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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Elle rêve de devenir danseuse
Caption 2 [en]: She dreams of becoming a dancer,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The situation escalates at the frozen food company where Sarah works. Eddy's recipes and some merchandise have gone missing. The timing of the burglary coincides with Nino's late night out. Sarah confronts him, but he is indignant and assures his mother that he had nothing to do with the theft.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Sarah rentre chez elle
Caption 38 [en]: Sarah goes home

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Lionel - La boutique de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is still in Liverdun, a small village in the Lorraine, to find out some more about the madeleine. It's a specialty of the region that comes in various delicious flavors, such as mirabelle plum and bergamot orange.

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Caption 52 [fr]: Elle fait deux cent cinquante grammes,
Caption 52 [en]: It weighs two hundred fifty grams,

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TV Tours - Apiculture: Des ruches sur le toit d'un supermarché (Vendée)

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A beekeeper in La Roche-sur-Yon has found the perfect place for his apiary: the rooftop of a supermarket. It's a win-win situation: the store manager helps the beekeeper with his production in return for a steady supply of local honey.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Celle-là elle est... elle est bien, là, hein.
Caption 22 [en]: This one is... it's good, there, huh.

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Le saviez-vous? - Conjugaison des verbes du 2ème groupe au passé simple

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia teaches us how to conjugate second-group (-ir) verbs in the passé simple, or historical past. Unlike the more common passé composé, this tense is mainly used in literary works and in historical accounts.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Hier elle réussit à sauter.
Caption 40 [en]: Yesterday she jumped successfully.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise begs Edna to try to make Sylvette jealous enough so that she will go back to her husband René. Edna, posing as René's new girlfriend Annette, agrees to confront Sylvette to tell her that she's in love with him.

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Caption 29 [fr]: si elle a vraiment peur de perdre mon grand-père,
Caption 29 [en]: if she's really scared of losing my grandfather,

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Journalists spent a week in Aulnay-sous-Bois interviewing young people about ongoing issues and clashes with the police. In the Cité des Trois Mille district, which includes 3,000 public housing units, cultural and sporting organizations are stepping in to make up for the lack of public services.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle affirme que le viol n'est pas établi.
Caption 3 [en]: It affirms that no rape was established.

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in the Lindre-Basse region, Jean-Pierre explains the fish breeding process to Lionel. They also enjoy the beautiful sight of storks building their nests during mating season.

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Caption 42 [fr]: Elle est toute noire, cigogne noire.
Caption 42 [en]: It's all black, black stork.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père n'est pas mort - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After a first emotional reunion with her father, Adèle comes to visit him regularly on the streets, where he lives. But a shocking phone call will disrupt her happiness.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Elle est là. Tu veux la voir?
Caption 9 [en]: She's here. Do you want to see her?

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père n'est pas mort - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Adèle discovers the whole truth about her dad and the tragic circumstances that led to his forced disappearance. Her mother's attempts to sugarcoat the truth do little to appease her anger.

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Caption 52 [fr]: De retour chez elle,
Caption 52 [en]: Back at home,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire's fears escalate and the situation becomes unbearable for her. She is convinced that the apartment is haunted, while her level-headed husband tries to remain calm, which infuriates her even more... and creates a wedge between them.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Claire, elle, croit à l'explication fournie par Solène et Bastien.
Caption 27 [en]: As for Claire, she believes in the explanation given by Solène and Bastien.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Harold and Claire are having dinner when they hear some strange noises in their apartment again. Looking for a rational explanation, Harold asks their neighbors, Bastien and Solène. They seem to think that the apartment is haunted, but Harold has his doubts.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Au moment du dîner, elle ne peut rien avaler.
Caption 2 [en]: At dinner time, she can't swallow a thing.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Le Chêne un jour dit au Roseau:
Caption 3 [en]: The Oak one day said to the Reed:

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire is invited for a cup of tea at Solène's. She ignores Solène's warning about strange noises in her living room, but was this wise? Find out what happens in Claire's apartment upon her return.

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Caption 4 [fr]: elle est invitée à prendre le thé chez Solène, sa voisine.
Caption 4 [en]: she is invited to have a cup of tea at her neighbor Solène's.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Brexit

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this episode of Micro-Trottoirs, people are asked what they think of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union. Their opinions run the gamut: some of them agree with the UK's decision, while others believe it will have catastrophic consequences.

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Caption 62 [fr]: La question de l'Europe, de toute façon, elle passera
Caption 62 [en]: The question of Europe will pass anyway,

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