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Alsace 20 - Rammstein à Strasbourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

German metal band Rammstein has no shortage of fans. Listen to devotees describe just what it is that makes the band compelling enough to sell out ten thousand tickets in just two days.

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Caption 3 [en]: fans are waiting to be warmed up by their idols' music.
Caption 3 [fr]: des fans attendent d'être réchauffés par la musique de leurs idoles.

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Fanny parle des saisons - Activités

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Perhaps some people enjoy the five long, cold months of winter in France, but our Fanny would rather spend her time outside in the sun, not freezing in line just to wait for the coat check… Which season gets your vote?

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Caption 13 [en]: And while waiting, we're very, very cold.
Caption 13 [fr]: Et en attendant on a très, très froid.

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Le Journal - Les Ch'tis

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The “ch’ti” dialect and way of life of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France is the subject of the movie Bienvenue chez les ch’tis, number two on the all-time French box office list and the first French movie on the list. Actor-director Dany Boon knew just the right mix of ingredients to make it stick.

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Caption 18 [en]: In the waiting lines of the movie theaters of the region,
Caption 18 [fr]: Dans les files d'attente des cinémas de la région,

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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 7 [en]: In France, you can count on waiting six to eight months to retake a driving test
Caption 7 [fr]: En France, il faut compter six à huit mois pour repasser le permis de conduire

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Le Journal - Le droit de mourir

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Chantal Sébire, whose face was disfigured by a large and incurable tumor that caused her excruciating pain and made her blind, had one request: to end her own life. But the French government refused to allow her to obtain a prescription from her doctor for a lethal amount of drugs. One week after this report, Ms. Sébire was found dead in her home.

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Caption 12 [en]: I'm waiting for the judge's decision,
Caption 12 [fr]: J'attends la décision du juge,

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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 4 [en]: Where we kill time waiting for the decent days to return to us
Caption 4 [fr]: Où l'on tue le temps en attendant que nous reviennent les jours séants

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Le Journal - Sarkozy en Afrique du Sud - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A first look at French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s visit to South Africa. He proposes a new axis in the capital’s “Francafrican” politics and shores up relations with English-speaking Africa.

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Caption 5 [en]: On the threshold of this anti-AIDS care center, a figure of the anti-apartheid struggle is waiting for him:
Caption 5 [fr]: Sur le seuil de ce centre de soins anti-SIDA, une figure de la lutte anti-apartheid l'attend:

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Les Héritiers - Les bonnes recettes - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

For more than ten years, Les Héritiers [The Heirs] restaurant in Montreal, which specializes in French cuisine made from Quebecois ingredients, has been concocting dishes like risotto with marinated ginger and rack of lamb with garlic and rosemary sauce. But the food isn’t the only reason for the popularity of Les Héritiers: you can bring your own wine!

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Caption 34 [en]: We'll be waiting for you. Thanks!
Caption 34 [fr]: On vous attend. Merci!

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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 16 [en]: In the fall we'll be waiting for spring
Caption 16 [fr]: À l'automne on attendra le printemps

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Amadou et Mariam - Sénégal Fast Food - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Senegal

Amadou and Mariam share singing duties with co-producer Manu Chao on a song with themes of migration and dislocation.

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Caption 17 [en]: Number thirty-nine is waiting there, is waiting there
Caption 17 [fr]: Numéro trente-neuf y attend, y attend

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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 19 [en]: They are already waiting in line in the dining room.
Caption 19 [fr]: En salle, on fait déjà la queue.

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Le Journal - Les navigateurs du Vendée Globe - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Vendée Globe single-handed around-the-world race is one of the most grueling tests of man’s endurance against nature, with a little help from technology. The race starts, and ends, in the Bay of Sables d’Olonne.

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Caption 4 [en]: were waiting for this moment for months, some for years.
Caption 4 [fr]: attendaient ce moment depuis des mois, des années pour certains.

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Le Journal - Retour sur scène de Julio Iglesias

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Julio Iglesias tours France for the first time in 27 years and is very warmly received, especially by the ladies. Julio not only sings a few songs in French, but can speak it as well, and proves as much during an on-camera interview.

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Caption 3 [en]: So many years waiting for a kiss from him...
Caption 3 [fr]: Tant d'années à espérer ce baiser de lui...

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Le Journal - Le bac

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Students taking the baccalaureate exam must complete an essay, choosing amongst several possible philosophical and political themes. France 2 talks with some students about the experience, and asks some prominent politicians what they might have written if presented with the same task.

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Caption 20 [en]: But waiting is out of the question; they want to know if they had the right ideas.
Caption 20 [fr]: Mais pas question d'attendre; ils veulent savoir s'ils ont fait le bon plan.

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