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Fanny et Corrine - Langues et cultures

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In our last interview with Fanny and Corrine, we hear a bit more about Brittany and learn about multiculturalism in France and how cultures can influence languages.

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Caption 8 [fr]: La France, euh, donc a bien sûr colonisé plusieurs pays,
Caption 8 [en]: Of course, uh, France colonized several countries,

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Fanny et Corrine - Le Sud

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Corrine shares some more with us about the rich culture of the South of France, and she even puts on her best southern accent for us!

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Caption 14 [fr]: On est, euh... En fait on est très, très bien situé dans le... dans le...
Caption 14 [en]: We are, uh... Actually we're in a really, really good location in the... in the...

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Le Journal - À la retraite en France

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The young and the old are always the most severely affected by crises – a fact illustrated by this demonstration, in which the elderly clamor for emergency measures so they can make ends meet.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Quand on fait un plein de caddie ou quand on pense aux vacances, eh bien on réduit.
Caption 8 [en]: When we fill up our carts or when we think about vacations, well, we cut back.

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - La mode à bas prix

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny and Corrine show us that you don’t have to be rich to be fashionable! On this shopping trip, we get tips on where to get the best trends for less—and what the final touch to any outfit should be.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Pour bien commencer le printemps, on vous propose de vous rendre dans des magasins
Caption 11 [en]: To get spring off to a good start, we suggest you go to shops

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Le Journal - Salon du livre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Paris Salon du Livre this year, in response to the visit of the Israeli president, six Arab nations decided to exclude themselves from the event. Some attendees were puzzled by the boycott, especially considering that many Israeli writers are known to advocate the creation of a Palestinian state. With all that pressure, no wonder the roof collapsed!

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Caption 20 [fr]: pourrait bien être à son tour l'invitée d'honneur du Salon du Livre.
Caption 20 [en]: could well be the next guest of honor of the Book Fair.

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - Tendances du printemps - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn how to always be “à la mode” from Fanny and Corrine. These lovely ladies take us on a tour of some NYC fashion hot spots to tell us all about what’s hot in the springtime.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Donc cette vitrine, par exemple, reflète très bien, euh... la tendance du moment.
Caption 16 [en]: So this window, for example, really shows, uh... the current trends.

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F&F Pizza - Chez F&F - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Meet Jean-Phillipe Talbot, pizza man at Montréal’s F&F Pizza. F&F is a gourmet pizza shop, owned by the multi-talented company Rhinoceros, where Francophones and Anglophones alike can come to savor a slice (those who can afford it, that is).

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Caption 27 [fr]: Bien qui se sont rassemblés ensemble
Caption 27 [en]: Well who joined forces together

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Le Journal - Choisir un nom d'enfant

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Choosing a name for a new baby is just one of the tricky tasks parents face. Should you go with a classic, like Jeanne; a trendy name, like Mathéo; or an old-school throwback, like Alphonse? It can be tough to decide, but if all else fails, just use your alphabet blocks!

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Caption 15 [fr]: C'est un prénom qui... qui passe bien pour une... pour une jeune fille, pour une dame et, euh,
Caption 15 [en]: It's a name that... that works well for a... for a girl, for a woman and, uh,

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Le Journal - À l'écoute de la douleur

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Pain, and how to better manage it, is becoming increasingly focused on by members of the medical community. Some hospitals have even appointed special doctors for pain management and a few are opening pain management centers.

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Caption 6 [fr]: eh bien j'ai l'impression d'appuyer sur un tapis de fakir, quoi.
Caption 6 [en]: well, I feel like I'm pressing on a bed of nails, you know?

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Le Journal - L'Arche de Zoé

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don’t confuse Noah’s Ark with Zoé’s Ark. The first is said to have saved Noah, his family, and two representatives of each living creature, and the second claims it tried to save children. The members involved in this child abduction scheme have been found guilty, but who should pay the restitution?

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Caption 13 [fr]: en tout cas sur les têtes des membres de l'Arche de Zoé; il va bien falloir qu'on trouve une solution.
Caption 13 [en]: on the heads of the members of Zoe's Ark in any case; we're going to need to find a solution.

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Le Journal - Manifestations au Tibet

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Buddhist monks and other Tibetans protest against Chinese rule while their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, continues his exile in India. The topic of Tibet was a sore point for China as it prepared to host the Summer Olympics.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Le Tibet sera bien le point sensible de cette année Olympique.
Caption 10 [en]: Indeed, Tibet will be the sensitive topic of this Olympic year.

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Le Journal - Les vignobles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two women – one French, one American – speak of their new careers as vineyard owners. With the increasing popularity of New World wines, land in the Bordeaux region of France is becoming cheaper.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Elle connaît bien le terrain et l'élaboration du vin.
Caption 21 [en]: She knows the land well; she is involved in producing the wine.

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Le Journal - Les Ch'tis

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The “ch’ti” dialect and way of life of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region in northern France is the subject of the movie Bienvenue chez les ch’tis, number two on the all-time French box office list and the first French movie on the list. Actor-director Dany Boon knew just the right mix of ingredients to make it stick.

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Caption 4 [fr]: alors forcément, les Ch'tis, il les connaît bien
Caption 4 [en]: so inevitably, he knows the "ch'tis" [inhabitants of the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France] pretty well.

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Le Journal - "Claude François"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

You’ve heard of Elvis impersonators? Well France has Claude François impersonators! Meet Tom Evers, who performs in the style of Podium at the very same club where the real Claude used to come to relax, comme d’habitude.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Non, non, je suis bien en accord avec moi-même. J'ai une vie de famille comme tout le monde.
Caption 7 [en]: No, no, I feel quite good about myself. I have a family life like anybody else.

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Dionysos - Miss Acacia

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Miss Acacia is a character in the novel La Mécanique du Cœur (“The Mechanics of the Heart”) by Dionysos lead singer Mathias Malzieu; in it, the protagonist falls madly in love with her.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Elles sont les dentelles soulevées de la nuit qui tombe; c'est bien
Caption 2 [en]: They are the lace raised from the falling night; it's good

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