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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 30 [fr]: certaines fois des collectes, je veux dire, ponctuelles,
Caption 30 [en]: certain times, I mean, one-off collections,

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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 78 [fr]: Justement, c'est ça dont je veux vous parler dans la deuxième vidéo :
Caption 78 [en]: That's precisely what I want to talk to you about in the second video:

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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 16 [fr]: Enfin je veux dire, tout... tout était...
Caption 16 [en]: Well, I mean, everything... everything was...

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Sophie et Patrice - La pollution

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the pollution problem in Paris. Although efforts have been made to keep cars out of the city center, there's still much to improve. Cars still clog the freeways outside Paris.

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Caption 33 [fr]: Je veux dire y a des horaires
Caption 33 [en]: I mean there are times

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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 88 [fr]: Je veux devenir un médecin.
Caption 88 [en]: I want to become a doctor.

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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 30 [fr]: Enfin je veux dire dans le métro, euh...
Caption 30 [en]: Well, I mean in the metro, uh...

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Karen - Les huiles essentielles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Karen is passionate about essential oils In this video she talks about some of her favorite ones and their therapeutic properties.

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Caption 75 [fr]: je veux vraiment la transmettre aujourd'hui
Caption 75 [en]: I really want to pass it on today

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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 72 [fr]: C'est... je veux dire,
Caption 72 [en]: It's... I mean to say,

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Sophie et Patrice - Le français tel qu'il est parlé à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice and Sophie have a conversation about the French language. They agree that French people speak too fast for the average learner, and abbreviations and contractions make it even more difficult to understand. Patrice has a few theories as to why Parisians in particular speak so fast.

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Caption 6 [fr]: C'est vrai, on... Je veux dire quand... quand je te dis, euh...
Caption 6 [en]: It's true, we... I mean when... when I say to you, uh...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara takes her father's refusal to allow her to become a dancer very badly. After he tears up her dance course enrollment form, she storms off and swears never to come back. Desperate, she thinks she has found a way to put an end to her woes.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Et alors? Je veux pas passer le reste de ma vie tout seul.
Caption 13 [en]: So what? I don't want spend the rest of my life all alone.

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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 69 [fr]: Je veux que tu fasses une terminale S
Caption 69 [en]: I want you to do a "terminale S" [senior-year science baccalaureate]

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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 41 [fr]: Non. Non, on peut pas revenir en arrière. Je veux dire on avance, on avance.
Caption 41 [en]: No. No, we can't go back. I mean we go forward, we go forward.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Qu’est ce qui vous fait vous lever le matin?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

What gets you up in the morning? That's the question asked of these Parisians in this video. Some answers may surprise you, amuse you, even shock you a little. Apart from basic biological reasons or urges, there are plenty of incentives for getting out of bed... some of them touching and even inspiring.

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Caption 72 [fr]: Moi, je veux, euh... je suis en formation d'éducateur spécialisé
Caption 72 [en]: I want, uh... I am training to be a specialist teacher

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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 15 [fr]: Je veux faire plaisir à une amie; je vais être d'accord avec elle alors que je suis pas d'accord...
Caption 15 [en]: I want to please a friend; I'm going to agree with her while I don't agree...

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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 27 [fr]: Je veux pas dire; y a pas de comparaisons, mais ce sont deux choses différentes, hein.
Caption 27 [en]: I can't say; there is no comparison, but they are two different things, you know.

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