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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 78 [fr]: Justement, c'est ça dont je veux vous parler dans la deuxième vidéo :
Caption 78 [en]: That's precisely what I want to talk to you about in the second video:

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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 33 [fr]: Je veux dire y a des horaires
Caption 33 [en]: I mean there are times

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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 72 [fr]: C'est... je veux dire,
Caption 72 [en]: It's... I mean to say,

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Sophie et Patrice - Le français tel qu'il est parlé à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation about the French language. They agree that French people speak too fast for the average learner, and abbreviations and contractions make it even more difficult to understand. Patrice has a few theories as to why Parisians in particular speak so fast.

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Caption 6 [fr]: C'est vrai, on... Je veux dire quand... quand je te dis, euh...
Caption 6 [en]: It's true, we... I mean when... when I say to you, uh...

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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 13 [fr]: Et alors? Je veux pas passer le reste de ma vie tout seul.
Caption 13 [en]: So what? I don't want spend the rest of my life all alone.

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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 69 [fr]: Je veux que tu fasses une terminale S
Caption 69 [en]: I want you to do a "terminale S" [senior-year science baccalaureate]

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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 41 [fr]: Non. Non, on peut pas revenir en arrière. Je veux dire on avance, on avance.
Caption 41 [en]: No. No, we can't go back. I mean we go forward, we go forward.

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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

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 72 [fr]: Moi, je veux, euh... je suis en formation d'éducateur spécialisé
Caption 72 [en]: I want, uh... I am training to be a specialist teacher

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les mensonges des Essonniens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Pretty much everyone has told a lie, but not everyone is as willing to confess their lies as these pedestrians in France's Essonne department. In this video, you'll hear some falsehoods that range from innocent childhood fibs to more adult-themed exaggerations.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Je veux faire plaisir à une amie; je vais être d'accord avec elle alors que je suis pas d'accord...
Caption 15 [en]: I want to please a friend; I'm going to agree with her while I don't agree...

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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 27 [fr]: Je veux pas dire; y a pas de comparaisons, mais ce sont deux choses différentes, hein.
Caption 27 [en]: I can't say; there is no comparison, but they are two different things, you know.

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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 85 [fr]: Télé Bocal? Oui je veux bien parler à Télé Bocal.
Caption 85 [en]: Télé Bocal? Yes, I'd like to speak with Télé Bocal.

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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 67 [fr]: Moi, je veux que t'arrêtes.
Caption 67 [en]: Me, I want you to stop.

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Actu Vingtième - Le vide-grenier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A vide-grenier (“empty-attic”) is a combination of a flea market and a yard sale: a place where anyone can rent a booth and sell all the old things they don’t need anymore. Come see what the residents of this Parisian neighborhood are selling!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Et y a autant de gens de droite que de gauche, et euh... je veux dire qu'il y a...
Caption 12 [en]: And there are as many right-wing people as left-wing, and uh... I mean that there are...

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Le Journal - Voter: un droit ou un choix?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In France, one is registered to vote automatically upon reaching voting age.

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Caption 7 [fr]: J'ai jamais raté aucune élection, et je veux pas en rater une, donc voilà.
Caption 7 [en]: I've never missed an election, and I don't want to miss one, so here I am.

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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 8 [fr]: Bonjour, euh... je suis Roger, le SDF de la rue Proust.
Caption 8 [en]: Hello, uh... I'm Roger, the homeless man from Rue Proust [Proust Street].

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