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Le saviez-vous? - La tradition du poisson d'avril

Difficulty: Beginner

France

La tradition existe à travers le monde, mais en France on accroche un poisson d'avril dans le dos des gens, sans qu'ils s'en aperçoivent bien sûr. Il y a aussi bien d'autres blagues que les adultes se font entre eux.

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Audrey et Nadjma - Le créole réunionnais

Difficulty: Beginner

Réunion

Audrey and Nadjma talk about the Creole languages in the overseas territories of Réunion, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, and why they all differ from one another.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ben écoute, je vais très bien aujourd'hui et toi?
Caption 3 [en]: Well, listen, I'm doing very well today, and you?

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Lionel L - La pandémie

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel talks about life under quarantine in France. All group activities are forbidden, and you can only go outside to walk your dog, go to the pharmacy, or shop for basic necessities.

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Caption 6 [fr]: aussi bien appelé Covid dix-neuf.
Caption 6 [en]: also called COVID nineteen.

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Le saviez-vous? - D'où vient le poisson d'avril?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explores the origin of the poisson d'avril (April Fools') tradition. There are numerous theories about this, some of them contradictory.

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Caption 41 [fr]: eh bien, on s'offrait des poissons.
Caption 41 [en]: well, people gave each other fish.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les élections présidentielles - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of this series, you will learn about the political climate during the 2017 French presidential elections. You will also learn the prerequisites for being able to vote in France.

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Caption 48 [fr]: et être Français bien sûr.
Caption 48 [en]: and to be French, of course.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les élections présidentielles - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia takes the opportunity to explain how the French presidential elections work. The vote happens in two stages. In the first round, voters choose from several candidates, and in the second round, they pick the president from the top two scoring candidates of the first round.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Bien sûr, il se peut que parmi les onze candidats,
Caption 21 [en]: Of course, it's possible that, amongst the eleven candidates,

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part two of "Nuit Debout" (Up All Night), Lionel explains how protesters gather every night at Place de la République in Paris to think of alternative politics for a better world. The "Nuit Debout" movement has its own coded language and even its own calendar!

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Caption 16 [fr]: et il leur a dit tout simplement que c'était bien que la jeunesse puisse s'exprimer.
Caption 16 [en]: and he told them quite simply that it was good that young people could express themselves.

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Joanna - Son quartier

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Joanna is proud to show us her neighborhood. Follow her around her new apartment, her favorite bar, the pretty little garden where children love to play, and learn some useful everyday vocabulary.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Il y a des oiseaux... il y a des oiseaux et j'aime bien, euh...
Caption 4 [en]: There are birds... there are birds and I love, uh...

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Marie et Sakhoura - Droits des enfants

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Human rights are an important world issue, and children's rights are no exception. In this Yabla exclusive, Marie and Sakhoura list the key points of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Bien sûr, ce n'est pas le texte intégral
Caption 9 [en]: Of course, this is not the full text,

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Fanny présente - l'Association TransForme

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Volunteer Fanny Cardot presents TransForme, an association that promotes organ donation through sport. Happy to hear about the good work TransForme is doing? Don't forget to register as a donor!

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Caption 28 [fr]: Et j'espère que vous avez bien compris mon message et ce dont je vous ai parlé,
Caption 28 [en]: And I hope you clearly understood my message and what I spoke to you about,

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Joanna - Son appartement

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Joanna shows us her tiny but surprisingly compact apartment. Her kitchen fits in a cupboard, and she has to climb a ladder to her cozy bedroom.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Je dois ouvrir une deuxième porte... bien lourde. Voilà.
Caption 3 [en]: I have to open a second door... quite heavy. There.

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Canal 32 - Rouilly-Sacey : un Sarko 100% Guy!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Guy Bouard, a house painter by trade, also happens to be the official double of President Nicolas Sarkozy. Among his duties: balancing the budget (in a coin jar) and meeting with agricultural experts (some sheep). He may be more popular than the President!

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Caption 20 [fr]: Eh bien, là je boucle mon budget.
Caption 20 [en]: Well, here I'm balancing my budget.

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Télé Miroir - Adresse postale du Père Noël

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know where Santa Claus lives? According to the post office, he lives on North Pole Street in the land of snow. And rest assured, if you send him a letter, it’ll get to where it needs to go.

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Caption 4 [fr]: et pourtant vous êtes encore bien peu nombreux à connaître sa véritable adresse.
Caption 4 [en]: and yet few among you know his real address.

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Le Journal - À la retraite en France

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The young and the old are always the most severely affected by crises – a fact illustrated by this demonstration, in which the elderly clamor for emergency measures so they can make ends meet.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Quand on fait un plein de caddie ou quand on pense aux vacances, eh bien on réduit.
Caption 8 [en]: When we fill up our carts or when we think about vacations, well, we cut back.

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