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Le Journal - Le football - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

European football matches are known for the passion they inspire in their fans. The president of the international league is thinking of banning pre-game anthems, which seem to exacerbate the situation.

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Caption 9 [fr]: et c'est pourquoi nous réfléchissons à la suppression des hymnes.
Caption 9 [en]: and that is why we are considering eliminating anthems.

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Le Journal - Sillonner & photographier les océans

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the tradition of the great Jacques Cousteau, two young Frenchmen have been crisscrossing the world’s oceans documenting their most marvelous encounters in a book. But the book is not just an ode to the beauty of the deep; it is a warning about the impact humans have had on this largely unknown world.

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Caption 18 [fr]: et pourtant c'est bien nous qui perturbons ces grands équilibres-là, et...
Caption 18 [en]: and yet we are the ones who are disturbing those great balances, and...

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Le Journal - École de pilotage

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Ten months of training go into learning to fly a helicopter, but less time is being spent aloft. More and more flight hours are logged in a hyper-realistic simulator that allows young pilots to hone their skills without ever leaving the earth.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 9 [fr]: On est partis, nous, avec des photos de la région, des photos d'aires de poser
Caption 9 [en]: We started with pictures of the region, pictures of landing areas

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Le Journal - La truffe

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Four hundred euros per kilo for mushrooms? As you may have heard, truffles are no ordinary fungi, and those sold in the Aups market are said to be the tastiest.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Nous, on a acheté à quatre cents. Deux cents cinquante, on n'a pas vu, hein. On a fait tout le tour.
Caption 9 [en]: We bought at four hundred. We didn't see two hundred and fifty, you know. We looked all around.

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Le Journal - Marianne

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marianne is the symbol of the French Republic and has roots in the revolution of 1789. But are French mayors ready to represent the France of today with a Marianne of color?

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Caption 23 [fr]: que c'est pas très représentatif de chez nous.
Caption 23 [en]: that it's not very representative of our town.

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Mario Canonge - Ses propos - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Martinique

Viewer Discretion Advised

Mario has been influenced by Martinique, and he discusses what it means to represent and build upon French Caribbean rhythms on the world stage.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 57 [fr]: Nous, on est trois cent cinquante mille sur la Martinique. -Ouais..c'est sûr.
Caption 57 [en]: There are three hundred fifty thousand of us in Martinique.

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Le Journal - Les championnats de planche à voile

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

X-Games: As though windsurfing wasn’t hard enough, they had to add a series of jump-obstacles to the race just to keep things interesting! Check out the “extreme kid” french voiceover… c’est formidable!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Mais juste derrière lui, un p'tit Français: Antoine Albeau. Il nous vient de l'île de Ré.
Caption 12 [en]: But right behind him, a little French guy: Antoine Albeau. He comes to us from Ré Island.

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Le Journal - Un automne bien chaud

Difficulty: Beginner

France

On the French Riviera when it’s twenty-three degrees Celsius in the middle of November, some of us are tempted to head for the beach and take one final dip.

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Caption 17 [fr]: On avait prévu de faire les musées, mais c'est... le temps nous a... amenés ici,
Caption 17 [en]: We had anticipated going to museums, but it's... the weather... brought us here,

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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.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 28 [fr]: mais il nous laisse encore la poésie de sa silhouette.
Caption 28 [en]: but he still leaves us the poetry of his silhouette.

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Le Journal - La sécheresse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The summer months have been very dry in many parts of France for the past several years.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Vous vous rendez compte que c'est nous qui avons éteint le feu dimanche, là?
Caption 9 [en]: Do you realize that we were the ones who put out the fire here on Sunday?

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Le Journal - Voter: un droit ou un choix?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In France, one is registered to vote automatically upon reaching voting age.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Et c'est la raison pour laquelle nous sommes vraiment opposés
Caption 15 [en]: And it's the reason why we are truly opposed

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Le Journal - Trop de pub dans la boîte à lettres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Many French people claim they don’t like receiving junk mail, but marketers have done studies which indicate the opposite.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 10 [fr]: se mettaient à consommer autant de papier que nous consommons pour de la publicité...
Caption 10 [en]: started using as much paper as we use for advertising...

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Le Journal - Les Malgré-nous/Massacre d'Oradour - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre took place over a half a century ago, but France still remembers.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 9 [fr]: Il faut que tous ensemble nous disions plus jamais ça, euh...
Caption 9 [en]: We must never say that again together, uh...

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K-Maro - Femme like U

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Cyril Kamar, who later appeared on the music scene as K-Maro, was born in Lebanon. While still a child, he and his family fled to Paris, but finally settled in Quebec.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 18 [fr]: Qui nous ramène à la soirée du bar quand on est sorti
Caption 18 [en]: Which brings us back to the evening at the bar when we went out

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Le Journal - L'Institut du goût

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Students at the Institute of Taste must carefully imbibe the finest of champagnes, delicacies, and other gourmet specialties.

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Caption 20 [fr]: C'est une bouteille que nous avons rachetée dans une vente aux enchères
Caption 20 [en]: It's a bottle that we bought back at an auction

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