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Laurent Leclercq - Restauration de meubles anciens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Laurent Leclercq is a specialist in the restoration of antique furniture. He's so passionate about his craft that he finds excuses to go into the studio when he's on vacation!

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Caption 51 [fr]: où on a fait, euh... des très beaux travaux de marqueterie
Caption 51 [en]: when they did, uh... very beautiful marquetry work

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Micro-Trottoirs - Compliments, à pile ou face

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, people on the street are asked about the best compliments they ever received... and the worst.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Bon, les... que j'ai des beaux yeux,
Caption 3 [en]: Well, the... that I have beautiful eyes,

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Y en a d'autres, des beaux immeubles vides
Caption 13 [en]: There are others, beautiful empty buildings

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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 42 [fr]: Ils sont beaux les petits, là. Ils sont nés hier? -Ah, ouais, ouais, nés hier.
Caption 42 [en]: The little ones are beautiful, here. They were born yesterday? -Oh, yeah, yeah, born yesterday.

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Manif de la semaine - Anti pub, Anti écran

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In a convivial atmosphere, complete with brass bands and good humor, Parisians gather in the streets to have fun and raise awareness about the proliferation of electronic adverstising in the subways. A new citizen movement is spreading throughout France: anyone can join the ranks of "Les Reposeurs" [Redecorators], a group of protesters armed with kraft paper, markers, and whiteboard paint to write anti-advertising messages on posters and billboards.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Elles massacrent les beaux... les... Regardez auprès de le... la Sainte-Chapelle;
Caption 21 [en]: They ruin the beautiful... the... Look near the... the Sainte-Chapelle [Holy Chapel];

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Cap 24 - Alessandro di Sarno se met au point de croix

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

If you're a crafty person, consider attending the "Salon des métiers et activités de la création" (Jobs and Creative Activities Trade Show), which features a large number of hands-on workshops related to fine arts, framing, needlework, and more. In this video, Alessandro interviews a workshop instructor who explains an interesting sewing technique called the counted cross-stitch.

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Caption 3 [fr]: utilisés dans les activités de beaux arts,
Caption 3 [en]: utilized in the activities of fine arts,

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Claudine Thibout Pivert - 2ème Salon du livre et des vieux papiers Mazamet

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claudine Thibout Pivert, a prolific poet, musician, and artist, talks about her latest books and the source of her inspiration, her childhood spent in the beautiful Anjou region of France.

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Caption 57 [fr]: avec les... tous les... tous les beaux châteaux qui sont par là-bas, les...
Caption 57 [en]: with the... all the... all the beautiful castles that are over there, the...

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Actu Vingtième - Vendanges parisiennes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A grape harvest right in the heart of Paris? Some might call it a miracle, but the "Vendange Château Charonne" (Charonne Castle Grape Harvest) is celebrated each year with a huge block party in the eleventh arrondissement. There are plenty of prizes to win (thousands, in fact!) and delicious wines to sample.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Ils sont beaux vos ballons!
Caption 34 [en]: They're beautiful, your balls!

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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 22 [fr]: Avec leurs couleurs grises et blanches, c'est quand même pas les plus beaux, hein...
Caption 22 [en]: With their gray and white coloring, they really aren't the most beautiful ones, you know...

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Fanny et Corrine - Leurs origines

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Fanny and Corrine tell us all about the merits of their hometowns. Crepes and parties? Or hot weather and bouillabaisse? Either way, you get some lovely beaches!

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Caption 16 [fr]: peut-être la pollution, mais on... en tout cas, on a de beaux paysages.
Caption 16 [en]: maybe pollution, but we... in any case, we have beautiful landscapes.

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