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Grand Lille TV - Lille contre le massacre en Syrie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille, is part of a vast citizen mobilization to stop the massacres in Syria. Aubry's deputy director of human rights reflects on the mayor's speech during an official ceremony at the Lille city hall.

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Lionel & Lahlou - Être musulman - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lahlou nous parle de la vie quotidienne d'un mulsulman, sa religion. Il parle des heures de prière, de la mosquée. Il n'a rien contre les autres religions, au contraire. Pour lui, vivre en paix est ce qu'il y a de plus important.

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Sophie et Patrice - La pollution

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the pollution problem in Paris. Although efforts have been made to keep cars out of the city center, there's still much to improve. Cars still clog the freeways outside Paris.

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Caption 58 [fr]: qui sont contre, qui sont contre, euh...
Caption 58 [en]: who are against, who are against, uh...

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Sophie et Patrice - Square parisien

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation in one of the many little parks that dot the Paris landscape.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Par contre quand il pleut, ils pourraient venir nettoyer, tu vois?
Caption 16 [en]: On the other hand when it rains, they could come clean up, you see?

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Sophie et Patrice - La pluie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the weather as they shop at the market on a miserable winter day. Sophie detests the cold and the rain whereas Patrice doesn't mind at all!

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Caption 57 [fr]: Mais moi, j'aime la pluie, hein, par contre. J'aime ça. -Ah bon ?
Caption 57 [en]: But me, I like the rain, on the other hand, you know. I love it. -Oh really?

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Elisa et Mashal - CV

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Elisa and Mashal discuss getting ready for a job interview at an upcoming car show. They talk about being well prepared, finding the right resume format, and dressing appropriately for the interview.

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Caption 74 [fr]: Par contre je sais pas où est-ce que je l'ai rangé.
Caption 74 [en]: However I don't know where I put it.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les couleurs

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the meaning of expressions involving colors, such as vert de rage and une peur bleue. They have their own theories about their origins.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Mais tu es blanc comme un linge par contre.
Caption 10 [en]: But you're white as a cloth [white as a sheet] on the other hand.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les lampes de Sophie - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie explains in greater detail how she makes lamps out of old jam jars. She has some blue ones that make great night-lights, and some brighter ones that are perfect for reading.

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Caption 78 [fr]: Mais par contre, tu peux... -Il faut que ce soit... -tu peux le suspendre, oui, bien sûr.
Caption 78 [en]: But on the other hand, you can... -It has to be... -you can hang it, yes, of course.

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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 80 [fr]: Ah! Mais par {contre, tu}... -Tu vois?
Caption 80 [en]: Ah! But on the other hand, you... -You see?

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Bicloune - Magasin de vélos à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Bicloune is a unique bicycle shop in Paris with a wide variety of models, from antique bikes from 1905 to contemporary foldable ones. Audrey Hepburn supposedly used to ride a bicycle like one found in this store.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Par contre, du fait de la... des petites roues,
Caption 68 [en]: On the other hand, because of the... the small wheels,

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Claire et Philippe - Je suis malade

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire has a sore throat, and Philippe is concerned about her health. They exchange a few health tips and home remedy ideas. Claire loves aromatherapy, while Philippe recommends pans of water for humidifying the air to make it more breathable.

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Caption 77 [fr]: C'est très, très bien contre les infections.
Caption 77 [en]: It's very, very good against infections.

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Sophie et Patrice - Après Noël

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice question the tradition of the Christmas tree and think it's not very environmentally responsible. They'd like to find of way of conserving the tree they bought and reuse it for next Christmas.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Et euh... -Par contre, moi ça me fait de la peine
Caption 15 [en]: And uh... -However, me, it's makes me sad

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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 59 [fr]: Oui, vous décrivez une scène... -Mais par contre...
Caption 59 [en]: Yes, you describe a scene... -But on the other hand...

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

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?

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Caption 81 [fr]: pour lutter contre votre frustration et contre ce manque?
Caption 81 [en]: to combat your frustration and this lack?

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Là... on... on lutte contre les vis et contre les clips.
Caption 45 [en]: Here... we... we're fighting against the screws and against the clips.

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