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Télésonne - Micro Trottoir : Bien vieillir ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Micro-Trottoir team asks people on the street what it means to age well. For most of them, aging well is staying healthy and being young at heart, not to mention having no wrinkles!

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Exposition - Balzac, architecte d'intérieurs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Vous connaissez l'auteur classique Honoré de Balzac? Alors ne manquez de visiter le Musée de Balzac dans le Château de Saché. Les meubles venant tout droit du Mobilier de France vont mettre en relief les romans de Balzac, La Comédie humaine et Peau de Chagrin, par exemple. Ces décors en relation avec ses romans qui comprennent des descriptions bien détaillés vont vous aider à vous situer dans cette période balzacienne du dix-neuvième siècle.

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Lionel - Verdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel Brigeot est à Verdun dans le nord-est de la France à l'occasion du centenaire de la bataille de Verdun, qui a eu lieu bien entendu à Verdun. Suivez Lionel en haut des marches de la victoire, symbole de la ville.

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Manif du Mois - Fukushima plus jamais ça

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Voici en juin dernier une manifestation à Paris contre le nucléaire. Vous entendrez des points de vue fort opiniâtrés, comme celui de cette adorable fillette qui connaît son sujet à fond, et que le speaker a bien du mal à interrompre sur sa lancée!

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Le Journal - Les microcrédits

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Le microcrédit peut faire une grosse différence pour le bien être des gens et de ceux sans crédit historique suffisant.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les vieux à Paris

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice talk about growing old in Paris. They both agree that it's tough for the elderly in Paris and that they would rather spend their golden years somewhere else.

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Caption 67 [fr]: Bien.
Caption 67 [en]: Good.

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Simon et Marion - Les Restos du Cœur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marion explains to Simon what she does to help the homeless. She is a volunteer for an organization called Les Restos du Cœur (Restaurants of the Heart), which offers provisions to unhoused and food-insecure people.

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Caption 75 [fr]: Ben voilà. J'ai... j'ai bien appris... -Tu as l'explication. -Merci.
Caption 75 [en]: Well, there we are. I've... I've learned a lot... -You have the explanation. -Thank you.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le port de l'abaya à l'école

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie discuss the recent government decision to ban students from wearing abayas in schools, since they're considered a religious symbol.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ben... tu sais bien, euh...
Caption 3 [en]: Well... you know, uh...

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Sophie et Patrice - Les choses changent

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie have the impression that things are changing because of disinformation and social media. Do you agree with their ideas?

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Caption 5 [fr]: on le sent bien :
Caption 5 [en]: we really feel it:

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Sophie et Patrice - Charles III

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The postponement of King Charles III's visit to France prompted an interesting conversation between Sophie and Patrice. While Charles has always captured Patrice's imagination, Sophie has a certain admiration for the late Queen Elizabeth.

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Caption 33 [fr]: que c'était pas très bien de...
Caption 33 [en]: that it wasn't very good to...

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Sophie et Patrice - La réforme des retraites

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the retirement reforms in France and the mass protests opposing them. They also explain the role of President Macron in this controversial situation.

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Caption 41 [fr]: Ils ont... ils aimeraient bien que on arrête cette réforme,
Caption 41 [en]: They have... they would really like to stop this reform,

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Sophie et Patrice - L'intelligence artificielle

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie exchange their views on artificial intelligence, its advances, its dangers, and its advantages.

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Caption 30 [fr]: de faire le bien,
Caption 30 [en]: doing good,

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Nader Fakhry - L'école pour tous

Difficulty: Intermediate

Côte d'Ivoire, France

The Orange Foundation funded a new school near Abidjan in Ivory Coast. The children and their parents are very happy that the school was built right in their village and that education is now more accessible to them.

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Caption 85 [fr]: À l'école, j'apprends à bien me comporter en société.
Caption 85 [en]: At school, I learn how to behave well in society.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les anciennes lois insolites - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia has unearthed some very interesting, obscure French laws. For example: "Any woman wishing to dress like a man must request permission from the police department." Thankfully, no one obeys these antiquated laws!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 9 [fr]: Le propriétaire d'un bien immobilier
Caption 9 [en]: The owner of a real estate property

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Le saviez-vous? - Les anciennes lois insolites - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia takes a close look at some old French laws that are still on the books but no longer enforced. For example, it's technically forbidden to name one's pig "Napoleon."

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Caption 22 [fr]: J'ai bien une terrasse
Caption 22 [en]: I do have a terrace

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