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Télé Lyon Métropole - Lyon, capitale du fleuret féminin

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Take a look behind the scenes in Lyon as members of the women’s fencing organization “Le Masque de Fer” compete for a spot in the upcoming World Cup. Club leader Corinne Maitrejean is sure to get one.

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Caption 16 [fr]: qui va commencer début février, donc, euh...
Caption 16 [en]: that'll start in early February, so, uh...

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Sports Shop - La mécanique d'un vélo

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Need a tutorial on how to fix up a bike? Master mechanic Yassin from D’un sport à l’autre shows us just where to put the wrench.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Et puis ça fait au moins depuis le début, euh...
Caption 4 [en]: And it's been at least since the beginning, uh...

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Le Journal - Le stress au travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how bad can stress from work get? Though the effects of stress may not always be visible or immediately apparent, some employees have been driven to insomnia, depression, even suicide because of difficulties at work. Some companies have implemented new anti-stress measures, but will that be enough?

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Caption 13 [fr]: Au début, il n'en parlait pas du tout...
Caption 13 [en]: At first, he wasn't talking about it at all...

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Hugo Bonneville - Gagner sa vie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Hugo Bonneville talks about the relationship between music and money, the success of his first album, and offers us all the sound advice to take a good long look at ourselves.

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Caption 16 [fr]: J'ai vendu plusieurs milliers de disques par moi-même depuis le début de ma carrière, euh...
Caption 16 [en]: I have been able to sell several thousand records on my own since the beginning of my career, uh...

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Le Journal - Manifestations au Tibet

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Buddhist monks and other Tibetans protest against Chinese rule while their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, continues his exile in India. The topic of Tibet was a sore point for China as it prepared to host the Summer Olympics.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Depuis le début, j'ai approuvé le fait que la Chine accueille les Jeux Olympiques,
Caption 22 [en]: Since the start, I have approved of the fact that China was hosting the Olympic Games,

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Le Journal - Yann Arthus Bertrand

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Yacyretá dam in Argentina is controversial for several reasons. Accused by some to be the result of a bribe to displace the local population, the dam has now gotten famed French photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand into hot water. Arthus-Bertrand, who was filming a documentary there, is alleged to have walked out on a twenty-eight-thousand-euro bill he owed to a local travel agency.

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Caption 7 [fr]: J'ai vu dès le début le mensonge de Yacyretá,
Caption 7 [en]: I saw from the start the lie of Yacyretá,

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde takes a stroll through the aisles of a Parisian supermarket, checking as she goes to see if the actual prices of the store’s dairy products match prices recorded in a recent French consumer’s report. The verdict? It appears that shelf prices are actually lower than what was listed in the report. But the French can rest assured that this won’t stop the government’s investigation into the country’s rising food prices.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Résultats de l'enquête en début de semaine prochaine.
Caption 22 [en]: Investigation results at the beginning of next week.

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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 17 [fr]: pour en arriver à la partie dont je vous ai parlé au début de mon exposé,
Caption 17 [en]: in order to arrive at the part I mentioned at the outset,

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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 21 [en]: made its debut test flight in the desert around Edwards Base,
Caption 21 [fr]: a fait son premier vol d'essai dans le désert environnant la base d'Edwards,

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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 2 [fr]: avait ému en début d'année des milliers de spectateurs.
Caption 2 [en]: had touched thousands of viewers at the beginning of the year.

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Le Journal - Maison écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

José Bové may be famous for having dismantled a McDonald’s, but it turns out he also knows a thing or two about building houses — all in line with his alterglobalist ideals!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Tout au début, on avait des gens vraiment sensibilisés et aujourd'hui on a vraiment Monsieur Tout le Monde,
Caption 26 [en]: At the very beginning, we had only very aware people and today we really have Mr. Anybody,

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Neïmo - Interview de Neïmo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

From Scratch is not only the name of Neïmo’s first album, it also sums up their ethos. Original and full of energy, Neïmo is a distinctive part of a rock and roll trend: made in France but sung in English! According to the band, rock and roll is best done in its original language. Hear about how they mix their inspirations and influences with their innovation.

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Caption 20 [fr]: C'était un choix qu'on a fait y a... ben, depuis le début qu'on fait de la musique.
Caption 20 [en]: It was a choice we made back when... well, since we started playing music.

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Ma blonde est une chanteuse - Annie

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Annie shows off her skills as a chanteuse, her sharp wit, and her penchant for penning clever lyrics in this rockin’ number from her band Ma blonde est une chanteuse. See if you can count how many of Annie’s personae you catch a glimpse of, and how many of her Annie-mated wordplays you follow in this fun video. Beware: the song is seriously catchy and may leave you wanting more!

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Caption 31 [fr]: A ni début
Caption 31 [en]: Has neither start

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Le Journal - Les microcrédits

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Microcredit can make a big difference to people on welfare or those without good credit history. Case in point: this fifty-five-year-old man who succeeded in opening up his own pizzeria thanks to the help he received.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Au début des années quatre-vingt, cet économiste, Mohammad Yunus, a une idée toute simple
Caption 27 [en]: In the early eighties, this economist, Mohammad Yunus, had a very simple idea

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Le Journal - Le Festival international du mime

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Today’s mime is a far cry from Marcel Marceau, whose clones accost you in the park.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Au début des temps, le mime était tout nu, le règlement strict:
Caption 7 [en]: In the early days, the mime was completely naked, the rules strict:

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