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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.
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Caption 29 [fr]: Le "Canard Enchaîné" quand il est sor'... sorti tout au début, euh...
Caption 29 [en]: The "Canard Enchaîné," when it cam'... came out in the very beginning, uh...
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1:51

Réfugiés de Calais - L’accueil des migrants en Finistère

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.
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Caption 13 [fr]: cours de français, socialisation, on va dire début d'inscription dans... dans la commune,
Caption 13 [en]: French classes, socialization, let's say early enrollment [entry] in... in the town,
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Lionel - Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel stays in Verdun for part two of this series. You will see the remains of the famous Battle of Verdun, which took place in 1916 and lasted ten months. The French soldiers were called poilus or "hairy men" because of their unshaven faces. Verdun also has a magnificent cathedral with stained glass windows.
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Caption 43 [fr]: et une crypte qui date du début du Moyen-Âge et qui en vaut le détour.
Caption 43 [en]: and a crypt that dates from the early Middle Ages and that is worth the detour.
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Lionel L - Le 49.3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French government's recent decision to invoke Article 49-3 of the Constitution in order to push through a controversial labor bill without a parliamentary vote. He also gives a brief description of the differences between the two houses of the French Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.
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Caption 32 [fr]: et que depuis le... le début du mandat de Monsieur François Hollande
Caption 32 [en]: and that since the... the beginning of Mr. François Hollande's term
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Grand Lille TV - Focus: la tradition de Saint-Nicolas

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

In keeping with northern European traditions, Saint Nicholas visits local French schools to bring good cheer and some treats! Luckily, his partner Père Fouettard, who usually hands out coal to naughty children, is away looking after his sick donkey today.
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Caption 55 [fr]: Saint-Nicolas, qui... qui... qui annonce aussi le début, euh... des fêtes de Noël,
Caption 55 [en]: Saint Nicholas, which... which... which also announces the start, uh... of the Christmas festivities,
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1:58

Le Journal - Manuels scolaires

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Does your textbook ever seem more confusing than enlightening, more wrong than right? A recent study showed that some French textbooks could use a little fact-checking.
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Caption 15 [fr]: il tombe sur exactement le contre-exemple qu'on a utilisé en début de leçon,
Caption 15 [en]: he comes across the example that is the exact opposite of what was used at the beginning of the lesson,
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Le Journal - Le stress au travail

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Just how bad can stress from work get? Though the effects of stress may not always be visible or immediately apparent, some employees have been driven to insomnia, depression, even suicide because of difficulties at work. Some companies have implemented new anti-stress measures, but will that be enough?
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Caption 13 [fr]: Au début, il n'en parlait pas du tout...
Caption 13 [en]: At first, he wasn't talking about it at all...
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Le Journal - Manifestations au Tibet

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Buddhist monks and other Tibetans protest against Chinese rule while their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, continues his exile in India. The topic of Tibet was a sore point for China as it prepared to host the Summer Olympics.
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Caption 22 [fr]: Depuis le début, j'ai approuvé le fait que la Chine accueille les Jeux Olympiques,
Caption 22 [en]: Since the start, I have approved of the fact that China was hosting the Olympic Games,
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Le Journal - Les microcrédits

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Microcredit can make a big difference to people on welfare or those without good credit history. Case in point: this fifty-five-year-old man who succeeded in opening up his own pizzeria thanks to the help he received.
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Caption 27 [fr]: Au début des années quatre-vingt, cet économiste, Mohammad Yunus, a une idée toute simple
Caption 27 [en]: In the early eighties, this economist, Mohammad Yunus, had a very simple idea

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