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

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Le Minitel, c'est quoi ? Un annuaire téléphonique, un petit ordinateur, une messagerie ? Oui, c'est un peu tout ça. Cette petite merveille des années 80 a laissé place aux super ordinateurs que vous allez découvrir dans cette vidéo.

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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 81 [fr]: petite commune d'Indre-et-Loire,
Caption 81 [en]: a small town in Indre-et-Loire,

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

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Caption 39 [fr]: Vous voulez une petite démonstration ?
Caption 39 [en]: Do you want a little demonstration?

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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 87 [fr]: une mère avec deux adolescents dans une petite chambre
Caption 87 [en]: a mother with two teenagers in a small room

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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 28 [fr]: Ma petite fille chérie,
Caption 28 [en]: My darling little girl,

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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara's father finally catches up with her after she disappears for the afternoon. He sees her talking to the homeless man he saw earlier and is concerned for her safety. She goes home with her father and things quiet down a little, for now....

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Caption 50 [fr]: Tiens! Ma petite danseuse.
Caption 50 [en]: Look! My little dancer.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara is a step closer to her dream of becoming a dancer. Roger, the homeless man she met earlier, knows a dance teacher who is willing to give her free lessons. But first she will need to bring a signed parental authorization...

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle dirige une petite école de danse non loin du Canal,
Caption 3 [en]: She runs a small dance school not far from the Canal,

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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 30 [fr]: Monsieur, s'il vous plaît, une petite pièce, un petit ticket restaurant,
Caption 30 [en]: Sir, please, a small coin, a small restaurant voucher,

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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 52 [fr]: Le soleil qui luit, la petite promenade, le vent sur votre museau... des gens qu'on rencontre,
Caption 52 [en]: The sun that's shining, a little walk, the wind on your face... people you meet,

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 1 [fr]: C'était quoi le métier que vous vouliez faire quand vous étiez petite? De quoi vous rêviez?
Caption 1 [en]: What job did you want to do when you were little? What did you dream of?

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Cap 24 - Paris : Alessandro fait les Puces! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Alessandro goes to the flea market to interview the owners of a charming vintage boutique specializing in clothes and accessories from the 1880s to the 1980s. The owners even dress the part in their gorgeous costumes.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Et aujourd'hui, pour vous, petite surprise. C'est parti.
Caption 3 [en]: And today, for you, a little surprise. Let's go.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Vous voulez une petite chanson?
Caption 54 [en]: Do you want a little song?

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Actus Quartier - Manif anti-nucléaire à Bastille

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Did you know that France is the most nuclear-dependent country in the world? These protesters are trying to change that statistic in their demonstration against nuclear energy in Paris's Place de la Bastille.

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Caption 77 [fr]: Ouais. -Une petite porte!
Caption 77 [en]: Yeah. -A small door!

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France, Morocco, West Africa

Viewer Discretion Advised

Our delightful young guide takes the opportunity to explain why she loves her neighborhood of Python-Duvernois. We meet some of the locals, including an aspiring Michael Schumacher and some young footballers.

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Caption 9 [fr]: on se considère comme une petite famille dans le quartier.
Caption 9 [en]: we consider ourselves like a little family in the neighborhood.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, in Paris's 20th arrondissement, is having a block party filled with games, music, and food. There's even a stand on alcoholism prevention, complete with beer goggles!

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Caption 42 [fr]: Malika attend la musique pour pouvoir nous faire une petite danse à l'orientale.
Caption 42 [en]: Malika is waiting for the music so she can do a little oriental dance for us.

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