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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Le Journal - Marianne

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marianne is the symbol of the French Republic and has roots in the revolution of 1789. But are French mayors ready to represent the France of today with a Marianne of color?

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Mère & Fille - Tout en couleur

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Barbara wants to get the Scarlett Johansson look to please her boyfriend, Gaël. There's only one problem: she needs to dye her hair blond. How will that work out?

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Caption 48 [en]: very fine, dry roots and ends... OK.
Caption 48 [fr]: très fins, racines et pointes sèches... Bon.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le sapin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

With Christmas around the corner, Patrice and Sophie discuss the pros and cons of live Christmas trees versus artificial ones. Patrice makes a crazy suggestion. Be sure to watch to the very end!

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Caption 61 [en]: to bring it back with the roots.
Caption 61 [fr]: pour le ramener avec les racines.

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France 24 - Incendies en Gironde

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As a heatwave scorches Western Europe, some 38,500 people have been evacuated away from forest fires raging in France’s southwestern Gironde region. The firefighters are trying everything to prevent the fires from starting again.

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Caption 26 [en]: burning embers that nibble at the roots and the decaying vegetation.
Caption 26 [fr]: un feu de braise qui grignote les racines et la végétation en décomposition.

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Sophie et Patrice - La maison verte

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie loves plants so much that she isn't averse to snipping a cutting or two from a public garden. Her interest in plants comes from her grandmother, who spent endless hours tending to her plants and even climbed trees at 95 years old!

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Caption 55 [en]: the time needed for it to grow roots.
Caption 55 [fr]: le temps que ça fasse les racines.

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Black M - Sur ma route

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Rapper Black M sings "Sur ma route" ("On My Way" or "On My Road"). As a former member of the band Sexion D'Assaut, Black M sang with Maître Gims, but he has since released singles of his own. Enjoy this on-the-road adventure song!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Une vie de roots
Caption 4 [en]: A rough life

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Watt’s In - Kendji Girac : Color Gitano Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On "Watt's In," Kendji tells us how he became the star of the TV show The Voice in France. You will discover how he molded his talent by mixing his family's Gypsy origins with his love for new music. You'll also notice Kendji's southern French accent!

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Caption 3 [en]: He's releasing an album that of course sticks to his Gypsy roots but is also meant to be resolutely contemporary,
Caption 3 [fr]: Il sort un album qui bien sûr colle à ses racines gitanes mais se veut aussi résolument moderne,

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Oldelaf - interprète "Vendredi"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.

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Caption 25 [en]: and on... on a few young shoots of... of roots.
Caption 25 [fr]: et de... de quelques jeunes pousses de... de racines.

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Alsace 20 - Laurent Chandemerle, l'homme aux 100 voix

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Drôles de Zèbres (Funny Zebras) humor festival in Strasbourg has been hosting top French artists, comedians, and a few newcomers for the past twelve years. Among the acts at this year's festival is Laurent Chandemerle, the man with a thousand voices, who can impersonate celebrities to perfection. This video will give you a taste of French humor and, no doubt, a few chuckles!

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Caption 85 [en]: You see, or else, perhaps, I don't know. You've got to... you've got to return to... to your roots, to the earth.
Caption 85 [fr]: Tu vois ou alors, peut-être, je sais pas. Faut se... faut revenir aux... aux racines, à la terre.

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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 4 [en]: while adding to them some African and world music roots,
Caption 4 [fr]: en y ajoutant quelques racines africaines et world

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France, Morocco, West Africa

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Our delightful young guide takes the opportunity to explain why she loves her neighborhood of Python-Duvernois. We meet some of the locals, including an aspiring Michael Schumacher and some young footballers.

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Caption 101 [en]: Never. I grew up here. My roots, they're all here... -OK.
Caption 101 [fr]: Jamais. J'ai grandi ici. Mes racines elles sont toutes ici... -Bon.

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4 Mains pour 1 Piano - Médaillon de Homard - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Oumar shows us how to cook the lobster and the vegetables in the second part of this delicious recipe.

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Caption 4 [en]: The roots.
Caption 4 [fr]: La racine.

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Le Journal - Les Ch'tis

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The “ch’ti” dialect and way of life of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France is the subject of the movie Bienvenue chez les ch’tis, number two on the all-time French box office list and the first French movie on the list. Actor-director Dany Boon knew just the right mix of ingredients to make it stick.

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Caption 22 [en]: and they sure hope to keep their roots for a long time.
Caption 22 [fr]: et ils espèrent bien garder les racines longtemps.

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