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Le saviez-vous? - Le romantisme français

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France

On dit que Paris est la ville la plus romantique dans le monde mais pourquoi? Dans cette vidéo, nous allons explorer le sens du mot "romantique" et l'origine du romantisme français qui est issu d'un mouvement culturel apparu en Angleterre et en Allemagne.

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Fanny et Corrine - Langues et cultures

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Dans notre dernier Interview avec Fanny et Corrine nous avons entendu un peu plus sur la Bretagne et nous avons appris quelque chose sur le multiculturisme en France et de plus, comment peuvent les cultures influencer notre langue.

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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 41 [fr]: Alors attends, je ne sais plus.
Caption 41 [en]: So wait, I don't know anymore [I don't remember].

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Sophie et Patrice - Marcel Proust

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice had the opportunity to portray literary icon Marcel Proust in a production on a beach. He and Sophie reflect on this wonderful experience.

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Caption 19 [fr]: On avait de la chance, en plus.
Caption 19 [en]: We were lucky, moreover.

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What better way to learn and improve your French than through songs? Nelly will share her favorites with you, some of which—including "Je veux" by Zaz, "Elle me dit" by Mika, and "Dernière danse" by Indila—are even available on Yabla! Why not check them out?

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Caption 11 [fr]: puisque c'est le jour le plus long de l'année.
Caption 11 [en]: since it's the longest day of the year.

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Axel et Alice - Les affiches

Difficulty: Beginner

Belgium, France

Alice shows Axel the posters she's designed for the queer poetry festival at Brussels' Maison poème.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Je viens de... d'imprimer pour... pour que visuellement, ce soit plus chouette à montrer.
Caption 2 [en]: I've just... printed so... so that it would be visually nicer to present.

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Le saviez-vous? - "À une passante" de Charles Baudelaire

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia reads "À une passante" (To a Passerby), a classic poem from Charles Baudelaire's collection Les Fleurs du mal (The Flowers of Evil).

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Caption 45 [fr]: Ne te verrai-je plus que dans l'éternité?
Caption 45 [en]: Will I only ever see you in eternity?

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Le saviez-vous? - La série "Il était une fois"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia introduces the famous French animated series Il était une fois (Once Upon a Time), which follows a time-traveling family through the high points of human civilization and into the future. We have several episodes available on Yabla, which you can find here, and more coming soon!

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Caption 2 [fr]: C'est comme ça que commencent les plus beaux voyages dans l'imaginaire.
Caption 2 [en]: That's how the most beautiful journeys of the imagination begin.

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Le saviez-vous? - "Barbara" de Jacques Prévert

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia recites a famous poem by Jacques Prévert called "Barbara." The poem is set in Brest, a town that was devastated by German bombs in the Second World War.

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Caption 49 [fr]: Mais ce n'est plus pareil et tout est abîmé
Caption 49 [en]: But it's not the same anymore and everything is ruined

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Ville de Nice - 75ème anniversaire du livre Le Petit Prince de Saint-Exupéry

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In 2021, the city of Nice is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the timeless classic The Little Prince by the famous writer and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, who had strong ties with the city.

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Caption 21 [fr]: est plus que jamais parmi nous en...
Caption 21 [en]: is more than ever among us in...

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Le saviez-vous? - L'architecture du Vieux Nice

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Discover the unique street patterns of Old Nice, which benefit from the Mediterranean wind and provide an ingenious and efficient cooling system for the neighborhood.

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Caption 39 [fr]: de grandes terrasses ou plus intimes
Caption 39 [en]: large terraces or more intimate ones

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Le saviez-vous? - Henri Matisse et le Vieux Nice

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The artist Henri Matisse lived in a beautiful building, the Palais Caïs de Pierlas, in the Old Nice neighborhood. He captured the neighborhood's colorful atmosphere in many of his paintings.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Le palais Caïs de Pierlas est l'un des plus anciens du Vieux Nice.
Caption 3 [en]: The Caïs de Pierlas Palace is one of the oldest in Old Nice.

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Les Enfoirés - On demande pas la lune

Difficulty: Beginner

France

For the opening of the show "Dans l’Œil des Enfoirés" (In the Eye of the Bastards) in 2011, Jean-Jacques Goldman sang the song "On demande pas la lune" (We Aren't Asking for the Moon). French singers and artists Patricia Kaas, Maxime Le Forestier, Lorie, Maurane, Mimie Mathy, and many more joined in the singing in honor of the late comedic actor Coluche, who founded the soup kitchen "Les Restos du Cœur" (Restaurants of the Heart).

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et en plus Coluche n'est plus là
Caption 8 [en]: And what's more, Coluche [French comedic actor] isn't here anymore

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie française: Baudelaire - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia introduces one of France's most renowned poets, Charles Baudelaire. His major work, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), is still the most studied poetry collection in French schools and was as much a source of controversy as admiration in his day. Baudelaire's love affair with his muse, actress Jeanne Duval, was a main source of inspiration for Les Fleurs du Mal.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Plus de cent ans après la création de ses poèmes,
Caption 4 [en]: Over one hundred years after the creation of his poems,

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Le saviez-vous? - "On est pas sorti de l'auberge!"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Where does the expression on n'est pas sorti de l'auberge (we aren't out of the inn) come from? Find out its meaning in this video.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Il nous faut nous tourner vers l'argot et plus précisément l'argot des voleurs
Caption 20 [en]: It's necessary for us to turn toward slang, and more precisely, thieves' slang,

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