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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Commment perdre le goût du sucré? Une journaliste Danièle Gerkens du magazine Elle raconte son expérience, ses difficultés et comment elle a réusssi à se passer de sucre pendant une année. Et elle dit que c'est une addiction comme une autre et qu'il faut passer par des moments difficiles pour surmonter l'envie du sucre.

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Claire et Philippe - La campagne

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Claire et Philippe se rencontrent dans un parc où ils font la conversation. Elle parle d'abord de ses vacances à la campagne et puis ils parlent de leurs enfants qui allaient souvent au parc.

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Questions à la con - Tarabuster

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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In this episode of "Questions à la con" (Stupid Questions), people on the street give some strange and hilarious responses to questions about obscure French vocabulary. Have a laugh, and learn some new words to impress your friends!

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Caption 75 [fr]: Il balaye. -Il balaye. Elle, elle dit.
Caption 75 [en]: Il sweeps. -It sweeps. She says.

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 124 [fr]: Je n'en ai... alors je me suis dit quand tu recommenceras,
Caption 124 [en]: I haven't... so I told myself, when you start again,

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Elisa et Mashal - Les fringues

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa has just gone clothes shopping and is showing off her purchases to Mashal, who helps her put some outfits together.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Elle sort d'où cette casquette?
Caption 2 [en]: Where did that cap come from?

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Amal et Caroline - Je ne pourrai jamais avoir d'enfant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Amal just learned that she can't have children and is afraid to tell her boyfriend because she thinks he might leave her. Her friend Caroline gives her advice and support.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Déjà sa famille, elle... elle acceptera jamais.
Caption 38 [en]: For starters, his family will... will never accept it.

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Amal et Caroline - Pourquoi tu n'es pas venue à mon anniversaire ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

"Sarah" and "Marguerite" (aka Amal and Caroline) have a falling out. It starts with Sarah missing Marguerite's birthday party and escalates from there.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et euh... -Tu m'avais pas dit qu'ils allaient venir. -Ça...
Caption 20 [en]: And uh... -You hadn't told me that they were going to come. -It...

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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 49 [fr]: Elle correspond beaucoup à la tonalité de l'ensemble des unes de vos quotidiens régionaux.
Caption 49 [en]: It very much reflects the tone of all the front pages of your regional dailies.

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Sophie et Patrice - Paris, c'est gris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice share their impressions of Paris under a gray sky. They say that the multiple shades of gray make Paris all the more beautiful. Even the old buildings blackened by years of grime add texture and beauty, but they concede that a good clean-up is sometimes necessary.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Celle-là, elle est toujours noire.
Caption 38 [en]: That one is still black.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le petit-déjeuner

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice have different breakfast habits. Patrice only has a cup of coffee for breakfast, whereas Sophie doesn't drink coffee at all.

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Caption 44 [fr]: elle nous disait, euh... de surtout pas boire de café.
Caption 44 [en]: she used to tell us, uh... especially not to drink coffee.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le handicap

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the evolution of the word "handicap," from its origins as a horce racing term to its current usage in French. Rather than les handicapés (the handicapped), the French now say les personnes en situation de handicap (persons with disabilities).

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Caption 27 [fr]: Ouais. -Parce qu'en fait elle est...
Caption 27 [en]: Yeah. -Because in fact it's...

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Elisa et sa maman - Comment vas-tu?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa meets with her mom. They catch up about her projects, her new theater teacher, and her search for a new apartment.

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Caption 58 [fr]: Elle est belle l'équipe, toutes les deux. -Ouais.
Caption 58 [en]: It's a great team, the two of us. -Yeah.

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 76 [fr]: la... la salle de bains, il [sic: elle] traverse...
Caption 76 [en]: the... the bathroom, it goes through...

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Actu Vingtième - Vendanges parisiennes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A grape harvest right in the heart of Paris? Some might call it a miracle, but the "Vendange Château Charonne" (Charonne Castle Grape Harvest) is celebrated each year with a huge block party in the eleventh arrondissement. There are plenty of prizes to win (thousands, in fact!) and delicious wines to sample.

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Caption 10 [fr]: qui sort... miracle! Ben, elle est sortie comme une patate.
Caption 10 [en]: which grows... a miracle! Well, it came out like a potato.

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