this.
Caption 5 [fr]: Voilà près de sept ans que les professionnels du bois attendaient ça.

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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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