Un homme défie la ville en ne tondant pas son gazon
B2 French listening practice · Québec French · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
About this clip
A 1:57 video in French at B2 level, suitable for upper-intermediate learners. The speech is at a natural pace around 238 words per minute, rated 4.8/5, hard listening difficulty by Reelang’s algorithm.
What this clip covers:
- ▸News & Current Events - Breaking news, current events, and journalism.
- ▸Nature & Environment - The natural world, climate, and sustainability.
- ▸Daily Life - Everyday routines, home life, and real-world situations.
From Radio-Canada Info↗ on YouTube.Watch original→
Vocabulary frequency
How common is the vocabulary in this B2 French listening practice listening practice?
91.3%
of words are in the top 2,000 most common French words
Based on this reel’s transcript, most of the vocabulary is high-frequency, everyday French.
General French frequency
86.1%
Top 1,000
91.3%
Top 2,000
96.8%
Top 5,000
Spoken French frequency
88.6%
Top 1,000
98.7%
Top 2,000
100%
Top 5,000
👄 Conversational vocabulary
This reel’s words appear more often in subtitle-based spoken-French data than in general usage, so it may feel closer to everyday conversation.
Words above this video’s level
Quick glosses for vocabulary that goes beyond this video’s B2 level.
recoupe
2×
Rare / outside top 5,000
(formal) cut back
florale
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
floral
jaser
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
to chatter
pollinisateur
1×
Rare / outside top 5,000
pollinator
désobéissance florale
1×
intentional neglect of lawn regulations for nature
Source: wordfreq 3.1.1 (general) · Lexique 3.83 (spoken). Buckets approximate; exact ranks not stored.
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