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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les mensonges des Essonniens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Pretty much everyone has told a lie, but not everyone is as willing to confess their lies as these pedestrians in France's Essonne department. In this video, you'll hear some falsehoods that range from innocent childhood fibs to more adult-themed exaggerations.

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Caption 11 [fr]: ben, elle était pas rassurée, elle a eu peur.
Caption 11 [en]: well, she was not reassured, she was scared.

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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle sert à la convivialité entre les gens, la solidarité. C'est un échange, quoi.
Caption 3 [en]: It promotes conviviality between people, solidarity. It's an exchange, you know.

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : La neige

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Micro-Trottoir episode, people are asked whether they are for or against snow. Most of the interviewees welcome snow and find it very pretty; it also makes them look forward to Christmas. But some people pointed out that snow has its drawbacks: it complicates things on the road for those who have to drive to work.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Mais nous, on est ni pour ni contre la neige, hein? La neige, elle arrive et puis c'est l'hiver!
Caption 8 [en]: But we, we are neither for nor against snow, you know? Snow arrives, and then it's winter!

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 14 [fr]: elle a dans ses entrailles nombre de bateaux, hein,
Caption 14 [en]: she has a number of boats in her depths, you know,

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 9 [fr]: La science, elle, se doit d'employer un langage approprié
Caption 9 [en]: Science, on the other hand, must use appropriate language

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Manon et Clémentine - Conjugaison du verbe aller

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Manon and Clémentine teach us all about the verb aller, "to go," from its conjugation to its many different meanings. Allons-y!

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Caption 27 [fr]: Dans mon cas, elle va très loin.
Caption 27 [en]: In my case, it goes very far.

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LCM - Rétine argentique, le paradis des photographes

Difficulty: Advanced

France

A new photography studio in Marseille combines traditional and contemporary printing techniques to make beautiful photos. It's a great spot for both amateurs and professionals alike!

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Caption 64 [fr]: Donc, elle est... c'est un espace qui est vraiment, euh... à part, qui est juste au-dessus.
Caption 64 [en]: So it is... it's a space that's really, uh... apart, that is just above.

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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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