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LCM - "Cher Père Noël..."

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Twenty-one thousand letters to Santa Claus were sent this year in Marseille. As if he didn't have enough on his plate, Saint Nick will send a handwritten response to each one, as long as their senders are on his "nice" list (and indicated their return address)!

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Caption 15 [fr]: au pôle Nord, rue des nuages. La lettre arrivera bien au père Noël.
Caption 15 [en]: to the North Pole, Cloud Street. The letter will reach Santa Claus.

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Alsace 20 - Ouverture du marché de Noël de Colmar

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Despite the cold weather, people are flocking to the opening of the Colmar Christmas market in Alsace. In this video, tourists talk shopping and vendors explain why they like to work at the Christmas market.

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Caption 32 [fr]: La ville est très jolie. L'ambiance du marché est très bien organisée...
Caption 32 [en]: The town is very pretty. The atmosphere of the market is very well organized...

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TLT Toulouse - Noël: Les fêtes approchent!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What is the French traditional holiday fare? You'd be surprised... While the classic turkey with chestnut stuffing is still on the menu, some people are getting off the beaten track, pairing classic dishes with ethnic food. Foie gras samosas, anyone? Or how about imitation caviar truffles?

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Caption 3 [fr]: bien que certains cherchent à fuir la tradition.
Caption 3 [en]: although some are trying to get away from tradition.

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Alsace 20 - Alsace: les plus belles déco de Noël!

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Some Alsace residents take Christmas decorating very seriously. From two men who go all out with phantasmagoric light displays to a woman who opts for a subtler, 1940s décor, you'll find some different takes on what it means to be in the "Christmas spirit" in this video.

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Caption 14 [fr]: parce qu'au final, Rudy, il aime bien qu'on encourage sa passion
Caption 14 [en]: because in the end, Rudy really likes that people encourage his passion,

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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 21 [fr]: Bah, sur une autre planète bien sûr!
Caption 21 [en]: Bah, on another planet of course!

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Salon Eco Habitat - Primacalc, système anti-calcaire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A Primacalc representative introduces a revolutionary eco-friendly device that softens hard water. The device can be installed by a savvy handyman or a plumber.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Le passage de l'eau sous un angle bien précis en combinaison avec ces neutralisateurs,
Caption 21 [en]: The passage of water at a very precise angle, in combination with these neutralizers,

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Cap 24 - Les cyclistes parisiens sont-ils indisciplinés ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Rumor has it that Parisians bicyclists are undisciplined. Is this true? Allessandro Di Sarno is out on the streets of Paris to find out for himself and carries out his own humorous inquiry...

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Caption 34 [fr]: Alors, je dois bien juste prendre le trottoir, c'est tout. -Ah, attention. -Bon, au revoir.
Caption 34 [en]: So I should just go on the sidewalk, that's all. -Oh, careful. -OK, goodbye.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Modern technology comes to the rescue! Planet Earth has a chance of recovering from man-made pollution.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Il est bien vrai que notre planète voit sa température s'élever.
Caption 17 [en]: It's quite true that our planet is seeing its temperature rise.

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Joanna - La Place Stanislas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Joanna and Caroline take us to the northern French city of Nancy in Lorraine. They'll show you around the beautiful Place Stanislas, classified as a World Heritage Site, and the famous Daum crystal studio. A beautiful art piece might set you back a few thousand euros... Be sure to bring your check book or your credit card!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et pour finir, tout au bout, on le voit pas bien, mais c'est l'Office de tourisme.
Caption 8 [en]: And to finish, at the far end, we don't see it very well, but it's the Tourism Office.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Technology not only helps clean up our planet, but also allows us to explore the entire universe. According to the astrophysicist Alfred Vidal-Madjar, in five hundred years, we will have visited all the planets in the solar system.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Eh bien? Cette visite à Tokyo ne vous a pas plu?
Caption 2 [en]: Well then? You didn't enjoy your visit to Tokyo?

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Salon Eco Habitat - Terres cuites de Courboissy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Eco Habitat salon, Olivier Brunet from the "Terres Cuites de Courboissy" (Courboissy Terracotta) tile factory explains how they make floor tiles that are both eco-friendly and pleasing to the eye. One of their clients even had his floor tiles made to look three dimensional!

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Caption 23 [fr]: Et on peut très bien dire que... un... un client vient nous voir avec un projet,
Caption 23 [en]: And we can very well say that... a... a client comes to see us with a project,

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Alsace 20 - Femmes d'exception: Christine Ott

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Discover a unique instrument called the ondes Martenot, a precursor to the synthesizer named after its inventor, Maurice Martenot. This electronic piano-like instrument, once a musical sensation in the 1930's, quickly fell into disuse, but is experiencing a revival thanks to Christine Ott, a talented pianist who adopted this unusual instrument and has worked alongside such musical greats as Radiohead and Yann Tiersen.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Eh bien voilà! On a découvert cette ondes Martenot.
Caption 1 [en]: Well, there we are! We've discovered this ondes Martenot.

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TV Tours - Ouverture du 3ème festival de Chambord

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Beethoven and Chopin in the beautiful surroundings of the Chambord castle. It's an outdoor concert, but the acoustics are so powerful that the performers can hear a pin drop from the audience!

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Caption 13 [fr]: eh bien, on peut vraiment faire quelque chose.
Caption 13 [en]: well, we can really do something.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The home of the future includes a talking refrigerator that gives you chocolate bars for breakfast! Unfortunately, it also includes some pesky robots....

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Caption 1 [fr]: Eh bien, vous voilà bien calmes tous les deux!
Caption 1 [en]: Well, look how quiet both of you are!

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Exposition : La poterie au fil des temps

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

An exhibition called "Pottery through the Ages" is being held at La Châtaignère in Savoie, near the Alps. A friendly woman explains the history of pottery, from Ancient Egyptian artifacts to Biblical clay men to modern techniques.

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Caption 13 [fr]: C'est, euh... quand, euh... la poterie, eh bien,
Caption 13 [en]: It's, uh... when, uh... the pottery, well,

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