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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Which four designers’ collections are not to miss (if your income is in the seven digits)? Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Loewe, and, for your delicate foot, René Caovilla and his sparkling handmade Venetian shoes.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Comme sorties d'un tableau orientaliste, les couleurs s'entrechoquaient;
Caption 12 [en]: As if out of an oriental painting, the colors jostled together;

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Manu le Malin - Album Biomechanik III - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

What’s the ideal first hardcore music experience? Where is the best place to hear hardcore? Is it true that ladies don’t dig hardcore as much as guys do? Hear what famed French musician and DJ Manu le Malin has to say in the final part of his interview.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et je vois... je vois la musique électronique comme ça, particulièrement le hardcore.
Caption 20 [en]: And I see... I see electronic music that way, hardcore in particular.

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Debout Sur Le Zinc - Les mots d'amour - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Debout Sur Le Zinc is a seven-member group that plays a unique fusion of rock and traditional French, Irish, and Gypsy folk music. The band’s name (which means “standing on the zinc,” as in the zinc countertop of a bar) comes from the Jacques Prévert poem “Et la fête continue”—and indeed DSLZ is the perfect music for a fête!

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Caption 5 [fr]: J'ai un peu froid, comme a dit l'autre
Caption 5 [en]: I'm a little cold, as they say

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Manu le Malin - Album Biomechanik III - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Celebrated French hardcore musician Manu le Malin sits down for an interview about his influences and his music. He talks in particular about the last part of his “Biomechanik” series, Biomechanik III: The Final Chapter, which was filmed at the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quel a été le premier son qui a déterminé quand même cette vocation, comme bébé évidemment,
Caption 1 [en]: What was the first sound that determined your career, as a baby obviously,

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Ina-Ich - Âme armée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Ina-Ich, singer, songwriter, composer, and instrumentalist: this rockin’ babe has it all! Her song “Âme armée” shows off her many talents, blending elements of screamo, metal, rock, electronica, and even classical music into a passionate, intense ballad about the battle scars of war.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Comme deux jeunes mariés, nos destins sont liés
Caption 5 [en]: Like two newlyweds, our destinies are linked

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Le Journal - L'âge et la fertilité

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

It’s common to see photos of celebrities aged forty and up happily pregnant or pushing a pram. But according to most doctors, a woman’s chances of conceiving drop dramatically after age thirty-eight or so. Of course there are exceptions. Modern medical fertility treatments allowed a sixty-six-year-old Romanian woman to give birth to twins in 2005. But unless we’re willing and able to procure such treatments, which can be financially, emotionally, and physically draining, those who want to wait until their forties to have kids will have to take their chances.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Aujourd'hui, c'est vingt-neuf ans. Et souvent, comme pour Karine, divorce et remariage
Caption 21 [en]: Today, it's twenty-nine. And often, as for Karine, divorce and remarriage

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 3/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How would you feel if you found out that a government research program could effectively control the climate, remotely and silently destroy anything and everything, and manipulate human behavior? Sound like science fiction? Watch the latest installment of the Orion Conspiracy, and decide for yourself.

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Caption 33 [fr]: exploitant l'écoulement de l'air ambiant comme générateur MHD.
Caption 33 [en]: exploiting ambient air flow as an MHD generator.

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 2/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Part Two of this “documentary” takes us further into the world of unidentified flying objects and government cover-ups. According to the film’s creator, “This film is neither a work of fiction, nor a documentary. Forget the words ‘esoteric’ or ‘fantastic,’ here we’re speaking about reality...”

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Caption 38 [fr]: et non pas aux scientifiques comme cela aurait dû être le cas.
Caption 38 [en]: and not to the realm of scientists as should have been the case.

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Le Journal - Le mensonge

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Her stirring, tragic story has moved millions of people. As an eight-year-old Jewish girl during World War II, she was taken in by wild wolves and walked for thousands of kilometers in search of her family. Sound too implausible to be true? Turns out it is. Her story is fiction, and, in fact, she’s not even Jewish. Though she may be the James Frey of French World War II tales, her lawyer claims she’s done nothing wrong.

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Caption 12 [fr]: et que moi j'peux pas rester dans une famille comme ça.
Caption 12 [en]: and that I can't stay in a family like that.

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 1/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Step inside the world of the Orion Conspiracy, a fictionalized (or is it?) documentary produced and directed by Seb Janiak. Part One will leave you asking questions, and eagerly anticipating the next installment.

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Caption 15 [fr]: comme celui d'avoir recours à l'occultisme ou aux sociétés secrètes...
Caption 15 [en]: such as resorting to occultism or secret societies…

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Annie Chartrand - Grandir bilingue

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

The lovely singer tells us in franglais about franglais. She discusses her experiences growing up bilingual in Quebec, her international travels, and why it’s not always a good idea to tell someone if you’ve ripped your pants…

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Caption 16 [fr]: comme on dit en bon québécois, "baragouiné".
Caption 16 [en]: as we say in good Quebecois French, "baragouiné."

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Interviews à Central Park - Discussion politique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We’re back in Central Park! This time, French teens Barbara and Lorraine discuss politics, including the recent controversial Contrat Première Embauche and President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Love him or leave him? The girls don’t quite agree…)

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Caption 13 [fr]: Et c'est Sarkozy qui est passé. C'est la démocratie et c'est comme ça.
Caption 13 [en]: And it's Sarkozy who got it. That's democracy and it's like that.

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

On the final leg of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa, the leader meets with Nelson Mandela (after visiting the cell where Mandela was imprisoned for twenty-seven years), and speaks about the importance of being a uniter—not a divider.

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Caption 20 [fr]: et en se montrant comme rassembleur
Caption 20 [en]: and by portraying himself as a uniter

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Interviews à Central Park - Différences culturelles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What are the cultural differences between Americans and the French? Hear the opinions of this French family visiting New York. What do you think? Are the French really more attentionnés? Who holds more compelling church services? And most importantly, who has the best hamburgers?

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Caption 28 [fr]: C'était... j'étais jamais... j'avais jamais vu une messe comme ça.
Caption 28 [en]: It was... I was never... I had never seen a mass like that.

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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 13 [fr]: Carla Sarkozy semble s'inscrire comme la première dame de l'humanitaire.
Caption 13 [en]: Carla Sarkozy seems to be signing up to be the first lady of humanitarianism.

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