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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Le Minitel, c'est quoi ? Un annuaire téléphonique, un petit ordinateur, une messagerie ? Oui, c'est un peu tout ça. Cette petite merveille des années 80 a laissé place aux super ordinateurs que vous allez découvrir dans cette vidéo.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2, we learn more fascinating facts about Marie Antoinette's private life, as well as some of her famous quotes. Can you guess what her last words were?

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Caption 140 [fr]: quelqu'un que tout le monde connaît.
Caption 140 [en]: someone whom everyone knows.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of this video, you will learn how Austrian-born queen Marie Antoinette, whose native language was German, came to speak very good French. How did she do it? Watch this video and get inspired!

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Caption 19 [fr]: ou en tout cas qui avait beaucoup de réparties.
Caption 19 [en]: or in any case who had a lot of repartee.

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France 3 - Minitel : l'Internet avant l'heure - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Have you ever heard of the Minitel? In this video, you'll discover vintage technology from the seventies and eighties. Though once state of the art, the poor Minitel is now gathering dust in people's attics...

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Caption 60 [fr]: checker son compte en banque, tout ça,
Caption 60 [en]: checking one's bank account, all that,

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Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In part 2 of this review of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, we learn why Napoleon really left the island of Elba and how he dealt with the death of his wife Josephine.

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Caption 50 [fr]: C'est le rôle de tout réalisateur.
Caption 50 [en]: That's the role of every director.

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Le Monde - Comment la Marche des Beurs a révélé la crise des banlieues - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On October 15, 1983, a dozen people set out from Marseille to march against racism and police violence. En route to Paris, they met many people who, to their surprise, were sympathetic to their cause.

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Caption 14 [fr]: ou en tout cas déconsidérées par les policiers qui sont entrés.
Caption 14 [en]: or in any case discredited by the police officers who came in.

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Professeur Joseph Melone - L'origine du mot France

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Professor Joseph Melone explains to us how countries got their name. He shares some very interesting insights on the origin of the name "France," coming from the word franc.

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Caption 24 [fr]: tout d'un coup, ben oui, euh... sur le mot "France"
Caption 24 [en]: all of a sudden, well yes, uh... regarding the word "France"

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La disparition de Saint-Exupéry - Découverte et identification de son avion - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2 of this video on the disappearance of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, you will find out how the remains of his plane were located and retrieved from the bottom of the sea.

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Caption 31 [fr]: En tout, ces vestiges
Caption 31 [en]: In totality, these remains

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte le développement moderne d'Antibes - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Gérard explains the development of Antibes culminating in the creation of Sophia Antipolis, a kind of science park that changed the face of the city and created a traffic nightmare.

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Caption 5 [fr]: parce que tout ce qui était, euh.... bord de mer a été préservé,
Caption 5 [en]: because everything that was, uh... seaside was preserved,

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Uderzo et Goscinny - 1968

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In tribute to Uderzo's passing, we revisit the history of the famous comic strip Asterix and Obelix. In an old interview, Uderzo and Goscinny explain how they came up with Asterix in 1959.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Uderzo, est-ce que vous avez tout de suite trouvé le bon Astérix,
Caption 18 [en]: Uderzo, did you find the right Asterix right away,

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme vous avez pu nous voir faire tout à l'heure.
Caption 21 [en]: as you could see us do just a minute ago.

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 6 [fr]: tout en soignant sa vision contemporaine.
Caption 6 [en]: all while taking care of his contemporary vision [approach].

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Voyage dans Paris - Cour de l'Industrie - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol visits Aline Putot, a renowned sculptor whose studio is located in the Cour de l'Industrie (Industry Courtyard), a revived artisan district in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris. Her craft requires very old tools, some dating from the nineteenth century, as well as more modern ones. Enjoy her beautiful creations!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Tout ce qui concerne l'ornement.
Caption 9 [en]: Everything that involves ornament.

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Abbaye du Relec : Immersion dans un potager du Moyen Âge

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Have you ever eaten an orache or a cardoon? Though popular in the Middle Ages, these vegetables are rarely harvested nowadays. But you'll find them in the garden of the Abbaye du Relec (Relec Abbey) in Brittany, which contains vegetables from many different time periods and countries.

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Caption 26 [fr]: D'accord. -Voilà. -OK, on cuisine tout ça donc.
Caption 26 [en]: -OK. -That's it. -OK, so we cook all that.

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