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Fanny parle des saisons - Activités

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le pour et le contre des quatre saisons en France d’après Fanny, et les activités que l’on peut y faire.

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Bicloune - Magasin de vélos à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Bicloune is a unique bicycle shop in Paris with a wide variety of models, from antique bikes from 1905 to contemporary foldable ones. Audrey Hepburn supposedly used to ride a bicycle like one found in this store.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Par contre, du fait de la... des petites roues,
Caption 68 [en]: On the other hand, because of the... the small wheels,

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Le saviez-vous? - La Maison de l'Olive à Nice - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Learn all about olives with this olive merchant from Nice. This lovely store, "La Maison de l'Olive," has all kinds of olive delicacies from the region and across the Mediterranean basin. Did you know that the olive groves (oliveraies) in the Nice region were planted by the Greeks?

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et par contre, on fait [des] cocktails d'olives,
Caption 20 [en]: And on the other hand, we make olive cocktails,

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François - Livres conseillés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

François selected three books to show us that are suitable for teens, adults, and French-language learners alike: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh by Philippe Claudel, and Les Demeurées by Jeanne Benameur.

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Caption 35 [fr]: et euh... contre... un petit peu contre le... la... l'intolérance autour d'elle.
Caption 35 [en]: and uh... against... sort of against the... the... the intolerance around her.

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Lionel - à la ferme

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us around a family farm that spans three generations. This traditional dairy and cattle farm takes good care of its animals, which enjoy a special "cow wash." Nursing cows are allowed a break from milk production prior to calving, and nothing is left to chance as the sex of the newborn calf is predetermined thanks to artificial insemination.

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Caption 48 [fr]: Mais par contre on sait si ce sera des vaches laitières ou des vaches à viandes ou pas?
Caption 48 [en]: But on the other hand do we know if they are going to be dairy cows or beef cattle or not?

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Jean-Marc - Méribel, station de ski

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Not only does Jean-Marc have a totally sweet ride, he also gets to ski on some of the coolest slopes in France. Lucky guy!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Par contre cet ét'... cet hiver on a bénéficié d'une neige, euh, exceptionnelle et...
Caption 8 [en]: However this summ'... this winter we enjoyed an exceptional, uh, snowfall, and...

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Jean-Marc - La plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Frenchman Jean-Marc takes a trip to the seaside and lets us know how the beaches of New York’s Long Island compare to those in France. (Though clearly he’s never been to Long Beach on a holiday weekend!)

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Caption 6 [fr]: et par contre la mer est beaucoup plus froide chez nous.
Caption 6 [en]: and by contrast the sea is a lot colder by us.

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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 11 [fr]: mais par contre au même moment j'ai rencontré un compositeur, euh... avec qui, euh...
Caption 11 [en]: but on the other hand I met a songwriter at the same time, uh... with whom, uh...

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Fanny parle des saisons - La Bouffe

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny’s not only an expert on what to wear during different seasons—she clearly knows all about what’s good to eat. Raclette or rougail sausage, anyone?

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et l'été par contre, on aime avoir l'estomac assez léger.
Caption 6 [en]: And in the summer on the other hand, we like to have a pretty light stomach.

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Farmer François - Le stand de légumes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Feast your eyes on some of the finest organic produce Quebec has to offer! Farmer François shows us all the best of November’s fruits and vegetables — from the staples, like apples, potatoes, and garlic, to the less usual offerings, like black eggplant and kohlrabi.

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Caption 21 [fr]: On lutte contre les plantes sauvages, aussi, qui envahissent le champ...
Caption 21 [en]: We also fight off the weeds that invade the field...

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Interviews à Central Park - Discussion politique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We’re back in Central Park! This time, French teens Barbara and Lorraine discuss politics, including the recent controversial Contrat Première Embauche and President Nicolas Sarkozy. (Love him or leave him? The girls don’t quite agree…)

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Caption 31 [fr]: qui ont manifesté contre cette loi,
Caption 31 [en]: who protested against this law,

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NoJazz - DJ Mike

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

DJ Mike, from the electronica band NoJazz, tells us about one of his teachers, who suffered from two rather unfortunate problems…

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Caption 24 [fr]: Enfin ça... ça, par contre, ça doit être vrai. Je pense qu'c'est vrai.
Caption 24 [en]: Well that... that, on the other hand, that's gotta be true. I believe that's true.

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