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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France

La journaliste Rokhaya Diallo se penche sur les problèmes entre les jeunes noirs, dont beaucoup de Maghrébins dans les banlieues parisiennes surtout et la police. Elle compare dans son documentaire l'affaire Théo à l'affaire Michael Brown à Ferguson. En effet, comme aux États-Unis, il y a des problèmes de violence et de racisme.

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Cap 24 - Les cyclistes parisiens sont-ils indisciplinés ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Rumor has it that Parisians bicyclists are undisciplined. Is this true? Allessandro Di Sarno is out on the streets of Paris to find out for himself and carries out his own humorous inquiry...

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Caption 8 [fr]: Votre copine, elle est... elle est de l'autre côté. Regardez.
Caption 8 [en]: Your friend, she is... she is on the other side. Look.

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A first look at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa. He proposes a new axis in the capital’s “Francafrican” politics and shores up relations with English-speaking Africa.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Dans un autre quartier du Cap, elle s'est intéressée au commerce équitable.
Caption 14 [en]: In another Cape Town neighborhood, she expressed interest in fair trade.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara is a step closer to her dream of becoming a dancer. Roger, the homeless man she met earlier, knows a dance teacher who is willing to give her free lessons. But first she will need to bring a signed parental authorization...

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle dirige une petite école de danse non loin du Canal,
Caption 3 [en]: She runs a small dance school not far from the Canal,

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Back in the 80s, nearly every French household had a Minitel. It was the first computerized directory of its kind and a precursor to the modern computer. Later on, even Google showed an interest in the Minitel archives. Find out how advanced it was in its day.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Donc la DGT [Direction générale des télécommunications], elle a créé le Minitel
Caption 1 [en]: So the DGT [General Telecommunications Management] created the Minitel

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Qu'est-ce qu'elle a de... -Mylène Farmer, elle est hors norme, hors cadre. -Ouais.
Caption 12 [en]: What does she have that... -Mylène Farmer, she is outside the norm, outside the frame. -Yeah.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le handicap

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the evolution of the word "handicap," from its origins as a horce racing term to its current usage in French. Rather than les handicapés (the handicapped), the French now say les personnes en situation de handicap (persons with disabilities).

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Caption 27 [fr]: Ouais. -Parce qu'en fait elle est...
Caption 27 [en]: Yeah. -Because in fact it's...

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 76 [fr]: la... la salle de bains, il [sic: elle] traverse...
Caption 76 [en]: the... the bathroom, it goes through...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara's father finally catches up with her after she disappears for the afternoon. He sees her talking to the homeless man he saw earlier and is concerned for her safety. She goes home with her father and things quiet down a little, for now....

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Caption 41 [fr]: Elle ajoute même la griffe de son père et son cachet de praticien
Caption 41 [en]: She even adds her father's signature and his practitioner's stamp

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Elle rêve de devenir danseuse
Caption 2 [en]: She dreams of becoming a dancer,

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle affirme que le viol n'est pas établi.
Caption 3 [en]: It affirms that no rape was established.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Brexit

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this episode of Micro-Trottoirs, people are asked what they think of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Their opinions run the gamut: some of them agree with the UK's decision, while others believe it will have catastrophic consequences.

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Caption 62 [fr]: La question de l'Europe, de toute façon, elle passera
Caption 62 [en]: The question of Europe will pass anyway,

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les mensonges des Essonniens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Pretty much everyone has told a lie, but not everyone is as willing to confess their lies as these pedestrians in France's Essonne department. In this video, you'll hear some falsehoods that range from innocent childhood fibs to more adult-themed exaggerations.

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Caption 11 [fr]: ben, elle était pas rassurée, elle a eu peur.
Caption 11 [en]: well, she was not reassured, she was scared.

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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle sert à la convivialité entre les gens, la solidarité. C'est un échange, quoi.
Caption 3 [en]: It promotes conviviality between people, solidarity. It's an exchange, you know.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 14 [fr]: elle a dans ses entrailles nombre de bateaux, hein,
Caption 14 [en]: she has a number of boats in her depths, you know,

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