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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 3

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France

Lionel concludes his series on Nuit Debout. The protest movement, expressing discontent with politics in general, is spreading. Lawyers have joined the fight, and the attitudes of the media and politicians toward the movement are slowly shifting.

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Le Journal - Charles Jourdan

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France

Good news for lovers of luxury footwear—but even more so for the work force of the French town Romans: the factory of designer brand Charles Jourdan will reopen its doors (after being forced to close several months prior) thanks to an investment from a Costa Rican firm.

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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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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 11 [en]: We know that there are several types of Creole.
Caption 11 [fr]: On sait qu'y a plusieurs types de créole.

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Anna et Louis - Les élections présidentielles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

With the French presidential elections fast approaching, Anna and Louis are still deciding which candidate to vote for.

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Caption 32 [en]: that she embodied a great symbol of renewal for France.
Caption 32 [fr]: qu'elle incarnait une super figure de renouveau pour la France.

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Lionel L - La pandémie

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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 50 [fr]: Et que alors... en général, la population
Caption 50 [en]: And that, so... in general, the population

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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 7 [en]: There are several hypotheses,
Caption 7 [fr]: Il y a plusieurs hypothèses

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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 13 [fr]: face à la politique française en général
Caption 13 [en]: toward French politics in general

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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 8 [en]: because a crowd attends a general assembly and a meeting...
Caption 8 [fr]: puisqu'un public assiste à une assemblée générale et à une réunion...

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LCM - Joyeux Noël... orthodoxe!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt on New Year’s Day, many Coptic Christians are worried about celebrating Christmas (observed on January 6) as openly as they would like. Here is how a gorgeous Coptic church in Marseille is handling the situation.

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Caption 24 [en]: Two hundred worshipers and several important people are expected here
Caption 24 [fr]: Deux cents fidèles et plusieurs personnalités sont attendus ici

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Le Mans TV - Apprendre la sexualité par Neutros!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

A group has designed a new tool to bring sex education into the digital age. It’s “Neutros”: an informative and fun online video game designed to teach young people about sexuality, contraception, and other adolescent issues.

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Caption 5 [fr]: passant par la contraception, que les addictions et l'adolescence en général, jusqu'au mal-être.
Caption 5 [en]: including contraception, to addiction and adolescence in general, to anxiety.

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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 20 [en]: uh... where there are several small elves there who, uh... open the mail
Caption 20 [fr]: euh... où là y a plusieurs petits lutins qui, euh... ouvrent le courrier

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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 4 [en]: Several thousand retirees in the Paris streets and a feeling of being fed up with the daily routine.
Caption 4 [fr]: Plusieurs milliers de retraités dans les rues de Paris et un ras-le-bol du quotidien.

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Le Journal - Les Restos du Cœur

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.

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Caption 25 [fr]: et qui font qu'à leur sortie en général, ils sont quand même un peu mieux,
Caption 25 [en]: and which make it so that, generally, when they leave, they're a little better, anyway,

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