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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 103 [fr]: Elle me dit:
Caption 103 [en]: She says to me,

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 23

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie and Sandra discuss the benefits of art lessons. Sandra jokes that she practices art therapy without realizing it. Meanwhile, Marie's son loved Sandra's class he took on Saturday, so Marie is more relaxed. Something must be working!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Ah oui ? — Eh oui, elle me dit que ça lui fait beaucoup de bien
Caption 22 [en]: Oh yes? -Yes, she tells me that it does her a lot of good

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie forgot her art homework at home, so she describes it instead. Her son is going to attend one of Sandra's art workshops to relieve stress.

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Caption 70 [fr]: Ah ça me dit rien du tout.
Caption 70 [en]: Ah, that doesn't mean anything to me at all.

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Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our tour of Joan of Arc's birthplace with a look at the very spot where she heard divine voices for the first time. You don't want to miss this!

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Caption 73 [fr]: sans évoquer l'endroit où elle dit avoir entendu les premières voix.
Caption 73 [en]: without mentioning the place where she said she heard the first voices.

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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 37 [fr]: et qui me dit, écoute, Véronique,
Caption 37 [en]: and who says to me, listen, Véronique,

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Français avec Nelly - "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf // Easy French Song! - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly continues analyzing the song "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf. She explains what makes it such a timeless classic and why it's useful to learn.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Il me dit des mots d'amour
Caption 36 [en]: He says words of love to me

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Français avec Nelly - "La Vie en Rose" by Edith Piaf // Easy French Song! - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly breaks down "La Vie en Rose" by Édith Piaf, the quintessential (and easy to learn!) French love song.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Et elle a besoin d'amour et d'espoir.
Caption 34 [en]: And it needs love and hope.

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Sophie et Patrice - La communication

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice tells Sophie about a friend who missed a meeting due to a miscommunication and stresses the importance of good clear exchanges. They also discuss the reasons for misunderstandings and ways to avoid future problems.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Elle me disait « ouais ouais », mais je ne comprenais pas
Caption 9 [en]: She was saying to me, "yeah yeah," but I didn't understand

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, which contains several paintings depicting events in Joan's life.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Elle... elle dit au revoir à Domrémy,
Caption 50 [en]: She... she says goodbye to Domrémy,

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Lionel - La boutique de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this third segment on the madeleine, a specialty of the Lorraine region, we find out more about the history of the famous pastry. Did you know that the first madeleine appeared in the Middle Ages?

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Caption 5 [fr]: Elle... elle ressemble un petit peu à la coquille Saint-Jacques.
Caption 5 [en]: It... it resembles the scallop a little bit.

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Sophie et Alexandre - L'astrologie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie and Alexandre admit to having read their horoscopes in magazines from time to time but they don't take it too seriously. And yet... they both agree that the planets influence our destinies.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Elle la fait descendre. -Mais oui.
Caption 31 [en]: It makes it go down. -But yes.

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Manon et Clémentine - Expressions toutes faites

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Today Manon and Clémentine present a number of "set expressions," or idiomatic phrases. Hopefully you're not feeling "soft in the knee"—there are a lot of useful expressions to learn in this lesson!

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Caption 56 [fr]: Et si Manon continue à me chercher, elle va finir par me trouver!
Caption 56 [en]: And if Manon continues looking for me [for a fight], she'll eventually find me!

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B-Girl Frak - Limoges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

B-Girl “Frak” talks about growing up in Beaubreuil, a neighborhood in Limoges with an unfair reputation for being full of people who want to burn your curtains.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et les gens, ils se sont dit: "Ah, elle sait danser, elle fait...
Caption 29 [en]: And people said to themselves, "Oh, she knows how to dance, she does...

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Souleymane et Maxence - Les filles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, Martinique

Souleymane tells Maxence about a very beautiful girl he just met who hasn't responded to his text. What should he do?

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Caption 13 [fr]: Ça, c'est une fille... je me bats pour elle.
Caption 13 [en]: That's a girl... I'll fight for her.

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B-Girl Frak - La "B-Girl Frak"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile talks about how her incredible flexibility and break-dancing skills led to her being known as “B-Girl Frak.” Find out what your true hip-hop name is here.

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Caption 31 [fr]: quelqu'un a dit: "Oh mon Dieu, elle est complètement 'frac'"!
Caption 31 [en]: someone said, ''Oh my God, she's totally 'frac'!"

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