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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Y a le "as-tu" alors qu'on aur'... On dirait à Paris "Tu as été content de ton truc"? Euh...
Caption 30 [en]: There's the "have you," whereas we would have... In Paris we would say, "You have enjoyed your thing?" Uh...

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - La Bastille

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marion, our guide, takes us to Place de la Bastille (Bastille Square), where the old Bastille fortress was stormed during the French Revolution. The guillotine was installed on the square for a very short time, but was nevertheless the site of a whopping 75 executions. Nowadays, the square hosts some much less sinister events, such as the Bastille Day (French national holiday) celebrations and the annual Gay Pride Parade.

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Caption 3 [fr]: dans le quatrième arrondissement de Paris.
Caption 3 [en]: in the fourth arrondissement of Paris.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A group of smart young people found revolutionary ways to solve our planet's woes. Electronic books, Internet mail and much more...

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Caption 37 [fr]: l'équivalent d'une forêt grande comme dix fois Paris!
Caption 37 [en]: the equivalent of a forest ten times as big as Paris!

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Yacine Boularès - La Tunisie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The musician Yacine Boularès talks to us about his large family, which spans two continents, and explains the origins of French influence in Tunisia.

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Caption 6 [fr]: La plupart de ma... de... de ma famille est à... est à Paris.
Caption 6 [en]: The majority of my... of... of my family is in... in Paris.

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Yacine Boularès - La musique tunisienne

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Yacine Boularès, a young French musician of Tunisian origin, demonstrates some of the differences between Western and Arabic music on his saxophone. If you like what you hear, check out Yacine's jazz band, Afro Groove Collective.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Euh... j'ai grandi à Paris, euh... et je suis d'origine tunisienne.
Caption 7 [en]: Uh... I grew up in Paris, uh... and I am of Tunisian origin.

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Voyage en France - Barbizon

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us through the village of Barbizon, which has served as an inspiration to numerous artists and writers since the mid-1800s. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Claude Monet, and Robert Louis Stephenson are just a few of the many people who have fallen in love with this charming town.

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Caption 3 [fr]: à à peine une demi-heure de Paris, dans le magnifique village de Barbizon,
Caption 3 [en]: hardly half an hour away from Paris, in the magnificent village of Barbizon,

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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 45 [fr]: au concours d'entrée du Conservatoire de Paris.
Caption 45 [en]: for the entrance exam to the Conservatoire de Paris [Paris Conservatory].

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Voyage en France - Reims - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Reims is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture, and it's just one of many interesting things to discover in the northern French city of Reims. Daniel Benchimol walks us through this gorgeous city in this video.

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Caption 6 [fr]: du même nom que la place Pigalle à Paris.
Caption 6 [en]: of the same name as the place Pigalle [Pigalle Square] in Paris.

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Canal 32 - Les secrets des cailles des blés

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In order to find out more about the common quail, this team of technicians is capturing some male members of the species to track the birds' migratory patterns, reproduction rate, and total population.

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Caption 14 [fr]: une bague du Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris, euh...
Caption 14 [en]: a ring from the Paris Museum of Natural History, uh...

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Oldelaf et Monsieur D - Le Café

Difficulty: Beginner

France

A lot of people claim to be addicted to coffee, but hopefully none of them are as hooked on caffeine as the man in this high-energy music video from Oldelaf and Monsieur D. As long as they're not killing people like he is, they're probably fine!

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Caption 45 [fr]: Oh, je fais tout Paris
Caption 45 [en]: Oh, I go all over Paris

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Le Journal - La Coupe du Monde - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This news report follows up on the squatters in Cachan, who receive good news from the mayor: after six weeks spent in a gymnasium, they're being relocated to a hostel with real accommodations.

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Caption 3 [en]: to a hostel in France, Land of Refuge, located in the Paris area.
Caption 3 [fr]: dans un foyer de France terre d'asile, situé en région parisienne.

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Voyage en France - La Normandie: Cabourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol shows us around Cabourg in Normandy. There, you'll find a casino and the famous Grand Hôtel, where Marcel Proust stayed and found inspiration for his book In Search of Lost Time.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Eh bien, depuis Paris, il faudra prendre l'autoroute.
Caption 31 [en]: Well, from Paris, you'll need to take the expressway.

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Fanny présente - l'Association TransForme

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Volunteer Fanny Cardot presents TransForme, an association that promotes organ donation through sport. Happy to hear about the good work TransForme is doing? Don't forget to register as a donor!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Donc, l'association est basée à Paris, en France.
Caption 3 [en]: So the association is based in Paris, in France.

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Projet "Polygon" - Intelligence esthétique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

"Miss RBW" tells us a bit more about her current projects and the interplay between aesthetics and cognition.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Alors j'essaie de rassembler des gens à New York, à Paris, à Berlin, à Stock'... à Copenhague,
Caption 22 [en]: So I'm trying to gather people in New York, in Paris, in Berlin, in Stock'... in Copenhagen,

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Niko de La Faye - "Visages" - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this second part, French visual artist Niko de la Faye shares with us the complexity of his work, his beginnings, the sources of his inspiration, and his favorite artists.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Euh... mon travail s'est arrêté et j'ai essayé de revenir à Paris,
Caption 35 [en]: Uh... my job ended, and I tried to come back to Paris,

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