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Lionel L - Jacques Guillaume

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jacques Guillaume nous montre son petit atelier en plein cœur de Paris où il répare des rasoirs électriques depuis 1962. Il a même eu la chance de rencontrer des hommes politiques comme Alain Poher et des acteurs comme Eddie Constantine au début de sa carrière. Les clients et la demande ont eu beau changé; il travaille toujours!

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Uderzo et Goscinny - 1968

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Pour commémorer la mort du célèbre Uderzo, co-créateur d'Astérix. Dans un vieil interview, Uderzo and Goscinny expliquent comment la bande dessinée Astérix est née. Il paraît qu'Astérix était bien plus grand au début et qu'il a été réduit de moitié.

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Watt’s In - Zaz : On Ira Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In her interview with "Watt's In," Zaz talks about her debut in the music industry and her very first concert in Germany. She expresses her genuine surprise concerning the recent success of her hit songs "Je veux" (I Want) and "On ira" (We'll Go) and is learning to deal with the demands and expectations of her fans.

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Watt’s In - Indila : Dernière Danse Interview Exlu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Indila, a French singer whose first single "Dernière Danse" (Last Dance) topped the chart in 2013, talks about her debut as a singer. She felt more comfortable as a writer and composer of melodies and only recently started singing onstage.

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Lionel - En studio d'enregistrement - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel introduces us to Norbert, a former mailman who always had an interest in music and, after retiring, finally got to pursue his passion by setting up his own recording studio.

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Caption 57 [fr]: nous sommes début décembre.
Caption 57 [en]: we are in early December.

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Georges - Breizh Numismat

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Georges collects coins that he sells to other collectors. His customers are especially interested in buying old American dollar coins, some of which even have two holes in them! Coins were more than just a currency—they were once used as buttons, jewelry, and even lucky charms.

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Caption 17 [fr]: au début vingtième siècle.
Caption 17 [en]: in the early twentieth century.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Sacrée France Gall

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Following the recent passing of French singer France Gall, people share their reactions and thoughts about her songs and her life. She belonged to an older generation, but young people also enjoyed her songs.

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Caption 17 [fr]: C'était absolument pas du tout ma tasse de thé depuis le début.
Caption 17 [en]: It was absolutely not my cup of tea at all from the beginning.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Macron, fais pas l'autruche !

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After one year in power, President Macron has lost some of his popularity. Opinions are divided as to his performance, but most agree that he is a very shrewd ruler, for better or worse.

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Caption 72 [fr]: [Je] crois qu'il a la stratégie qui consiste à aller très, très vite au début de son mandat
Caption 72 [en]: [I] think he has the strategy that consists in going very, very fast at the beginning of his term

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Lionel - Le club de foot de Nancy - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to a highly regarded soccer club where the shadow of certain famous soccer players like Rouyer and Platini still hangs. The Nancy-Lorraine Soccer Club grooms high school boys into professional soccer players, endeavoring to strike a balance between academic and sporting achievements.

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Caption 43 [fr]: et en début de semaine, les après-midi aussi.
Caption 43 [en]: and early in the week, afternoons also.

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TV Vendée - Vendée : Pierre Zucchi, 104 ans, raconte ses mémoires

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

TV Vendée interviews 104-year-old Pierre Zucchi, an architect and musician who helped build Queen Elizabeth's private hospital. So far, he's written five autobiographical books that he plans to share with his children.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Ce fut le début d'une belle carrière d'architecte en Angleterre,
Caption 24 [en]: It was the beginning of a fine career as an architect in England,

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?

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Caption 82 [fr]: Alors au début, d'abord c'est l'horreur.
Caption 82 [en]: So in the beginning, at first, it's a nightmare.

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Watt’s In - Baden Baden : J'ai Plongé dans le Bruit Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The French pop group Baden Baden talk about their second studio album, Mille Éclairs (A Thousand Lightning Bolts), on this episode of "Watt's In." The band members discuss their creative process and the differences between playing onstage and in the recording studio. You'll also hear a few excerpts from their song "À tes côtés" (At Your Side).

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et vraiment le texte, euh... les premières idées du texte peuvent venir au tout début où vraiment c'est...
Caption 32 [en]: And really the text, uh... the first ideas of the text can come right at the beginning when really it's...

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Watt’s In - Maître Gims : J'me Tire Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The twenty-seven-year-old rapper Maître Gims talks about a change of direction in his career path. He decided to leave his rap group Sexion d'Assaut to sing solo for a while. He assures us that it's an amicable agreement and that he is looking forward to spreading his wings.

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Caption 104 [fr]: Pour le public de base, pour le début, pour, euh... c'était vraiment une coutume,
Caption 104 [en]: For the fan base, for the beginning, for, uh... it was really a tradition,

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Les 20ans du festival Astropolis: Interview de Manu Le Malin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Hardcore techno musician Manu le Malin [Wild Manu] is one of the oldest regulars at the Astropolis Festival in Brittany, which just celebrated its twenty-year anniversary. Its attendance has swelled from two thousand to ten thousand participants, but the rave-like spirit of the festival remains the same, and it keeps drawing big crowds every year.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et euh... c'est... ouais, c'est sentimental. Au début c'était, euh... oui...
Caption 6 [en]: And uh... it's... yeah, it's sentimental. In the beginning it was, uh... yes...

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Watt’s In - Stromae : Papaoutai Interview Exclu - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Belgium

Singer-songwriter Stromae walks us through his personal creative process and the many choices he has to make to create his beautiful songs, such as the one you will hear in the background called "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?). Knowing what goes into the complex process of making music only deepens our appreciation of his work.

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Caption 26 [fr]: et donc tu fais des mauvais calculs au... dans la... au début de la reprise.
Caption 26 [en]: and so you make bad decisions at... in the... at the start of picking it up again.

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