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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the suburbs of Paris, women have formed an association called "Femmes-Relais" (Women's Relay) to support each other and their children in times of difficulty. Some parents worry their children are being held in police custody whenever they're late coming home. Politicians like Daniel Goldberg are taking an interest in the situation.

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Cap 24 - Alessandro Di Sarno au Salon des vins et vignerons

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Alessandro visits a wine festival with his breathalyzer to make sure that nothing more than some innocent dégustation (sampling) is going on. Some of the people he interviews fail the test, but one expert claims it might not be that accurate to begin with!

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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 2 [en]: Coming home last time,
Caption 2 [fr]: En rentrant à la maison la dernière fois,

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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 29 [en]: that... that are coming up, anyway,
Caption 29 [fr]: qui... qui arrivent quand même

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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 28 [en]: I was coming out... out of a shop.
Caption 28 [fr]: Je sortais de... d'une boutique.

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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 16 [en]: Still, not calling one's pig Napoleon, I agree.
Caption 16 [fr]: Encore, ne pas appeler son cochon Napoléon, je suis d'accord.

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Sophie et Patrice - La révolution est-elle en cours?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

We live in tumultuous times, but Patrice and Sophie are optimistic, excited even, about the changes that are happening around the world. They're referring specifically to the yellow vests movement (les gilets jaunes), a populist movement that began in France in 2018.

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Caption 20 [en]: people coming from... from... from... from poor neighborhoods
Caption 20 [fr]: des gens issus des... des... des... des quartiers pauvres

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Dao Evolution - Noël pour les sans-abris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Christmas is a time of celebrations and a showing of goodwill. This young man followed his heart and started giving out small gifts to the homeless. Find out what prompted him to do so at the end of this video.

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Caption 26 [en]: Hello! I'm just coming to give you a... a gift for Christmas.
Caption 26 [fr]: Bonjour! Je viens juste vous donner un... un cadeau pour Noël.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Macron, fais pas l'autruche !

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After one year in power, President Macron has lost some of his popularity. Opinions are divided as to his performance, but most agree that he is a very shrewd ruler, for better or worse.

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Caption 64 [en]: that you're calling into question here, you know.
Caption 64 [fr]: que vous mettez en question, là, hein.

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

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Rokhaya Diallo draws a parallel between incidents of racial discrimination and police brutality in the United States and similar incidents in French suburbs. She notes that young people are mobilizing and becoming more politically engaged in the aftermath of the infamous Théo case.

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Caption 62 [en]: You were saying... we're entering an electoral campaign.
Caption 62 [fr]: Vous le disiez... on rentre en campagne électorale.

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Many residents of Aulnay-sous-Bois have been reporting instances of police hostility in the town. In this segment, journalists show testimonies gathered from residents to a police official, who hopes that both sides will be able to rise above the situation and seek a permanent solution.

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Caption 34 [en]: As in every presidential campaign,
Caption 34 [fr]: Comme à chaque campagne présidentielle,

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Exposition - Balzac, architecte d'intérieurs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Balzac Museum in the Château de Saché, exclusive period furniture was brought in to illustrate Honoré de Balzac's famous collection of novels, La Comédie Humaine (The Human Comedy). Balzac was famous for his lengthy, detailed descriptions of interiors in his novels.

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Caption 2 [en]: For the first time, prestigious furniture coming from the Mobilier National [National Furniture Repository],
Caption 2 [fr]: Pour la première fois, des meubles prestigieux provenant du Mobilier National,

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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 65 [en]: Here, you see, the National Front doesn't even need to wage a campaign here.
Caption 65 [fr]: Là, vous voyez, le Front National n'a même pas besoin de faire de campagne, là.

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Le saviez-vous? - Histoire du drapeau français

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, you will learn the history of the French flag. Once it was completely white, the color of the French royalty, and now it's blue, white, and red. The French flag has recently been tainted with controversy by nationalist groups who have appropriated it as a symbol of their own causes.

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Caption 40 [en]: some French people are embarrassed to use it and are even coming to reject it.
Caption 40 [fr]: certains Français sont gênés à l'utiliser et viennent même à le rejeter.

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Abbaye du Relec : Immersion dans un potager du Moyen Âge

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Have you ever eaten an orache or a cardoon? Though popular in the Middle Ages, these vegetables are rarely harvested nowadays. But you'll find them in the garden of the Abbaye du Relec (Relec Abbey) in Brittany, which contains vegetables from many different time periods and countries.

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Caption 53 [en]: the... new ones... We see small zucchinis that are coming out.
Caption 53 [fr]: les... arrivées... On voit des petites courgettes qui arrivent.

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