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Alsace 20 - Alsace: les plus belles déco de Noël!

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Les Alsaciens prennent plaisir à illuminer leur maison et prennent des idées chez les Américains. Les curieux défilent devant ces jolies maisons et parfois il y a des petits accrochages de voiture. Les décorations de Noël c'est une vraie passion et cela en vaut la chandelle!

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara revient à la maison après avoir passé l'après-midi avec le SDF. Son père s'inquiète un peu de ce lien avec un vagabond, mais il est soulagé de l'avoir sous son toit à nouveau.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi les rues ne portent quasiment jamais de noms de femmes ?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Why are there so few streets named after women? The mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, decided to change the street-naming regulations to include women's names. Some say that it's far from sufficient, but it's a start!

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Caption 74 [fr]: et par qui, et en fait la raison à ça, c'est que
Caption 74 [en]: and by whom, and in fact the reason for that is that

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

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Caption 18 [fr]: eh ben avoir raison trop tôt,
Caption 18 [en]: well, being right too soon,

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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 53 [fr]: Mais je trouve que, effectivement, t'as raison.
Caption 53 [en]: But I think that, indeed, you're right.

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Lionel & Lahlou - Être musulman - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lalhou talks about his life as a Muslim in France and how he enjoys celebrating New Year's with his four children.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Vous avez pas de sapin à la maison par exemple?
Caption 43 [en]: You have no Christmas tree at home, for example?

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Sophie et Patrice - La révolution est-elle en cours?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

We live in tumultuous times, but Patrice and Sophie are optimistic, excited even, about the changes that are happening around the world. They're referring specifically to the yellow vests movement (les gilets jaunes), a populist movement that began in France in 2018.

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Caption 86 [fr]: C'est vrai. Tu as raison.
Caption 86 [en]: It's true. You're right.

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Le Mans TV - Youssef Ben Amar, un rappeur engagé en politique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Youssef Ben Amar is a rapper and political activist who is running for office in the fourth legislative district of the Sarthe department. He shares his views and urges people to take an interest in politics, which he believes is something that all people do every day.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et c'est la raison pour laquelle le Front national surfe là-dessus en se disant,
Caption 32 [en]: And that's the reason why the National Front is surfing on this by saying,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara and Roger's persistence paid off. She passed her entrance examination to the sports-studies program. But first, she had to confront her father with the truth.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Alors tu peux quitter la maison.
Caption 20 [en]: Then you can leave the house.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara is desperate and considering the unthinkable. She is about to throw herself into the canal, but someone intervenes. It's the homeless man she met earlier, who cares enough to listen to her and bring a smile back to her face.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Même à la maison, j'arrive pas à avoir une conversation de plus de...
Caption 24 [en]: Even at home, I can't manage to have a conversation of more than...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara takes her father's refusal to allow her to become a dancer very badly. After he tears up her dance course enrollment form, she storms off and swears never to come back. Desperate, she thinks she has found a way to put an end to her woes.

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Caption 44 [fr]: J'ai cru qu'elle allait faire le tour du quartier et revenir à la maison.
Caption 44 [en]: I thought she was going to go around the block and come back home.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Tu peux quitter la maison.
Caption 18 [en]: You can leave the house.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Cigale et la fourmi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patricia recites one of Jean de La Fontaine's most famous fables, "La Cigale et la Fourmi" (The Cicada and the Ant). After spending the entire summer singing instead of storing food, the cicada is starving come winter. She hopes her neighbor the ant can help her....

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Caption 34 [fr]: Jusqu'à la saison nouvelle.
Caption 34 [en]: Until the new season.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Brexit

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this episode of Micro-Trottoirs, people are asked what they think of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Their opinions run the gamut: some of them agree with the UK's decision, while others believe it will have catastrophic consequences.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Je pense qu'ils ont plus ou moins raison, quoi.
Caption 12 [en]: I think they're more or less right, you know.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Qu’est ce qui vous fait vous lever le matin?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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What gets you up in the morning? That's the question asked of these Parisians in this video. Some answers may surprise you, amuse you, even shock you a little. Apart from basic biological reasons or urges, there are plenty of incentives for getting out of bed... some of them touching and even inspiring.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Euh... aller voir des expos. -Bon, elle a raison, oui.
Caption 22 [en]: Uh... to go see some exhibitions. -Well, she's right, yes.

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