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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 9 [fr]: Et depuis quatre mois, quand il ne fauche pas des plantes OGM,
Caption 9 [en]: And for the past four months, whenever he isn't mowing down GMO crops,

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French Punk - Frustration

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Rock and roll, garage, hard-core, street punk — from Black Flag to Agnostic Front to Crisis, Frustration isn’t just a sentiment, it’s a way of life! With Frustration, “Your life will be sadder, but it’ll be more lucid.”

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Caption 37 [fr]: quand je suis venu en quatre-vingt-douze ou mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-treize,
Caption 37 [en]: when I came in ninety-two or nineteen ninety-three,

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Le Journal - La bougie du sapeur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This newspaper, called “The Sapper’s Candle” (a “sapper” is traditionally a military man who disarms mines), only comes out on the leap year. But how can a periodical published only on February twenty-ninth be financially sound? Maybe it’s true: less is more.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Enfin, on en parle quand même...
Caption 16 [en]: Well, he's still mentioned...

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Disiz la Peste - Dans tes rêves - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Celebrated French rapper Disiz La Peste (Dis Is The Plague) began his acting career in Dans tes rêves (In Your Dreams), a film that relates the story of a young rapper trying to make his way in the music industry.

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Caption 60 [fr]: Et je rêve à travers la vitre quand j'écris ce titre
Caption 60 [en]: And I dream through the window when I write this title

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Le Journal - Dentisterie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Will French dentists soon have their patients grow new teeth, instead of filling in the old ones? New techniques using restorative molecules and even stem cells (which can be found in the baby teeth of children) will go a long way toward helping people smile filling-free.

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Caption 10 [fr]: on sera quand même amené à nettoyer la carie.
Caption 10 [en]: we'll still be forced to clean the cavity.

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Babylon Circus - J'aurais bien voulu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Babylon Circus, a ska band from Lyon, sings in this song about romantic regrets, missed cues, and lost opportunities. “J’aurais bien voulu” could well be translated as “Woulda, coulda, shoulda.”

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Caption 15 [fr]: Mais si je reste à ma place quand tu restes à ta place
Caption 15 [en]: But if I stay in my place while you stay in your place

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Le Journal - Nuits artistiques

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nuits Blanches, French ambiance, old movies and nouvel art make Paris by night even more exciting.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Quand le noble art et l'art contemporain boxent dans la même catégorie...
Caption 6 [en]: When noble art and contemporary art fight in the same category...

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Le Journal - L'île de Pâques

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Twenty-eight years ago, Frenchman Michel Garcia fell in love with Easter Island, home of clear blue water and the breathtaking moai. Since then he’s kept busy as a diving instructor and doting father, and he even found time to discover a new species of shellfish!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Y avait un avion par semaine et tout ça, mais quand on est jeune, on vit l'aventure jusqu'au bout.
Caption 25 [en]: There was one plane a week and all that, but when you are young, you live the adventure to the end.

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Le Journal - L'enseignement du chinois au lycée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The number of French students interested in studying Chinese has soared in French high schools in the last ten years. Though it is currently offered mostly by elite schools, the French government hopes to make it more accessible to all schools in years to come.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Quand on voit le boum économique de la Chine, je crois que ça peut être qu'utile. Pour...
Caption 18 [en]: When you see the economic boom of China, I think it can only be helpful. For...

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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 25 [fr]: est-ce qu'il pourra quand même rembourser ce prêt?
Caption 25 [en]: will he be able to pay back this loan anyway?

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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 17 [fr]: Quand Blatter s'interroge,
Caption 17 [en]: While Blatter wonders,

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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 25 [fr]: Quand j'ai fait cette photo, la baleine était en train de dormir.
Caption 25 [en]: When I took this picture, the whale was sleeping.

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Le Journal - Un hamburger très cher!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

New York based French chef Daniel Boulud brings his refined French culinary skills to that most typical American dish, the hamburger. Discover the secrets that make this burger the most expensive in the world.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Eh bien, j'ai voulu faire quand même un burger, un hamburger
Caption 5 [en]: Well, I still wanted to make a burger, a hamburger

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Le Journal - Sans domicile fixe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Homelessness is difficult for anyone, but for women the dangers can be more acute and the experience even more alienating than for men.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Quand vous êtes une femme, vous avez plus de chance d'être précaire,
Caption 10 [en]: When you're a woman, you are more likely to be at risk,

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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 18 [fr]: Il y en a quand même qui tiquent un peu.
Caption 18 [en]: Yet some are a little hesitant.

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