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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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Lionel - L'écluse de Réchicourt-le-Château - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The lock in Réchicourt-le-Château holds a record in France. Find out what it is!

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Caption 36 [fr]: mais en général, on n'a pas d'accidents graves.
Caption 36 [en]: but in general, we don't have serious accidents.

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Lionel - Le Musée du sabotier - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to the Clog Museum and learn about these very old machines that are still in use today.

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Caption 66 [en]: Yeah, uh... a few... several weeks, you know,
Caption 66 [fr]: Ouais, euh... quelques... quelques semaines, hein,

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Lionel - Le Musée du sabotier - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Hilaire from the Clog Museum shares some more interesting facts about clog manufacturing back in the day. For instance, clogs used to be sold without a strap—the buyer would have to put one on him or herself.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Et les femmes en général elles donnaient un coup de main, les...
Caption 36 [en]: And women, in general, they would lend a hand, the...

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Lionel - Le Musée du sabotier - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part two on this series on the Clog Museum, we meet the last remaining clog maker in the village. And surprisingly, he isn't wearing clogs!

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Caption 13 [en]: Yes, it's been several generations, you know.
Caption 13 [fr]: Oui, ça fait plusieurs générations, hein.

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Lionel - Le Musée du sabotier - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel visits the Musée du Sabotier (Clog Museum) in the village of Soucht, where the traditional craft of clog making has been practiced for centuries.

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Caption 22 [en]: of this trade that dates back several centuries now, right?
Caption 22 [fr]: de ce métier qui date déjà de plusieurs siècles, hein.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'art contemporain à Nice

Difficulty: Advanced

France None

Bertrand Baraudou manages a contemporary art gallery located in the heart of Nice called Espace à Vendre (Space for Sale). Beautiful paintings are exhibited across three different locations.

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Caption 7 [en]: with several different locations.
Caption 7 [fr]: avec plusieurs lieux différents.

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Voyage dans Paris - Cour de l'Industrie - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol visits Aline Putot, a renowned sculptor whose studio is located in the Cour de l'Industrie (Industry Courtyard), a revived artisan district in the eleventh arrondissement of Paris. Her craft requires very old tools, some dating from the nineteenth century, as well as more modern ones. Enjoy her beautiful creations!

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Caption 59 [en]: and creating several... several busts of Baudelaire in various postures.
Caption 59 [fr]: et de réaliser plusieurs... plusieurs bustes de Baudelaire dans diverses attitudes.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 34 [fr]: et ensuite à Québec pour se battre, euh... avec, euh... [General] Montcalm.
Caption 34 [en]: and then to Quebec to fight, uh... with, uh... [General] Montcalm.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 3 [fr]: du "Vive le Québec libre" du Général de Gaulle.
Caption 3 [en]: of General de Gaulle's "Long live free Quebec" [speech].

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec may never answer the vexing question: Should Quebec remain part of Canada or not? While opinions are divided, Quebecois don't necessarily show the same passion as the French when debating hot issues.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Ça... le parti communiste doit être très, très léger en... au Québec, et en Amérique en général.
Caption 24 [en]: That... the communist party must be very, very lightweight in... in Quebec, and in America in general.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 15 [en]: Uh... immigrants, uh... as a general rule, after a few years,
Caption 15 [fr]: Euh... les immigrants, euh... en règle générale, après quelques années

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Lyon - La Croix-Rousse - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lauren continues her tour of Lyon's Croix-Rousse neighborhood, a favorite haunt of artists and students who go there to live, work, and shop. The neighborhood also maintains its heritage as a center for craftsmen.

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Caption 15 [fr]: et en général ils ont des vitrines comme ça qui sont super jolies.
Caption 15 [en]: and in general they have window displays like this that are super nice.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, in Paris's 20th arrondissement, is having a block party filled with games, music, and food. There's even a stand on alcoholism prevention, complete with beer goggles!

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Caption 6 [fr]: hein, où je leur e'... et la shisha, où je leur explique en général...
Caption 6 [en]: you know, where I ex'... and hookah, where I explain to them in general...

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Fred et Miami Catamarans - Fred et sa vie à Miami

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Meet Fred, a young Frenchman who still feels French even though he lives in Miami. Student by day, sailor by night, Fred makes the most of Miami's sunshine, cultural diversity, and, of course, wind.

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Caption 27 [fr]: En général c'est en hiver qu'on a le plus de vent. En ce moment on est en hiver.
Caption 27 [en]: In general, it's during winter that we get the most wind. We're in winter right now.

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