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LCM - AIEJE: La mer, ça se respecte

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Association Initiatives et Éducation de la Jeunesse à l’Environnement (AIEJE) uses the French Riviera as a training ground for the cultivation of young “eco-citizens.” What better place to learn more about the environment than in one of France’s most gorgeous spots?

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Caption 4 [fr]: donc ça va des maternelles là, comme on a eu aujourd'hui,
Caption 4 [en]: so that ranges from nursery schools, here, like we had today,

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Alsace 20 - Météo du 2 juillet 2010

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Say you’re writing a poem in French, and you need to know how to compare your love to a beautiful sunny summer day. Unsure of the vocabulary? Listen to this weather report from local station Alsace 20 (covering the Alsace region of France) to pick up some useful weather lingo.

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Caption 4 [fr]: comme vous pouvez le constater.
Caption 4 [en]: as you can see.

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Actu Vingtième - Le Repas des anciens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Who says that old people don’t know how to party? This event, organized by a local Lions Club, brought together a number of senior citizens for a day of dancing, schmoozing, and even romance.

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Caption 4 [fr]: de faire des journées effectives, des festives comme aujourd'hui,
Caption 4 [en]: to create effective days, festive days like today,

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Nom d'une Rue - Brèche aux Loups

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Are you afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? Then you better avoid the rue de la Brèche aux Loups (“Wolves’ Breach Street”) in Paris’ 12th arrondissement. Well, maybe not. But if you’re interested in how oddly named streets got their names, this video is sure to please!

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Caption 25 [fr]: au treizième siècle, c'était très reculé de Paris et donc c'était considéré comme une...
Caption 25 [en]: in the thirteenth century, this was way outside of Paris and so it was considered to be like the...

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Normandie TV - La pièce de 10 euros bas-normande

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

You might already know that the euro looks slightly different from country to country. But France has also released a series of limited edition euro coins for each of its twenty-six regions. Remember when collecting state quarters was all the rage? Now you can move on to regional French euros!

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Caption 5 [fr]: C'est comme à l'époque des francs. C'est sympa.
Caption 5 [en]: It's like going back to the franc. It's nice.

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LCM - Joyeux Noël... orthodoxe!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the wake of a deadly terrorist attack on a Coptic church in Alexandria, Egypt on New Year’s Day, many Coptic Christians are worried about celebrating Christmas (observed on January 6) as openly as they would like. Here is how a gorgeous Coptic church in Marseille is handling the situation.

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Caption 5 [fr]: On a mis des boiseries comme cela se fait en Égypte.
Caption 5 [en]: We installed woodwork as it is done in Egypt.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Météo du 26 octobre 2010

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Mont Blanc is not only the highest mountain in the Alps, but also in all of Europe. This weather report will give you an idea of what a typical October feels like in the area surrounding this giant: chilly but fairly sunny, with the first hints of snow.

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Caption 2 [fr]: qui débute comme c'était prévu en fin de semaine dernière,
Caption 2 [en]: which is starting out as predicted at the end of last week,

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Agriculture verticale - TerraSphere - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Georges Laraque, one of the most renowned hockey players in the NHL, tells us about an innovative project: vertical farming, whose technology will limit the use of natural resources needed to grow plants.

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Caption 7 [fr]: après avoir été germée. Comme qu'on peut voir, y a pas encore des racines,
Caption 7 [en]: after having been germinated. As you can see, there aren't any roots yet,

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Nom d'une Rue - Rue de la Roquette

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The rue de la Roquette, in Paris’s 11th arrondissement, is so named because it is either full of weapons or full of lettuce – or neither! Find out the history behind this ancient street and learn the various meanings of the word roquette in this video.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Un truc de combat... ou quelque chose comme ça. Je me rapproche un p'tit peu, non?
Caption 11 [en]: Some combat thing... or something like that. I'm getting a bit closer, no?

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Actu Vingtième - Le vide-grenier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A vide-grenier (“empty-attic”) is a combination of a flea market and a yard sale: a place where anyone can rent a booth and sell all the old things they don’t need anymore. Come see what the residents of this Parisian neighborhood are selling!

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Caption 9 [fr]: euh... comme disait Patrick tout à l'heure.
Caption 9 [en]: uh... as Patrick was saying before.

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Voyage dans Paris - Montparnasse

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What do Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, and the architect of the Statue of Liberty have in common? They are all buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, home to the graves of some of the greatest figures in French history. Here are some of its other famous souls.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Comme vous pouvez le constater, il y a aussi cette extraordinaire peinture murale qui se trouve là-haut,
Caption 19 [en]: As you can observe, there is also this extraordinary mural located up there,

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Le Journal - Manuels scolaires

Difficulty: 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 22 [fr]: et on ne parle pas des... de la traite négrière comme une conséquence des grandes découvertes.
Caption 22 [en]: and the... the slave trade is not mentioned as a consequence of the great discoveries.

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Alsace 20 - Pourquoi le bio est-il plus cher?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As in the United States, the price of organic products is relatively high in France. But hopefully this will not be the case for too much longer, as the French Minister of Agriculture has just pledged an investment of six million euros in the organic sector. Learn more about the state of organic farming in France in this video.

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Caption 30 [fr]: On va pas dire: "Comme ça on gaspillerait moins d'énergie,
Caption 30 [en]: We won't say, "This way, we would waste less energy,

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Le Journal - Musée des voitures

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The first electric car? 1899! La Jamais contente. This car and other rare self-propelled antique vehicles can now be seen in car museums.

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Caption 18 [fr]: comme on va voir une belle exposition de peinture,
Caption 18 [en]: as when we go to visit a great painting exhibition,

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Nantes 7 - Un meilleur accueil pour les sourds

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Talk about service: a hospital in Nantes has devoted an entire department to making sure deaf patients receive the same medical attention as everyone else. Of course, all of its medical workers are fully proficient in French Sign Language. Did you know that most languages of the world also have their own sign language?

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Caption 4 [fr]: Comme elle, depuis le mois de mai,
Caption 4 [en]: Like her, since the month of May,

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