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Télé Lyon Métropole - Instinct Lyrical

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The members of the Lyon-based group Instinct Lyrical are into “intergenerational” rap—rap they hope will have a message for their neighbors of all ages.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Maman, tu t'es battue contre les problèmes de la vie
Caption 21 [en]: Mom, you battled against the problems of life

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Melissa Mars - Melissa et son premier album

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Meet Melissa Mars: actress, singer, songwriter, storyteller, dreamer, “Martian.” In the first of her interviews with Yabla, Melissa tells us how her career got launched.

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Caption 11 [fr]: mais par contre au même moment j'ai rencontré un compositeur, euh... avec qui, euh...
Caption 11 [en]: but on the other hand I met a songwriter at the same time, uh... with whom, uh...

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Fanny parle des saisons - La Bouffe

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny’s not only an expert on what to wear during different seasons—she clearly knows all about what’s good to eat. Raclette or rougail sausage, anyone?

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et l'été par contre, on aime avoir l'estomac assez léger.
Caption 6 [en]: And in the summer on the other hand, we like to have a pretty light stomach.

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lazare Ponticelli was the last of the “Poilus” — French infantry soldiers who served in World War I. Ponticelli, who was actually an Italian immigrant to France, first served in the French Foreign Legion and then eventually, the Italian army. He died in 2008 at the age of 110.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Il m'a serré contre lui, il m'a dit: "Merci pour mes quatre enfants".
Caption 30 [en]: He held me tight against him, he said to me, "Thank you for my four children."

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Le Journal - La traite humaine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Immigrants who travel clandestinely from Turkey to Great Britain often pay a far steeper price than the five hundred euros demanded by traffickers.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et c'est bien pour cela qu'ils enragent contre les trafiquants.
Caption 8 [en]: And it's for this reason that they get so angry at the smugglers.

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Le Journal - À l'écoute de la douleur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Pain, and how to better manage it, is becoming increasingly focused on by members of the medical community. Some hospitals have even appointed special doctors for pain management and a few are opening pain management centers.

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Caption 23 [fr]: dans l'arsenal contre la souffrance,
Caption 23 [en]: into the arsenal against suffering,

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Le Journal - L'Arche de Zoé

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don’t confuse Noah’s Ark with Zoé’s Ark. The first is said to have saved Noah, his family, and two representatives of each living creature, and the second claims it tried to save children. The members involved in this child abduction scheme have been found guilty, but who should pay the restitution?

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Caption 16 [fr]: La liberté, contre une augmentation de l'aide française au développement pour le Tchad.
Caption 16 [en]: Freedom, in exchange for an increase in French aid to Chad's development.

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Le Journal - Apnée du sommeil

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Not only can sleep apnea keep you from getting a good night’s sleep, but it can also wreak havoc on your health, causing such serious health problems as brain damage and cardiovascular disease. Luckily, thanks to research by the National Scientific Research Center in Strasbourg and special equipment like oxygen masks, sufferers of sleep apnea may now be better able to get some rest.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Là, je pense qu'il a du mal à résister contre la somnolence.
Caption 21 [en]: There, I think he's having a hard time fighting drowsiness.

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Le Journal - Passer le permis de conduire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Another protest on the streets of Paris: this one about the difficulties of obtaining a driving permit. The steep price of a permit is currently about 1200 € in France, and candidates must face long waits of several months or more just to take the test. Increasing the number of driving inspectors would help both to lessen these delays and lower costs.

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Caption 16 [fr]: contre huit cents en Espagne, alors qu'il atteint les deux mille euros en Allemagne.
Caption 16 [en]: compared to eight hundred in Spain, while it has reached two thousand euros in Germany.

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Vincent Venet - Les larmiers du bonheur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Get lost in the dreamy lyrics and musical styling of Vincent Venet with this song from his 2005 album “Humeur.” Venet, who describes himself as an author, composer, performer, and director, wrote and composed the album in just several weeks in the beautiful Ardennes of Belgium.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Où l'on tue le temps, contre les vents qui nous retiennent dans l'océan
Caption 13 [en]: Where we kill time, against the winds which keep us in the ocean

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Le Journal - Le mémorial de la Shoah

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What is the best way to explain the horrors of the Holocaust to nine-year-old children? France’s Holocaust memorial has taken measures to avoid disturbing children by placing the most graphic photographs out of their line of sight and by offering a tour specifically designed for younger viewers. The idea is for children to learn about this dark moment in our history without being overwhelmed.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Ça, c'est contre les Juifs ou pour les Juifs?
Caption 21 [en]: Is it against the Jews or for the Jews?

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 4/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the final part of this film, we find out what the real motivation is behind the Orion Conspiracy. As it turns out, like so many other things, it’s “all about the Benjamins…” Need to get more of your conspiracy-theorist fix? Watch the film in HD quality here. After all, “The only new things are those which have been forgotten.”

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Caption 27 [fr]: contre un “ennemi” venu de l'espace.
Caption 27 [en]: against an "enemy" from outer space.

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Farmer François - Le stand de légumes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Feast your eyes on some of the finest organic produce Quebec has to offer! Farmer François shows us all the best of November’s fruits and vegetables — from the staples, like apples, potatoes, and garlic, to the less usual offerings, like black eggplant and kohlrabi.

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Caption 21 [fr]: On lutte contre les plantes sauvages, aussi, qui envahissent le champ...
Caption 21 [en]: We also fight off the weeds that invade the field...

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Le Journal - Le libre-service en pharmacie?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Those of us who live in the United States are used to being able to buy some medications right off the shelves. But in France, until very recently, you weren’t able to purchase painkillers without first speaking to a pharmacist. Now certain painkillers are available on a self-serve basis, but are pharmacists ready for this change?

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Caption 1 [fr]: Bientôt en libre-service dans les pharmacies: deux cents médicaments contre la douleur, le mal de gorge,
Caption 1 [en]: Coming soon to pharmacies on a self-serve basis: two hundred medicines for pain relief, sore throat,

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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 31 [fr]: qui ont manifesté contre cette loi,
Caption 31 [en]: who protested against this law,

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