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Vauréal - Stéphanie, Asgard Costumes

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Stéphanie makes amazing medieval costumes that she sells at markets and festivals around the country. She even makes them to order for medieval-themed weddings!

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Caption 49 [fr]: Voilà le... le... le... l'inspiration prend sa source beaucoup dans... dans l'imaginaire.
Caption 49 [en]: Right, the... the... the... the inspiration has its source very much in... in the imagination.

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Joanna - Son nouvel appartement

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Joanna just moved into a new apartment, which is slightly bigger than her old one, and she invited us inside to show us around. She uses some essential household-related vocabulary in her tour, so keep your eyes open for any words you don't already know!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Et voilà. Je ferme la porte.
Caption 18 [en]: Here we are. I close the door.

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Yacine Boularès - La Famille des Saxophones

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Yacine Boularès, from the band Afro Groove Collective, talks about the different kinds of saxophones and gives a demonstration of each one. If you'd like to expand your saxophone knowledge even further, check out these Yabla videos from jazz musician Alex Terrier!

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Caption 4 [fr]: qui n'est pas le plus aigu, parce qu'il y a un sopranino, euh... mais qui est très peu joué, voilà.
Caption 4 [en]: which is not the highest one, because there is a sopranino, uh... but which is played very little, there you are.

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Le Mans TV - Benjamin Perrot: "La rébellion du combiné"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Overwhelmed by the amount of text messages and other technological annoyances in his life, singer-songwriter Benjamin Perrot uses this acoustic session on Le Mans TV as an opportunity to "disconnect." Don't let your phone distract you while watching this video!

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Caption 37 [fr]: En quelque sorte, mais voilà
Caption 37 [en]: Sort of, but there you have it

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Flora - et le théâtre

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Flora tells us about her love of theater, what it means to her, and how it helped her overcome her shyness.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Euh... voilà, on a... on a... on a joué du Ionesco, euh...
Caption 36 [en]: Uh... there you go, we... we... we did some Ionesco, uh...

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Micro-Trottoirs - L'endroit le plus insolite

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

It's not exactly an everyday occurrence in France to be stopped on the street and questioned about your sex life, but most of these pedestrians, both young and old, seem perfectly comfortable with revealing their romantic secrets on camera.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Euh, dehors, euh... dans le jardin, voilà.
Caption 16 [en]: Uh, outside, uh... in the garden, there you are.

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Alex Terrier - Le saxophone - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex explains the differences between the soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. This is one of those situations where size definitely matters.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Donc voilà. À chaque fois, le... plus l'instrument est long, est grand,
Caption 12 [en]: So there you have it. Each time, the... the longer the instrument is, the bigger,

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Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It’s the perfect day for a stroll along the Atlantic. Jean-Marc shows off more of his hospitable surroundings. Check out the sun, sand, and cold, cold water.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Voilà, c'était Jean-Marc.
Caption 38 [en]: So this has been Jean-Marc.

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Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fate works in funny ways. Melissa’s tale of how she came to be in Mozart, l'opéra rock shows us that some things are just written in the stars. We’re glad she agreed.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Et... et voilà que... en allant à une soirée organisée par ma maison disques,
Caption 10 [en]: And... and it happened that... while going to a party thrown by my record company,

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Melissa Mars - Et Alors!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Melissa talks about the making of the music video for her second clip “Et Alors!” She was lucky enough to find a director whose vision matched her own. Great minds think alike!

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Caption 23 [fr]: Et, euh... et voilà, donc du coup, ben évidemment j'ai... j'ai... j'ai craqué sur ce projet,
Caption 23 [en]: And, uh... and there, so as a result, well of course I... I... I fell head over heels for this project,

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Melissa Mars - Melissa et son premier album

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Meet Melissa Mars: actress, singer, songwriter, storyteller, dreamer, “Martian.” In the first of her interviews with Yabla, Melissa tells us how her career got launched.

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Caption 17 [fr]: et celle d'un personnage, d'un double que je fantasme et qui s'appelle Mars. Voilà!
Caption 17 [en]: and the one of a character, of a double whom I dreamt up and whose name is Mars. There!

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Fanny parle des saisons - S'habiller en hiver

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny braves the elements to tell us about her winter fashions and accessories and how best to stay warm during the colder months.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Et voilà, me voilà parée pour, euh... sortir par, euh... moins zéro, moins quinze degrés.
Caption 14 [en]: And there we have it, here I am dressed to, uh... go out in, uh... below zero, negative fifteen degrees.

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Visiter un yacht - Dans la cuisine

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sure, the kitchen might be a little smaller on a yacht, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare a delicious dish! Patrick Barbary whips up some pasta for us and invites us to dine with him. Cheers, Captain!

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Caption 11 [fr]: Voilà! Maintenant la sauce: tomates et euh... chair à saucisse, oignon, ''garlic'', sel.
Caption 11 [en]: There! Now, the sauce: tomatoes and uh... sausage meat, onion, garlic, salt.

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Fanny et Corrine - Langues et cultures

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In our last interview with Fanny and Corrine, we hear a bit more about Brittany and learn about multiculturalism in France and how cultures can influence languages.

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Caption 3 [fr]: pour, euh... -Le garder dans la culture. -Le garder, voilà, dans la... dans leur culture.
Caption 3 [en]: to, uh... -Keep it as part of the culture. -That's it, to keep it in the... in their culture.

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Bertrand Pierre - Sa formation

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Remember Bertrand Pierre, the smooth crooner of “Si vous n’avez rien à me dire”? He’s back to tell us about his background as a musician, and how he stumbled across the Victor Hugo idea…

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Caption 25 [fr]: il joue du bouzouki, qui est un instrument grec. Voilà.
Caption 25 [en]: he plays bouzouki, which is a Greek instrument. That's it.

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