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Actus Quartier - Manif anti-nucléaire à Bastille

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Did you know that France is the most nuclear-dependent country in the world? These protesters are trying to change that statistic in their demonstration against nuclear energy in Paris's Place de la Bastille.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Je vous souhaite tous de nous rejoindre.
Caption 40 [en]: I hope all of you will join us.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Guess what happens when little children forget to brush their teeth after eating sugar? Watch this fun cartoon and find out. You may never want to eat sugar again... unless you brush your teeth of course!

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Caption 30 [fr]: Ça nous arrange bien, pas vrai?
Caption 30 [en]: That suits us well, isn't that right?

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Le Journal - La Coupe du Monde - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

During the 2006 World Cup, and despite criticism from several right-wing politicians, footballers Lilian Thuram and Patrick Vieira invited eighty former squatters from Cachan to see the France-Italy match.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Eh bien, ça nous fait plaisir. -Ça nous fait plaisir. -Et si la France il [sic] gagne...
Caption 7 [en]: Well, it makes us happy. -It makes us happy. -And if France wins...

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The battle between toothbrush and cavities ignites in this lively cartoon.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Horreur et damnation! De la pâte dentifrice! Nous sommes perdus!
Caption 40 [en]: Horror and damnation! Toothpaste! We're done for!

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

In this next installment of Télé Bocal's coverage of the Python-Duvernois block party, we hear from a group of kids who've made a courageous trip down an enormous slide, and from a municipal advisor who shares with us her inspiring message of solidarity.

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Caption 7 [fr]: y a un monsieur qui nous dit comment on doit... on doit...
Caption 7 [en]: there's a man who tells us how we should... we should...

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this enjoyable cartoon about the human body, you will see the taste buds in action... when they're not slacking off!

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Caption 11 [fr]: C'est que c'est une cellule spécialisée ici. Nous sommes les grands experts du salé.
Caption 11 [en]: It's that this is a specialized cell here. We're the great experts in saltiness.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Art ou science?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

These Parisian pedestrians are asked to answer one of the questions from the 2011 philosophy baccalauréat exam: "Is art less necessary than science"? You never know when those standardized tests will come back to haunt you!

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Caption 28 [fr]: on a besoin d'art pour réfléchir sur nous.
Caption 28 [en]: we need art to reflect on ourselves.

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Manif du Mois - Sages-femmes en colère!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Contrary to French folklore, girls do not come from roses, nor do boys come from cabbages, nor does any baby come from a stork. These French midwives, the true "storks" of France, are demonstrating for better pay and working conditions.

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Caption 25 [fr]: mais pour les sages-femmes aussi, puisque nous sommes aussi une profession médicale.
Caption 25 [en]: but for midwives as well, since we are also a medical profession.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Many people know a thing or two about French wine, but what do we know about grape growing? This grape grower from Provence tells us all about pruning a vine.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Euh... merci à Yabla d'être venu nous rendre visite.
Caption 46 [en]: Uh... thank you to Yabla for coming to visit us.

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Le Journal - La grippe aviaire - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Five of the nine districts of Lyon, the second largest French city, are being monitored for the H5N1 virus, better known as “Bird Flu”.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Ça... ça paraît logique dans la mesure où nous avons les Dombes à côté,
Caption 31 [en]: It... it seems logical considering that we have the Dombes next to us,

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The platelets vanquish the bacteria in the final installment of this animated series on blood. Who knew that a simple cut could be so epic?

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Caption 28 [fr]: Viens! Nous allons te soigner.
Caption 28 [en]: Come! We're going to take care of you.

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Manif du Mois - La traditionnelle manif du 1er mai

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

French workers and unionists usually take to the streets of Paris on May 1st (Labor Day). This year, they are using the opportunity to voice their opinions about Sarkozy and the recent pension reform. They also celebrate past union accomplishments, and commemorate "Juillet 1963," with some interesting lyrical adaptations...

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Caption 14 [fr]: Nous représentons la CGT [Confédération Générale du Travail] Jeunes de la Guadeloupe
Caption 14 [en]: We represent the CGT [General Work Confederation] Youth of Guadeloupe

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Jean-Marc Espinasse owns a vineyard in the southern Rhone Valley, whose Mediterranean climate makes it a perfect place for wine production. In this video, Jean-Marc gives us a taste of the different types of wine he makes.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Nous sommes ici au Domaine Rouge-Bleu.
Caption 5 [en]: We're here at the Domaine Rouge-Bleu [Red-Blue Vineyards].

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, in Paris's 20th arrondissement, is having a block party filled with games, music, and food. There's even a stand on alcoholism prevention, complete with beer goggles!

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Caption 34 [fr]: Et euh... euh... elles restent ici pour nous con'...
Caption 34 [en]: And uh… uh… they're staying here to tel'... uh...

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Watch the blood platelets in action in this fun cartoon. Moral of the story? Always listen to your mother.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Ça va être à nous de jouer, les enfants,
Caption 39 [en]: It's going to be our turn to act, kids,

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