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Interviews à Central Park - Discussion politique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nous voilà de retour à “Central Park”! Cette fois, les adolescentes françaises Barbara et Lorraine discutent de politique, y compris de la récente polémique sur le Contrat première embauche et du Président Nicolas Sarkozy. (On l’aime ou on le laisse tomber? Les filles ne sont pas tout à fait d’accord…)

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Vauréal - Véronique Schneider

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Véronique Schneider is a milliner, or hatmaker, who worked for the Comédie-Française in Paris and then moved to the Cour des Arts in Vauréal to make custom hats that anyone can wear.

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Caption 81 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 81 [en]: There you are.

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Lionel & Lahlou - La grève

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Paris, Lionel talks to Lahlou about the ordeal of getting to and from work during the recent pension reform strikes. With ten out of fourteen subway lines closed, Lahlou's commute can take upwards of three hours.

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Caption 57 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 57 [en]: That's it.

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Lionel - Les bières artisanales Coin Coin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel is at a local market in Toul near Alsace, where he samples a beer from a local micro-brewery that sells its products at several markets in the area. The beer goes by the name of "Coin Coin" ("Quack Quack") for no other reason than catching people's attention. The young lady, who brews the beer herself, reassures Lionel that consuming her beer will not give him webbed feet...

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Caption 40 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 40 [en]: That's right.

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Lionel - Le vin de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel visits a winery in the Lorraine region, which was full of vineyards in Roman times. Only a fraction of those vineyards remain today. This particular winery produces a wine called "Gris de Toul" (Toul Gray) due to the grayish color of the grapes during the fermentation process.

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Caption 47 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 47 [en]: There we are.

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Lionel L - Le Canard enchaîné

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

According to Lionel, we hear far too much about Charlie Hebdo and not enough about Le Canard Enchaîné, which is about to celebrate its centenary in 2016. This quality satirical newspaper is in a similar vein to Charlie Hebdo. Both papers even shared the same cartoonist, Cabu, who sadly did not survive the January attack on Charlie Hebdo. Le Canard Enchaîné was no stranger to extremist threats either.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 40 [en]: There you have it.

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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 55 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 55 [en]: There you are.

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B-Girl Frak - La Danse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile, aka “B-Girl Frak,” has been dancing most of her life. But it wasn’t until she discovered hip-hop that she realized what dancing as an art form really meant to her.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Voilà.
Caption 31 [en]: That's it.

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Interviews à Central Park - Les 24 Heures du Mans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How long would you like to spend driving a race car around a track? An hour? Two? How about twenty-four? In the third in our series of Central Park interviews, we hear from a Le Mans native about the famous 24 heures du Mans.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Voilà!
Caption 12 [en]: And there you have it!

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Vauréal - Denis Lagarde, coutelier - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After thirty years as a graphic designer, Denis Lagarde decided to switch gears and work in the "completely crazy world" of artisan cutlery, fulfilling a childhood dream.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Voilà, je fais de la coutellerie custom
Caption 2 [en]: There you are, I do custom cutlery

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Vauréal - Laurent Azriel, luthier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Laurent Azriel is a luthier in Vauréal. In this video, he talks about his craft, how he became a luthier, and the demands of his job, which he loves!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Voilà, nous nous trouvons dans mon atelier de lutherie.
Caption 2 [en]: Here we are in my lutherie workshop [string instrument workshop].

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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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Vauréal - Coryn Wolk, Vitraux

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Coryn Wolk makes exquisite creations out of stained glass. She uses several techniques, such as the lead and Tiffany methods, as well as oven fusion.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Alors voilà, je suis Coryn.
Caption 1 [en]: So then, I'm Coryn.

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Pep's - Réparation de parapluies

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Thierry Millet is an umbrella repairer in Paris, and one of last remaining ones in France. He shares his wealth of knowledge and some interesting umbrella facts. Did you know that the first umbrella dates from 6500 B.C.?

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Caption 58 [fr]: Déjà, on se dit: voilà.
Caption 58 [en]: Already, we think: that's it.

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Victoria - dirigeante de Millymenthe

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Victoria manages Millymenthe, one of the last remaining herbalist's shops in France. If you're ever in the Essonne area, stop by the shop and enjoy the specialty of the region, a delicious peppermint tea.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Et voilà, c'est vraiment la... la valeur ajoutée
Caption 46 [en]: And there you have it, it's really the... the added value

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