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LCM - Concert: La Folia à l'abbaye Saint-Victor

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The teenage violist Valentin Tournet plays an excerpt from Marin Marais' "Folies d'Espagne" (Follies of Spain) in this interview. He talks about the folia, an early music theme from Spain, as well as the passion for music he developed at a very young age.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Et euh... ma mère, c'est grâce à elle que j'ai choisi cet instrument en fait,
Caption 38 [en]: And uh... my mother, it's thanks to her that I chose this instrument, in fact,

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 10. Amerigo Vespucci - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

He may not know it yet, but Amerigo Vespucci's life is about to change. Though he works as a successful banker, Amerigo feels restless and aspires to greater things. Luckily, Lorenzo de' Medici has offered him the opportunity of a lifetime: a trip to Spain to help Christopher Columbus prepare for an expedition to the Indies.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Cette fois, elle comptera dix-sept navires!
Caption 45 [en]: This time, it will count seventeen ships!

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Claudine Thibout Pivert - 2ème Salon du livre et des vieux papiers Mazamet

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claudine Thibout Pivert, a prolific poet, musician, and artist, talks about her latest books and the source of her inspiration, her childhood spent in the beautiful Anjou region of France.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Et elle sera sur la couverture du carnet de voyage. Voilà.
Caption 40 [en]: And she will be on the cover of the travelogue. There you are.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

In this next installment of Télé Bocal's coverage of the Python-Duvernois block party, we hear from a group of kids who've made a courageous trip down an enormous slide, and from a municipal advisor who shares with us her inspiring message of solidarity.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Par exemple, elle... -Et pour... et pour grimper là, c'est... c'est dur aussi, non?
Caption 23 [en]: For example, her... -And to... and to climb there, that's... that's hard too, right?

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The locals interviewed at the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair defend the reputation of their area and compete to win a roll of paper towels (or perhaps something a little more prize-worthy).

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Caption 11 [fr]: elle... elle... elle remporte le... -sac. -Ouais, le sac.
Caption 11 [en]: she... she... she wins the... -bag. -Yeah, the bag.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

Enjoy a stroll through the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair, where a lot of activities are going on––food stands, bike rides, and much more!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Derrière. Elle nous a préparé un plat de riz. -Ça donne des forces.
Caption 39 [en]: Out back. She made us a rice dish. -It gives you strength.

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Manif du Mois - Le 1er mai des réfugiés tunisiens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Tunisia

Young Tunisians take to the streets on May 1 to voice their discontent about Sarkozy's inflexible stance on refugee resettlement, which many see as racist.

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Caption 10 [fr]: elle veut pas accueillir les... la révolution tunisienne.
Caption 10 [en]: it doesn't want to welcome the... the Tunisian revolution.

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LCM - Recette: Crêpes

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Listen to the crazy banter on the set as Annette demonstrates the art of crêpe making.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Justement puisqu'on parle d'Annette, eh bien on va passer à la cuisine avec elle
Caption 1 [en]: Actually, since we're talking about Annette, well, we're going to join her in the kitchen

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Actu Vingtième - Vendanges parisiennes

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A grape harvest right in the heart of Paris? Some might call it a miracle, but the "Vendange Château Charonne" (Charonne Castle Grape Harvest) is celebrated each year with a huge block party in the eleventh arrondissement. There are plenty of prizes to win (thousands, in fact!) and delicious wines to sample.

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Caption 10 [fr]: qui sort... miracle! Ben, elle est sortie comme une patate.
Caption 10 [en]: which grows... a miracle! Well, it came out like a potato.

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4 Mains pour 1 Piano - Médaillon de Homard - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Oumar puts the finishing touches on his new recipe for restaurant La Mendigotte: lobster medallions and baby vegetables in a lemon butter sauce, now also known as "Four Hands for One Piano." No matter what you call it, it looks scrumptious!

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Caption 60 [fr]: On n'a... On n'a pas une petite cuisine, mais elle est pas grande non plus.
Caption 60 [en]: We don't have... We don't have a small kitchen, but it's not big either.

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Actu Vingtième - La burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Interviewees on the streets of Paris protest the banning of the burqa in public places in France and offer their perspectives on this controversial issue.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Euh, est-ce que la liberté de chacun, elle s'arrête pas où commence la liberté de l'autre, par exemple?
Caption 54 [en]: Uh, doesn't someone's freedom end where another's freedom begins, for example?

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Canal 32 - Mesnil-Saint-Loup : moines artisans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nowadays, even monks need to make a living. These five pious men, from the parish of Mesnil-Saint-Loup, make theirs by selling beautiful handmade pottery and ceramics for anywhere between five and two-hundred euros. They even maintain a website.

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Caption 10 [fr]: La terre choisie vient d'Espagne; elle est transformée selon plusieurs techniques.
Caption 10 [en]: The clay chosen comes from Spain; it is transformed according to several techniques.

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Actu Vingtième - Foire aux oignons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This video is not for those who tear up easily. At this foire aux oignons (onion fair), you’ll learn how onions can predict the weather, how to cook them, and what scandalous meanings the word “onion” can have in French.

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Caption 33 [fr]: C'est pourquoi elle est un peu salée.
Caption 33 [en]: That's why it's a bit salty.

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - Tendances du printemps - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn how to always be “à la mode” from Fanny and Corrine. These lovely ladies take us on a tour of some NYC fashion hot spots to tell us all about what’s hot in the springtime.

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Caption 22 [fr]: et vraiment quelque chose qui nous... qui nous dit:
Caption 22 [en]: and really something that says... that says to us:

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Mario Canonge - Ses propos - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Martinique

Mario Canonge is one of the most exciting pianists tickling today’s plastic ivories, and Yabla was lucky enough to have caught him in person.

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Caption 43 [fr]: et ça fait vingt-huit ans que j'suis avec elle...
Caption 43 [en]: and it's been twenty-eight years that I've been with her...

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