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Le Journal - La bougie du sapeur

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Ce journal, qui s’appelle “La Bougie du Sapeur” (un sapeur est traditionnellement un militaire qui désamorce les mines) ne paraît que les années bissextiles. Mais comment un périodique qui ne sort que le vingt-neuf février peut-il être financièrement rentable? Peut-être que ce qu’on dit est vrai: “Point trop n’en faut.”
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1:27

Télé Lyon Métropole - Sheldon, un robot pour vous servir!

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Rencontre avec Sheldon, le dernier né des robots de la start-up lyonnaise Evotion qui conçoit des robots pour l'accueil et l'animation d'événements. Regardez cette vidéo pour voir comment Sheldon exprime ses émotions.
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3:11

Manif du Mois - Fukushima plus jamais ça

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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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1:59

Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Le dernier des quatre segments de notre série sur la semaine des défilés de mode à Paris, nous montre les dernières collections de Lanvin par Albert Elbaz, de Christian Lacroix et son luxueux prêt-à-porter, de Louis Vuitton par Marc Jacobs et de Hermès par Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le Canard enchaîné

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Sophie likes the French weekly Le Canard enchaîné because it's one of the few remaining newspapers with some independence. She and Patrice discuss what makes a newspaper honest and objective.
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Caption 12 [fr]: si derrière y a des grands groupes qui sont
Caption 12 [en]: if behind [it] there are large corporations that are
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2:41

Sophie et Patrice - Charles III

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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 48 [fr]: Oh tiens ! -Il doit y avoir de l'humour derrière.
Caption 48 [en]: Oh hey! -There must be some humor behind it.
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3:15

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

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate 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!
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Caption 4 [fr]: En fait, même se serrer la main sur les rails d'un train
Caption 4 [en]: In fact, even shaking hands on train tracks
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5:43

Le Monde - L’astrologie fonctionne-t-elle ?

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

This video from Le Monde explores the popular and scientific views of astrology. After a brief description of how birth charts are created, the video asks whether astrology "works" at all.
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Caption 44 [fr]: la Terre a tourné,
Caption 44 [en]: the Earth has rotated,
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2:14

Lionel L - La Place des Vosges

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France Parisian

Lionel is in the Place des Vosges in Paris on a chilly June day. The square is busier than previous years due to a recent flood along the Seine. Parisians like to go out in the fresh air, bring a picnic, a bottle of wine, or simply work on their laptop in the many parks scattered around the city.
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Caption 33 [fr]: Donc, euh... je vous rappelle que derrière moi se trouve la statue de Louis Treize.
Caption 33 [en]: So, uh... I remind you that behind me is the statue of Louis the Thirteenth.
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3:49

Madame Monsieur - Mercy

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Madame Monsieur sings "Mercy," a song based on the true story of a baby girl who was born on board a Nigerian refugee ship. Her mother went into labor on her way to a refugee camp in Sicily.
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Caption 38 [fr]: Derrière les sémaphores, serait-ce le bon port?
Caption 38 [en]: Behind the semaphores, would it be the right port?
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3:43

Lionel L - La réforme du français

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French Academy's latest spelling reform, which includes such modifications as removing the i in oignon (onion) and the circumflex in coût (cost). There's been a fair amount of backlash against the reform, though the changes are only recommended, not mandatory.
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Caption 2 [fr]: Derrière moi se trouve le Quai Conti,
Caption 2 [en]: Behind me is the Quai Conti [Conti Quay],
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Lionel L - L'art éphémère à Paris

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us some ephemeral art in Paris, including an anamorphic installation on the Louvre Pyramid and a large steel sculpture with a cardboard "cave" inside. Check them out before they're gone!
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Caption 12 [fr]: investit le mur qui se trouve derrière moi... assez fréquemment.
Caption 12 [en]: sponsors the wall that is found behind me... quite often.
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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.
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Caption 11 [fr]: Juste derrière moi se trouve un espace où, euh...
Caption 11 [en]: Just behind me there is a space where, uh...
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1:58

Lionel L - Les élections présidentielles françaises

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

France

Lionel shares his opinions on French President François Hollande's first term and on the upcoming presidential elections in 2017. He predicts a "new triangle" of presidential candidates: Hollande, Marine Le Pen, and Nicolas Sarkozy.
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Caption 14 [fr]: à moins que pour ce dernier, les affaires juridiques ne le rattrapent.
Caption 14 [en]: unless, for the latter, the legal cases catch up with him.
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3:59

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 3 [fr]: Nous sommes ici à Douaumont avec l'ossuaire qui se trouve derrière moi,
Caption 3 [en]: We are here in Douaumont with the ossuary that is behind me,
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