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Peach FTL - L'Empreinte

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Montpellier-based heavy metal group Peach FTL has been going strong since 1997. “L’Empreinte” comes from their first album, Addiction, released in 2005. They followed up Addiction with Supernova in 2007.

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Caption 2 [fr]: L'espoir fait si mal quand il ne vient pas
Caption 2 [en]: Hope hurts so much when it doesn't come

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Yaaz - La place des anges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This electro-pop song named “La place des anges” belongs to the Belgian group Yaaz’s album Azerty. The word “Azerty” refers to the Qwerty keyboard’s cousin, which is more adapted to French typing.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Elle va quand même pas vous plaire à travers une image
Caption 4 [en]: Anyway, she's not going to please you through an image

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Phil Cambron - Ses révélations

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Singer-songwriter Phil Cambron talks about the “chanson vivante” scene in Montreal, his musical tastes and his ambitions.

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Caption 35 [fr]: pour avoir un support matériel pour pouvoir quand même justement m'exporter.
Caption 35 [en]: to have some material support to still be able to export my music, in fact.

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Dionysos - Miss Acacia

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Miss Acacia is a character in the novel La Mécanique du Cœur (“The Mechanics of the Heart”) by Dionysos lead singer Mathias Malzieu; in it, the protagonist falls madly in love with her.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Quand tes yeux de miel se mêlent aux miens
Caption 3 [en]: When your honey eyes mingle with mine

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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 7 [fr]: et le matin quand je lui en parlais, il disait non, qu'il avait passé une bonne nuit.
Caption 7 [en]: and in the morning, when I spoke to him about it, he would say no, that he'd had a good night.

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Dionysos - Tes lacets sont des fées

Difficulty: Beginner

France

“Tes lacets sont des fées” is an upbeat tune by rock band Dionysos, accompanied by singer Olivia Ruiz. This animated clip transports us into an inferno of love and innocence.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Oh, tu disparais... Quand tu disparais
Caption 25 [en]: Oh, you disappear... When you disappear

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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 8 [fr]: après un premier échec, quand ce n'est pas plus.
Caption 8 [en]: after a first failure, if not longer.

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Le Journal - Champagne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What’s in a name? Quite a lot, as it turns out! Thanks to changes in what land is covered by the Champagne Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (or AOC, the French method of labeling foods and wines according to region), some farmers will soon be able to start cultivating official champagne. But not everyone is a winner—some farmers will lose this prestigious appellation.

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Caption 14 [fr]: On est un peu désolé quand même, parce que... on a investi dans cette parcelle...
Caption 14 [en]: We're a little upset, still, because... we've been investing in this plot...

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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 1 [fr]: Quand la nuit s'éteint, on reprend des couleurs,
Caption 1 [en]: When nighttime fades away, we regain colors,

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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 10 [fr]: Quand j'ai demandé: "C'était quoi un camp d'extermination?",
Caption 10 [en]: When I asked: "What was an extermination camp?",

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The last in our four-part series on Paris fashion week showcases the latest collections of Lanvin by Alber Elbaz, Christian Lacroix and his luxury ready-to-wear, Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs, and Hermès by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Je pense que que quand il y a un [sic] sorte de dialogue entre le business et la création,
Caption 6 [en]: I think that only when there is a sort of dialogue between business and creation,

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No One Is Innocent - La Peur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The band No One Is Innocent (whose name is also the title of a single by the seminal punk band the Sex Pistols—coincidence?) have described themselves as “electro-rock-blues” and list influences as diverse as Beck, Betty Davis, and Black Sabbath. “La Peur” was written around the time of France’s most recent presidential election, and if you listen to the lyrics, it’s not hard to hear its influence on the song’s theme. Perhaps now No One will write an ode to the USA’s new president; they could call it “L’Espoir.”

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Caption 19 [fr]: La pensée est en berne quand le discours reste flou
Caption 19 [en]: Thought is at half-mast when the speech stays vague

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Which four designers’ collections are not to miss (if your income is in the seven digits)? Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent, Loewe, and, for your delicate foot, René Caovilla and his sparkling handmade Venetian shoes.

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Caption 9 [fr]: c'est de faire croire que, et que ça n'est pas, et que ça a l'air quand même.
Caption 9 [en]: is to make people believe that, and that it isn't, and that it looks like it anyway.

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Chanel and its “rock star” designer, Karl Lagerfeld; Loewe, the “Spanish Hermès,” and its creator José Enrique Ona Selfa; Yves Saint-Laurent under the direction of Stefano Pilati: each line offers a distinctive and beautiful collection.

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Caption 2 [fr]: quand Karl Lagerfeld débarque, on frôle l'hystérie réservée à une rock star.
Caption 2 [en]: when Karl Lagerfeld enters, the hysteria nears rock-star levels.

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Manu le Malin - Album Biomechanik III - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Celebrated French hardcore musician Manu le Malin sits down for an interview about his influences and his music. He talks in particular about the last part of his “Biomechanik” series, Biomechanik III: The Final Chapter, which was filmed at the H.R. Giger Museum in Gruyères, Switzerland.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quel a été le premier son qui a déterminé quand même cette vocation, comme bébé évidemment,
Caption 1 [en]: What was the first sound that determined your career, as a baby obviously,

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