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Français avec Nelly - "Demain, dès l'aube" par Victor Hugo - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly recites and explains in great detail Victor Hugo's poem "Demain, dès l'aube" (Tomorrow, at Dawn). Though initially it might read like a love poem, it turns out to be much more tragic.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 12 [en]: There you go.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sandra shows Marie how to make her own watercolor paint by mixing colors from pigments to a binder. She also explains the characteristics of various paintbrushes.

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Caption 60 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 60 [en]: Right.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Molière est devenu aussi célèbre - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Molière wasn't afraid of his plays causing a scandal—in fact, he often orchestrated scandals in order to drum up publicity. Find out more about his marketing genius in this video.

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Caption 60 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 60 [en]: There you have it.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sandra and Marie continue their charcoal drawing lesson. Marie isn't afraid to get her hands dirty!

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Caption 61 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 61 [en]: There you go.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sandra explains to Marie what materials are needed for charcoal drawing. Some you'll need to buy at an art store, but others you can find right at home!

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Caption 38 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 38 [en]: Right.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The moment of truth has come for Marie. She is going to draw a figure with the right proportions for Sandra.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 28 [en]: There.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Sandra learns to draw hands and feet. And you will learn the words for the different parts of them in French.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 43 [en]: There.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie continues her lesson with Sandra, who will talk about anatomy and how to draw movement. But first, they have to get their payment agreement squared away.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 15 [en]: There it is.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sandra teaches Marie how to draw a plant and a vase using crosshatching and shading to add perspective. Just a few strokes go a long way!

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Caption 50 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 50 [en]: That's it.

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Vauréal - Véronique Schneider

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Véronique Schneider is a milliner, or hatmaker, who worked for the Comédie-Française in Paris and then moved to the Cour des Arts in Vauréal to make custom hats that anyone can wear.

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Caption 81 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 81 [en]: There you are.

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Français avec Nelly - 10 livres faciles à lire en français - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly recommends some more easy books in French by Amélie Nothomb, Guillaume Musso, and Albert Camus. She also discusses the passé simple or simple past tense, which is primarily used in written French.

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Caption 72 [fr]: et beaucoup de dialogues, voilà.
Caption 72 [en]: and lots of dialogue, right.

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Français avec Nelly - "Demain, dès l'aube" par Victor Hugo - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly completes her explication of Victor Hugo's heartbreaking "Demain, dès l'aube," emphasizing the poem's autobiographical aspect and the hardship the author faced.

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Caption 76 [fr]: en coupant des oignons tout à l'heure, voilà.
Caption 76 [en]: while chopping onions earlier, that's it.

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Sophie et Alexandre - Être acteur en 2025

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre talk about their lives as actors, which is not as easy or glamorous as one might think. In order to receive benefits, casual workers in the entertainment industry have to work a total of 507 hours over a year, which is difficult when there isn't steady work.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Voilà. C'est ça que je fais.
Caption 20 [en]: That's it. That's what I do.

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Sophie et Olivier - Les César

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sophie and Olivier discuss the César Awards, the French Oscars. Olivier didn't watch the ceremony, and Sophie only saw some excerpts, but they still find a lot to talk about on the subject!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Voilà et, euh... ben ça avait l'air bien.
Caption 4 [en]: Right, and, uh... well, it looked good.

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Français avec Nelly - Learning French with Literature: "The Stranger" by Albert Camus - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly concludes her reading of Albert Camus's The Stranger, accompanied with some very useful comments.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Voilà pour la lecture de l'incipit de « L'Étranger » d'Albert Camus.
Caption 50 [en]: That's it for the reading of the incipit of "The Stranger" by Albert Camus.

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