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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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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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Actus Quartier - Bêtes de scène ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

People on the street are asked their opinions about including animals in circuses. Most people object to the practice, but some are undecided.

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Caption 11 [en]: who isn't at all made to live in a confined environment,
Caption 11 [fr]: qui est pas fait du tout pour vivre dans un milieu confiné,

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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 20 [en]: than to live in the streets.
Caption 20 [fr]: que de vivre dans la rue.

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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 51 [en]: he refuses to let her live her passion.
Caption 51 [fr]: il refuse de la laisser vivre sa passion.

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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 17 [en]: Will Clara be able to live her passion despite her father's firm opposition?
Caption 17 [fr]: Clara va-t-elle pouvoir vivre sa passion malgré la ferme opposition de son père?

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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 33 [en]: A few grains to live on
Caption 33 [fr]: Quelques grains pour subsister

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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 33 [en]: Here, I am sure, uh... I live, and I live well.
Caption 33 [fr]: Là, je suis sûre, euh... je vis, et je vis bien.

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Manif de la semaine - Anti pub, Anti écran

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In a convivial atmosphere, complete with brass bands and good humor, Parisians gather in the streets to have fun and raise awareness about the proliferation of electronic adverstising in the subways. A new citizen movement is spreading throughout France: anyone can join the ranks of "Les Reposeurs" [Redecorators], a group of protesters armed with kraft paper, markers, and whiteboard paint to write anti-advertising messages on posters and billboards.

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Caption 56 [en]: Me, I love ads. I... I only live for ads.
Caption 56 [fr]: Moi, j'adore la pub. Moi je... je ne vis que par la pub.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 3 [en]: of General de Gaulle's "Long live free Quebec" [speech].
Caption 3 [fr]: du "Vive le Québec libre" du Général de Gaulle.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 71 [en]: that have... that have decided to live above their means
Caption 71 [fr]: qui ont... qui ont décidé de vivre au-dessus de leurs moyens

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Caption 18 [en]: and all who live on the territory are Québécois, period
Caption 18 [fr]: et tous ceux qui vivent sur le territoire sont des Québécois, point à la ligne

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 73 [en]: people live in their language [area]. In fact, there are well-defined neighborhoods... -OK.
Caption 73 [fr]: les gens vivent dans leur langue. En fait, y a des quartiers bien définis... -D'accord.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

In this next installment of Télé Bocal's coverage of the Python-Duvernois block party, we hear from a group of kids who've made a courageous trip down an enormous slide, and from a municipal advisor who shares with us her inspiring message of solidarity.

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Caption 44 [en]: there you go, we must live together, we must hold hands,
Caption 44 [fr]: voilà quoi, il faut vivre ensemble, il faut se prendre par la main,

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Manif du Mois - Le 1er mai des réfugiés tunisiens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Tunisia

Young Tunisians take to the streets on May 1 to voice their discontent about Sarkozy's inflexible stance on refugee resettlement, which many see as racist.

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Caption 1 [en]: One, two, three! Long live Tunisia!
Caption 1 [fr]: "One, two, three"! Vive la Tunisie!

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