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Le Journal - iDTGV - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Rail travel between Paris and Marseilles used to be a lengthy ordeal. In 1950, the road trip took over ten hours, as did the train. By 2001, the TGV needed only three hours.

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Caption 6 [fr]: En mille neuf cent cinquante, il faut plus de dix heures pour aller en train de Paris à Marseille.
Caption 6 [en]: In nineteen fifty, it took over ten hours to go from Paris to Marseilles by train.

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Le Journal - Les navigateurs du Vendée Globe - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Racing around the world by yourself often means a Christmas at sea. We drop in to the cabin of race leader Jean Le Cam, which has been decorated for the occasion, right down to a little tree.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Mais la route de Le Cam, plus au sud,
Caption 18 [en]: But Le Cam's route, more southerly,

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NoJazz - DJ Mike

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

DJ Mike, from the electronica band NoJazz, tells us about one of his teachers, who suffered from two rather unfortunate problems…

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et le deuxième énorme problème, qui était en plus lié à la mauvaise haleine,
Caption 6 [en]: And the second enormous problem, which was also related to her bad breath,

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M - Ma mélodie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Matthieu Chedid, better known as M, comes from a long line of talented artists. Mathieu is the eldest son of famous French singer Louis Chedid and the grandson of the writer Andrée Chedid.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Le mot vrai, le mot plus fort
Caption 6 [en]: The right word, the stronger word

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Corneille - Comme un fils - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

Canada

After finding early success in his native Rwanda in ’93, Corneille was forced to flee his country. “Comme un fils” (“Like a Son”) is representative of his soul roots and affinity for emotional melodies.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Donne-moi tout, même quand il reste plus rien
Caption 1 [en]: Give it all to me, even when there's nothing left

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Le Journal - Le mur de Berlin s'écroule

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

On the 9th of November, 1989, the wall that divided the German city of Berlin began to fall along with the East German state that built it. Claudia Rusch, a young Francophile, was one of the first to scramble over what remained of the divide, meeting up with a French friend on the western side. She’s recently recounted her story in a book, which is a best-seller in her native Germany.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Je savais plus rien faire,
Caption 15 [en]: I didn't know what to do anymore,

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Le Journal - Réchauffement de l'Arctique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

It’s been suggested by some that global warming is a myth, but a large scientific study suggests otherwise. The first to suffer will be the animals that call the northern icecap home, such as polar bears and seals.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Voici l'une des conclusions de la plus vaste étude consacrée jusqu'ici au réchauffement de l'Arctique.
Caption 3 [en]: This is one of the conclusions of the largest study on Arctic warming to date.

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Le Journal - Les Français de Côte d'Ivoire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Long-time French residents of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have been forced to flee the country due to political and racial unrest. Returning to France, they often feel like strangers in a strange land. Many of them, not so young, find that they have to start their lives again from scratch.

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Caption 5 [fr]: J'ai plus d'années d'Afrique que d'années en France, hein?
Caption 5 [en]: I have more years in África than years in France, you know?

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Le Journal - Marée verte en Bretagne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Excessive algae blooms are causing what is known as “green tides” off the coast of Brittany, affecting ten percent of its coastline. Agriculture is the culprit, due to its extensive use of fertilizers and production of animal wastes, both of which make their way to the ocean and feed the algae.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Des marées vertes qui, l'hiver venu, ne sont quasiment plus visibles,
Caption 7 [en]: Green tides that, when winter comes, are barely visible,

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Le Journal - Le football - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Fans are boycotting Olympique de Marseille (OM), whose record hasn’t been stellar of late. Organizers say the team doesn’t deserve support and that the owners shouldn’t expect fans to continue filling the stands if something isn’t done to improve the level of play.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Il ne faut plus leur faire le plaisir de les encourager.
Caption 1 [en]: We must no longer do them the favor of cheering them on.

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Le Journal - Saint-Exupéry - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sixty years after the disappearance of literary great Saint-Exupéry, a commemoration is held on the Mediterranean Sea at the spot where his airplane fell.

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Caption 20 [fr]: ce livre est aujourd'hui le plus vendu, après la Bible et "Le Capital".
Caption 20 [en]: this book is now the highest-selling book after the Bible and "Das Kapital."

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Verane Pick - Promotion - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Verane explains Yabla’s world to you, and all in under two minutes! Don’t worry if you don’t speak French. It’s all subtitled, with plenty of features to help you soak up any new language tout de suite! What are you waiting for? Fire up the video!

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Caption 15 [fr]: tout d'un coup, je parle beaucoup plus doucement et beaucoup plus posément.
Caption 15 [en]: all of a sudden, I speak much more slowly and much more calmly.

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Le Journal - La chasse aux loups

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two hundred sheep jumped to their death in the French Alps. Even though no predator was seen, wolves in the Alps have been causing a lot of controversy lately. Should we just allow Mother Nature to maintain the circle of life? Or should wolves be hunted and killed to protect the sheep and their shepherds?

Matches in Transcript

Caption 1 [fr]: Plus de deux cents moutons morts ou agonisants au pied d'une falaise.
Caption 1 [en]: More than two hundred sheep dead or dying at the foot of a cliff.

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Le Journal - Préjugés chez les employeurs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

“What’s in a name?” asks Shakespeare’s Juliet. Apparently quite a lot for the French, who consistently pass over job candidates whose names aren’t “ethnically French” – particularly those of African origin.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Résultat? Le candidat handicapé subit la plus grande discrimination.
Caption 11 [en]: The result? The handicapped candidate undergoes the greatest discrimination.

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Le Journal - Opérateurs virtuels de portables

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Virtual service providers hope to provide a cheaper alternative to the French mobile phone market. Debitel, a German company, hopes to reach would-be cell phone users who have not yet purchased a phone.

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Caption 25 [fr]: qui réclament plus de concurrence dans la téléphonie mobile.
Caption 25 [en]: who are demanding more competition in the mobile telephone industry.

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