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Cap 24 - Charlie Hebdo, Alessandro Di Sarno enquête...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Alessandro Di Sarno takes us behind the scenes of the highly controversial French newspaper "Charlie Hebdo." After due consideration and in honor of the victims of the tragic attack on the magazine, Yabla made the decision to keep this video.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Donc, euh... Voilà. -Carmouze chante Noël.
Caption 50 [en]: So, uh... Here it goes. -Carmouze [French journalist] sings Christmas.

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Grand Lille TV - Focus: la tradition de Saint-Nicolas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In keeping with northern European traditions, Saint Nicholas visits local French schools to bring good cheer and some treats! Luckily, his partner Père Fouettard, who usually hands out coal to naughty children, is away looking after his sick donkey today.

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Caption 55 [fr]: Saint-Nicolas, qui... qui... qui annonce aussi le début, euh... des fêtes de Noël,
Caption 55 [en]: Saint Nicholas, which... which... which also announces the start, uh... of the Christmas festivities,

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: le Lycée hôtelier Alexandre Dumas

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nicolas introduces some specialties of the Alsace region at the Alexandre Dumas Catering, Hospitality, and Tourism College. In this episode, pastry chefs bake some delicious cookies called "mannele" and "bredele." It's never too early to start planning your next New Year's fête!

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Caption 42 [fr]: Très bien. -Pour avoir vraiment l'esprit de Noël.
Caption 42 [en]: Very good. -To really get into the Christmas spirit.

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Les zooriginaux - Léa jacta est - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Leon and Lea are a lion couple who are going through a bit of a rough patch. As King of the Jungle, Leon might think he can come home at all hours of the night, but Lea has other plans for him... The Latin phrase says, "Alea jacta est," meaning "the die has been cast." Here, it's Lea who's casting them.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Oh, euh... Père Noël, laisse-moi dormir. Reviens en décembre, s'il te plaît !
Caption 19 [en]: Oh, uh... Santa, let me sleep. Come back in December, please!

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Oldelaf - La Tristitude

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Oldelaf bares his soul in his song "La Tristitude," a portmanteau that combines tristesse (sadness) and attitude (and a little solitude). We might call it "saditude." Listen to his lyrics and you'll surely recognize it. Ça fait mal!

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Caption 45 [fr]: C'est faire les courses le samedi d'avant Noël
Caption 45 [en]: It's going shopping the Saturday before Christmas

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Lionel - Le one-man-show de Lionel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Lionel, the stand-up comedian, punster extraordinaire, surpasses himself with his long string of puns. Catch them if you can! The long-suffering husband of Éléonore, he is not shy about making her the butt of all his jokes.

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Caption 62 [fr]: C'était le réveillon de Noël. Non, Nouvel An, Nouvel An!
Caption 62 [en]: It was Christmas Eve. No, New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve!

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Suzy Le Blanc - Romancière, poète

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Suzy Le Blanc is a poet, novelist, and short story writer who sets much of her work in the French region of Lorraine. In this video, she talks to us about some of her books and her passion for storytelling.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Et actuellement, effectivement, je donne quelques petits spectacles avec les contes de Noël.
Caption 37 [en]: And currently, actually, I'm giving a few little shows with Christmas tales.

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Lionel - à Fénétrange - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

France

Fénétrange is a medieval town near the German border that was once the site of dungeons and witch hunts. But don't let that keep you from visiting: Lionel will be there to show you around this charming little village.

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Caption 34 [fr]: En hiver, le marché de Noël.
Caption 34 [en]: In the winter, the Christmas market.

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Alsace 20 - Mangez bien, mangez alsacien!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Armande has turned an old farm near Strasbourg into a mouth-watering country store complete with live rabbits and ducks. According to Armande, it’s also one of the few places to get food in her village, so chances are business is booming!

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Caption 30 [fr]: Donc là, par exemple, pour Noël on va
Caption 30 [en]: So here, for example, for Christmas we're going

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