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Fanny parle des saisons - La Bouffe

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny’s not only an expert on what to wear during different seasons—she clearly knows all about what’s good to eat. Raclette or rougail sausage, anyone?

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Caption 5 [fr]: ou on fait aussi surtout des pommes de terre, de la raclette... avec du fromage... bien sûr.
Caption 5 [en]: or we also make especially potatoes, raclette... with cheese... of course.

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Sports Shop - Réparation d'un vélo

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Just in case you haven’t already learned enough about fixing up bikes, Pierre Carl from “D’un sport à l’autre” gives us a handy little tutorial.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Bon. Eh bien ils sont déjà aju'... ajustés, donc on va procéder, euh... vers l'avant.
Caption 9 [en]: Good. So they're already adju'... adjusted, so we'll go, uh... to the front.

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Télé Miroir - Adresse postale du Père Noël

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know where Santa Claus lives? According to the post office, he lives on North Pole Street in the land of snow. And rest assured, if you send him a letter, it’ll get to where it needs to go.

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Caption 4 [fr]: et pourtant vous êtes encore bien peu nombreux à connaître sa véritable adresse.
Caption 4 [en]: and yet few among you know his real address.

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Le Journal - L'île Maurice et les moustiques

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mauritius has taken preventative measures to stop the Chikungunya virus from spreading, unlike nearby island Réunion. Tourists are more likely to feel safe thanks to strict controls at the airport and continued observation from health officials.

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Caption 17 [fr]: un système bien établi par rapport au paludisme. Donc, euh... tout de suite,
Caption 17 [en]: a well established system to fight against malaria. So, uh... right away,

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Cap 24 - Découverte d'un restaurant parisien

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Come inside this fabulous restaurant and bar in Paris’s 19th arrondissement and see what the chef is preparing and the bartender is mixing. Just don’t watch this one on an empty stomach!

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Caption 33 [fr]: le mojito, des cocktails qui marchent très bien.
Caption 33 [en]: mojitos, cocktails that work very well.

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Le Journal - Mozart à l'Opéra de Vichy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mozart fans, take note: Go in through the back door of the Vichy Opera House to see Jérôme Deschamps and his talented crew’s reimaginings of the famous composer’s works. Don’t worry—all the tunes are still pure Wolfgang.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Tout ce qu'on entend, tout, est bien de Mozart, cent pour cent Wolfgang.
Caption 9 [en]: Everything that we hear, everything, is indeed from Mozart, one hundred percent Wolfgang.

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Visiter un yacht - Dans la cuisine

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sure, the kitchen might be a little smaller on a yacht, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare a delicious dish! Patrick Barbary whips up some pasta for us and invites us to dine with him. Cheers, Captain!

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Caption 10 [fr]: Alors bien sûr, on ne voyage pas sans notre petite pâtisserie française, un croissant.
Caption 10 [en]: So of course, we don't travel without our little French pastry, a croissant.

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Visiter un yacht - La timonerie

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Ever wanted to spend some time on a yacht in the Bahamas? No, that’s not a trick question — now you can! Take a tour with Patrick Barbary and his captain’s chair.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Alors cent dix volts... ou bien vous obtenez le cent dix volts du quai,
Caption 18 [en]: So a hundred ten volts... either you get the hundred ten volts from the dock,

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Le Journal - Le stress au travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how bad can stress from work get? Though the effects of stress may not always be visible or immediately apparent, some employees have been driven to insomnia, depression, even suicide because of difficulties at work. Some companies have implemented new anti-stress measures, but will that be enough?

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Caption 21 [fr]: devenu bien malgré lui un symbole.
Caption 21 [en]: which, despite itself, has become a symbol.

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Les Nubians - Les origines et les influences

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hélène and Célia tell us about their musical influences, origins, and inspiration. When they encountered prejudice about Africa and Africans upon coming back to France, Les Nubians used music to paint a truer picture of African culture.

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Caption 10 [fr]: On a commencé à faire de la musique, euh... y a bien quinze ans, ensemble.
Caption 10 [en]: We started making music, uh... a good fifteen years ago, together.

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Les Nubians - Présentation

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Les Nubians, two singer-songwriter sisters who grew up in both Paris and Chad and whose music has been nominated for several awards, including a Grammy (and not just in the World Music category, thank you very much). We know we’re big fans!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Musiciennes, du groupe les Nubians, qui a été créé... ouf, ça fait bien quinze ans maintenant.
Caption 8 [en]: Musicians, from the group Les Nubians, which was created... wow, it's been a good fifteen years now.

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Lionel L - Dans l'herbe

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us that sometimes there are better things to do than stay all day in an office building to pay rent for an apartment we can’t even spend time in. (And yes, the word “travail” really is related to the word “torture.”) Remember, the revolution starts with you!

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Caption 2 [fr]: C'est... c'est vrai qu'on est bien, allongé dans l'herbe.
Caption 2 [en]: It's... it's true that we feel good lying in the grass.

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Neighbors, friends, and the people of France remember Lazare Ponticelli, the last Poilu, who saw one hundred and ten springtimes and two world wars before passing away in March of 2008.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Il m'a... il m'a tout raconté, oui bien sûr, je sais par cœur, mais...
Caption 7 [en]: He... he told me everything, yes of course, I know by heart, but...

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Bertrand Pierre - Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Bertrand Pierre was inspired by Victor Hugo, and Victor Hugo was inspired by his very active love life. As it turns out, Hugo’s little love poems make for great song lyrics.

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Caption 20 [fr]: qui m'a fait du bien deux fois dans ma vie, c'est le... la pulsion de vie
Caption 20 [en]: that did me some good twice in my life, that's the... the life pulse

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lazare Ponticelli was the last of the “Poilus” — French infantry soldiers who served in World War I. Ponticelli, who was actually an Italian immigrant to France, first served in the French Foreign Legion and then eventually, the Italian army. He died in 2008 at the age of 110.

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Caption 29 [fr]: La vie est un bien précieux et fragile; une nuit, Lazare Ponticelli sauve un camarade.
Caption 29 [en]: Life is a precious and delicate commodity; one night, Lazare Ponticelli saved a comrade.

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