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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 44 [fr]: D'abord les villes évitent en général de débaptiser les rues
Caption 44 [en]: First, cities generally avoid rechristening streets

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Le Monde - SUV à Paris: faut-il en finir avec les grosses voitures? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The 2009 transport regulations failed to achieve their objectives. Large vehicles are still popular and polluting the atmosphere. Learn more about the cause of this failure and what can be done about it.

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Caption 15 [en]: general manufacturers,
Caption 15 [fr]: les constructeurs généralistes,

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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 1 [en]: So the DGT [General Telecommunications Management] created the Minitel
Caption 1 [fr]: Donc la DGT [Direction générale des télécommunications], elle a créé le Minitel

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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 88 [en]: but, wait for it, the General Telecommunications Management,
Caption 88 [fr]: mais attention, la Direction générale des télécommunications,

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Le Monde - Coronavirus : bientôt la pénurie dans les supermarchés ?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Will the French have to dine on cod liver or other such delicacies during this coronavirus pandemic? Can the food industry cope with the extra demand in supermarkets? Watch this video to find out.

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Caption 55 [en]: manufacturers can activate several types of leverage.
Caption 55 [fr]: les industriels peuvent actionner plusieurs leviers.

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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 49 [fr]: Bon bref. Les... les f'... les frontières, euh... en général des pays,
Caption 49 [en]: Well anyway. The... the b'... the borders, uh... in general of countries,

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Many residents of Aulnay-sous-Bois have been reporting instances of police hostility in the town. In this segment, journalists show testimonies gathered from residents to a police official, who hopes that both sides will be able to rise above the situation and seek a permanent solution.

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Caption 31 [fr]: plutôt que faire un amalgame général...
Caption 31 [en]: rather than mixing them all together...

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 6 [en]: A brutal arrest, a hospitalization of several days,
Caption 6 [fr]: Une arrestation brutale, une hospitalisation de plusieurs jours,

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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 6 [fr]: Y a des fois où je suis un peu... mais à part... en général, je bois pas de vin blanc
Caption 6 [en]: There are times when I am a bit... but except for... in general, I don't drink white wine

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 34 [fr]: et ensuite à Québec pour se battre, euh... avec, euh... [General] Montcalm.
Caption 34 [en]: and then to Quebec to fight, uh... with, uh... [General] Montcalm.

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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 3 [en]: And it's the gathering, uh... of several groups that are fighting against advertising
Caption 3 [fr]: Et c'est le rendez-vous, euh... de plusieurs collectifs qui luttent contre la publicité

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

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec may never answer the vexing question: Should Quebec remain part of Canada or not? While opinions are divided, Quebecois don't necessarily show the same passion as the French when debating hot issues.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Ça... le parti communiste doit être très, très léger en... au Québec, et en Amérique en général.
Caption 24 [en]: That... the communist party must be very, very lightweight in... in Quebec, and in America in general.

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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 15 [en]: Uh... immigrants, uh... as a general rule, after a few years,
Caption 15 [fr]: Euh... les immigrants, euh... en règle générale, après quelques années

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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Some Alsace residents take Christmas decorating very seriously. From two men who go all out with phantasmagoric light displays to a woman who opts for a subtler, 1940s décor, you'll find some different takes on what it means to be in the "Christmas spirit" in this video.

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Caption 51 [en]: Well, we got into it, you know. In fact we won first prize several times.
Caption 51 [fr]: Bon, on s'est pris au jeu, quoi. En fait on a été le premier prix plusieurs fois.

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