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Micro-Trottoirs - Qu’est ce qui vous fait vous lever le matin?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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What gets you up in the morning? That's the question asked of these Parisians in this video. Some answers may surprise you, amuse you, even shock you a little. Apart from basic biological reasons or urges, there are plenty of incentives for getting out of bed... some of them touching and even inspiring.

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Caption 30 [fr]: J'ai un bon boulot, je gagne bien ma vie et euh... je suis à la recherche du bonheur.
Caption 30 [en]: I have a good job, I earn a good living and uh... I am in search of happiness.

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Grand Corps Malade - Education nationale

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Éducation Nationale," the slam poet Grand Corps Malade gives us his opinion on the shortcomings of the French national education system through the eyes of Moussa, a fifth grader in Épinay. It's a touching song and a call for change in the name of equal opportunity.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Pourtant ma maîtresse je l'aime bien, elle peut être dure mais elle est patiente
Caption 9 [en]: However I like my teacher, she can be tough but she is patient

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Voyage en France - Carrières-sur-Seine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the quiet village of Carrières-sur-Seine, a mere twenty kilometers from Paris. He points out a fun bench called Le banc des menteurs (The Liars' Bench), where one can sit and presumably tell lies until closing time at 7 p.m. Then the liars can take cover in one of the nearby cave dwellings carved straight out of the cliffs.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Carrières-sur-Seine porte bien son nom.
Caption 13 [en]: Carrières-sur-Seine bears its name well.

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Cap 24 - Paris 2ème : Alessandro joue le Pique-assiette!

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Alessandro becomes a pique-assiette (freeloader, literally "plate-stealer") for a day with his friend Marc Antoine who takes him to rue Montorgueil in the second arrondissement of Paris. What's the big attraction? Friendly shopkeepers give out free food and wine samples daily.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Alors après un peu de tapenade, qu'est-ce qui va bien? -Un peu de vin rouge.
Caption 30 [en]: So after a little tapenade, what goes well? -A little red wine.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Provins - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this fourth and final episode on the medieval town of Provins, Daniel Benchimol takes us inside the Tour César (Caesar Tower). From this tower, you'll have an amazing view of the whole city and its surroundings. You can also climb up the tower and discover its three-ton bell.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Si vous voulez découvrir la tour, eh bien l'entrée est bien sûr ouverte au public.
Caption 13 [en]: If you want to explore the tower, well, the entrance is of course open to the public.

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Patricia - La plage - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this last video on the Côte d'Azur, you'll learn the French expressions for all the essential items for a perfect beach day. If you visit the beautiful Côte d'Azur, make sure to bring an extra comfortable towel—its beaches are filled with pebbles instead of sand!

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Caption 2 [fr]: D'abord on est bien face au soleil.
Caption 2 [en]: First of all, we are exactly facing the sun.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Sheldon, un robot pour vous servir!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Sheldon, the friendly robot with friendly eyes that flash little hearts when it interacts with people. Sheldon is a huge attraction at tech fairs, where it is used to entertain and delight the crowds. It certainly lives up to the task.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Voilà. Donc ça par exemple c'est une animation qui marche très, très bien et euh...
Caption 21 [en]: There you are. So this, for example, is an animation that works very, very well, and uh...

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Grand Lille TV - Clap de fin pour la maison dite hantée

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Making the news in Grand Lille is the end of an urban legend in the town of Villeneuve D'Ascq. A house that is supposedly haunted is being torn down, along with the stories and the rumors surrounding it. The demolition of the house is fairly uneventful, but will the legend live on?

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Caption 23 [fr]: mais sinon la démolition, elle se passe plutôt bien depuis ce matin.
Caption 23 [en]: but otherwise the demolition has been going rather well since this morning.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Invasion de zombie à Lyon!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Zombies from many different eras have invaded Lyon! That is, zombie enthusiasts with impressive makeup and costumes have invaded. The ninth-annual Zombie Walk has attracted around a thousand of the undead to roam across the city under the theme "a return to the past."

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Caption 16 [fr]: J'aime... j'aime bien me déguiser, ouais. C'est, euh...
Caption 16 [en]: I like... I like to dress up, yeah. It's, uh...

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Voyage en France - La ville de Provins - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In Part 2 of his tour of Provins, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a unique show called "The Eagles of the Ramparts." In this very exciting show, we can see the different kinds of birds of prey and how they are trained to hunt in flight in the heart of the medieval city of Provins.

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Caption 22 [fr]: si vous le voulez bien ici une dernière fois récompenser les efforts de tous nos oiseaux.
Caption 22 [en]: if you'd like here one last time to reward the efforts of all our birds.

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: Au Caveau de l'étable à Niederbronn-les-Bains

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Where can you get a gourmet meal for eight euros seventy? Hélène Ober is the proud owner of the restaurant "Au Caveau de l'Étable." She will show you around the kitchen and share some of her secrets on how to prepare a fantastic meal without breaking the bank. If cooking risotto is not your thing, you will at least be able to speak like a pro in a French kitchen.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Eh bien, il faut pas... il faut pas grand'chose finalement.
Caption 30 [en]: Well, you don't need... you don't need much in the end.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Ben, il faut poursuivre mais ça peut rester un rêve. C'est aussi bien.
Caption 8 [en]: Well, you have to pursue, but it can remain a dream. It's just as well.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Lyon: la bande dessinée à l'honneur!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you're a comic book lover, you might want to hop on a plane to Lyon, which has held a huge comic book festival for the past ten years. This year, they're even launching a monthly comics magazine called "The Streets of Lyon."

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Caption 7 [fr]: [et] bien d'autres auteurs participeront ce week-end
Caption 7 [en]: [and] many other authors will participate this weekend

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Grand Corps Malade - Les Voyages en train

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In "Les Voyages en train" (Train Rides), the French slam poet Grand Corps Malade creates an extended metaphor comparing love stories to train rides. Just as a successful train ride involves arriving at the station on time and catching the right train, a good love story involves finding the right person at the right moment in one's life. See if you can find some other similarities between the two in this gorgeous video.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Dès le premier jour faut bien choisir ton compartiment
Caption 14 [en]: From the first day you have to choose your compartment wisely

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Patricia - La plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second installment of this video on the Côte d'Azur, our tour guide shows us around one of the area's beautiful pebble beaches, which are a favorite of the locals but not very well-known to tourists. In addition to providing endless ammunition for skipping stones on the sea, the pebbles also help break up the waves during heavy storms.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Comme ils sont très lourds, eh bien, ils restent sur la plage.
Caption 22 [en]: Since they are very heavy, well, they stay on the beach.

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