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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 21 [fr]: Feuilles sèches, petits grains: les vignes souffrent comme tout le reste de l'agriculture.
Caption 21 [en]: Dry leaves, small grapes: the vineyards are suffering like all the rest of the crops.

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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 18 [fr]: et d'aller faire cette démarche, c'est tout le sens justement de la citoyenneté.
Caption 18 [en]: and to go take this step, that's precisely the meaning of citizenship.

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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.

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Caption 14 [fr]: gratuites, bientôt disponibles en mairie, à coller tout simplement là où il faut.
Caption 14 [en]: free of charge, soon to be available in municipal buildings, to simply stick wherever necessary.

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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.

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Caption 3 [fr]: tout en souhaitant qu'à l'avenir le village martyr reste un symbole de réconciliation et de paix.
Caption 3 [en]: while wishing that in the future the martyred village will remain a symbol of reconciliation and peace.

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Le Journal - Les Malgré-nous/Massacre d'Oradour - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Malgré-nous (Despite Ourselves) are the roughly 130,000 young Alsatians from Lorraine, many of them recruited by force, who served under the Nazis during World War II.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Aucun de ces responsables ne sera inquiété, et pour couronner le tout
Caption 28 [en]: Not one of those leaders was bothered, and on top of it all

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Château Flight featuring Bertrand Burgalat - Les antipodes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

DJ Gilb’R and I:Cube, a unique duo, are the key ingredients of Château Flight. Their innovative electro-fusion beat, with hints of everything from pop to soul, is demonstrated on their album, The Meal.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Ici où tout s'érode
Caption 25 [en]: Here where everything is eroding

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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 15 [fr]: hébergement et restauration compris tout d'même.
Caption 15 [en]: at least with room and board included.

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Le Journal - Les Restos du Cœur

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In 1985, ten million meals were served by Restos du Cœur. By 2004, that number had skyrocketed to sixty million.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et où ça va partir tout ça?
Caption 8 [en]: And where will all that go?

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Le Journal - Un sportif handicapé

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Tanguy de la Forest is ready to fly off to the Paralympic Games.

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Caption 21 [fr]: je... ça m'inquiète pas du tout pour les années à venir, en tout cas, euh...
Caption 21 [en]: I... it doesn't worry me at all for the coming years, at least, uh...

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Le Journal - Le sida

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The mortality rate for people with AIDS in France is one fifth of what it once was. Not only that, but modern medications are much easier to schedule.

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Caption 3 [fr]: une... comment dirais-je, je l'ai dit le mot tout à l'heure, une banalisation
Caption 3 [en]: a... what shall I say, I said the word earlier, a trivialization

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Le Journal - Manifestation de paralysés

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Public transport has not always been easy for those who use wheelchairs, but the SNCF (French National Railway Company) has been making changes that make for a much more pleasant trip.

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Caption 24 [fr]: il faut que tout le réseau des transports soit adapté.
Caption 24 [en]: the entire transportation network must be adapted.

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Le Journal - Concurrence des routiers étrangers

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the US, many American truckers don’t want Mexican drivers on the road. A similar situation is brewing in France where drivers from other countries will do the same work for half as much pay.

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Caption 14 [fr]: tout un... toute une démesure mais qui doivent être assez rapides,
Caption 14 [en]: quite a... quite an exorbitance, but which must be pretty quick,

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Le Journal - Nouveaux artistes pluriculturels

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Newcomers Kader Belarbi and Loumia Hiridjee are bringing fresh blood and talent to the French cultural and commercial landscape.

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Caption 22 [fr]: c'est tout d'un coup, euh... rentrer dans des... des amalgames, ou euh...
Caption 22 [en]: it's suddenly, uh... getting into... amalgams, or uh...

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Le Journal - Baisers interdits dans les couloirs!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

As a gift to journalists looking for a tongue-in-cheek story, French schools have banned kissing. Students ask, “Where’s the harm?”

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Caption 5 [fr]: On travaille, alors voilà, on est dans notre cours et tout,
Caption 5 [en]: We work, so you see, we're in our class and everything,

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Le Journal - iDTGV - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Paris to Marseille for just 19 euros. Passengers are thrilled, but the ticket agent unions are not. These internet-only sale prices are putting their jobs at stake. Onboard, passengers can get a massage, or rent a DVD player, making for a more relaxing trip. Book your seat today!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Quand j'ai vu dix-neuf euros, j'ai dit: "[C'est] dix-neuf euros, quoi." C'est tout, hein?
Caption 9 [en]: When I saw nineteen euros, I said, "[It's like] nineteen euros. That's it, huh?"

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