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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 9 [fr]: Et tu pourras en parler à tout le monde.
Caption 9 [en]: And you'll be able to talk about it to everyone.

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to Marsal with a few comments from Michel, who shows us a stone marking the passage of a Roman emperor in Marsal in the first century AD. And Lionel has a few salty expressions in store for you...

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Caption 48 [fr]: La note est salée, peut-être pour le restaurant tout à l'heure.
Caption 48 [en]: The bill is salty [huge], maybe for the restaurant shortly.

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to the Salt Museum in Marsal, dedicated to the history of the town's saltworks. He introduces us to Michel, president of the Friends of the Museum, and to Juliette, who is starting her first day on the job.

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Caption 10 [fr]: la demoiselle qui est à mes côtés. -Bonjour. -C'est son premier jour à Marsal.
Caption 10 [en]: the young lady who is by my side. -Hello. -It's her first day in Marsal.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie de Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Victor Hugo is best known for his novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, but he also wrote numerous poems. In this video, Patricia reads an excerpt from his poem "À l'Arc de Triomphe," in which he pays tribute to the city of Paris.

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Caption 75 [fr]: Le jour où Paris se tairait!
Caption 75 [en]: The day when Paris would fall silent!

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Alsace 20 - Grand sapin de Strasbourg: tout un art pour le décorer!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

It takes a lot to decorate the 31-meter high Christmas tree on Strasbourg's Place Kléber: ten technicians, two bucket lifts, 75 thousand lights. Luckily, the operation is being managed by Antoinette Pfimlin, who has 20 years of experience decorating giant trees in a hard hat.

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Caption 6 [fr]: sont comme au premier jour.
Caption 6 [en]: are like the first day.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Molière est devenu aussi célèbre - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How did Molière become so successful? The French playwright, whose plays are still being performed today, did not just rely on his talent as a writer—he knew how to drum up publicity for himself as well.

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Caption 63 [fr]: Grâce à tout ça,« Les Précieuses ridicules » font le buzz.
Caption 63 [en]: Thanks to all this, "The Absurd Précieuses" creates a buzz.

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this last video on Rambouillet, Daniel shows us around the beautiful and enchanting Espace Rambouillet nature preserve, a large forest filled with deer, birds of prey, and other free-roaming animals. It's a perfect spot for nature lovers and animal lovers alike!

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Caption 34 [fr]: Dans la Forêt des aigles, il y a cet endroit où plusieurs fois par jour
Caption 34 [en]: In the Eagle Forest, there is this place, where several times a day

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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 40 [fr]: Le jour, la nuit,
Caption 40 [en]: Day, night,

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly suggests some songs for more advanced French speakers: Charles Aznavour's "La bohème," Angèle's "Balance ton quoi," Stromae's "Formidable," Serge Gainsbourg's "La javanaise," and Orelsan's "Tout va bien."

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Caption 109 [fr]: à tout ce que voit l'enfant.
Caption 109 [en]: for everything the child sees.

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Lionel - Marsal - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Did you know that parts of France and Germany were underwater millions of years ago? Learn more about this and other surprising facts at the Marsal Salt Museum.

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Caption 8 [fr]: C'est son premier jour ici à Marsal.
Caption 8 [en]: It's her first day here in Marsal.

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Calendar of Peace includes three figures depicted with their eyes closed, signifying their "inward-looking" lives: Jesus, Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Caption 58 [fr]: ou qui a fait telle chose
Caption 58 [en]: or who did such and such a thing,

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don't miss this rendezvous with Daniel Benchimol in the town of Poissy near Paris. Enjoy a visit to a twelfth-century Romanesque church called the Collégiale de Poissy. You can also visit its priory, which now houses a toy museum to the delight of the little ones.

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Caption 28 [fr]: À l'époque, le Prieuré Royal pouvait accueillir
Caption 28 [en]: At the time, the Royal Priory could house

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Lea - La Cinémathèque française

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea shows us one of the largest film libraries in the world, the Cinémathèque Française, which contains over forty thousand films. After the Cinémathèque's original home in the Palais de Chaillot burned down, it relocated to a brand-new facility in Paris's twelfth arrondissement.

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Caption 38 [fr]: jusqu'au jour où en quatre-vingt-dix-sept
Caption 38 [en]: until the day when, in ninety-seven,

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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Donc, euh... le début... le vrai début du jour'... du "Canard Enchaîné"
Caption 37 [en]: So, uh... the beginning... the true beginning of the news'... of the "Canard Enchaîné"

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Melissa Mars - From Paris with Love

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Melissa is truly multi-talented. You’ve heard her sing and watched her clever, creative music videos. Did you know she also has a role in the mega blockbuster From Paris with Love, with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers? We’re starstruck!

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Caption 3 [fr]: C'est vrai que moi, le premier jour où j'ai rencontré, euh... John Travolta,
Caption 3 [en]: It's true that me, the first day I met, uh... John Travolta,

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