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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Les enfants, euh... prennent leur pied, comme on dit.
Caption 1 [en]: The children, uh... take their foot [get a kick out of it], as they say.

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Micro-Trottoirs - La vie après la mort…

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Micro-Trottoirs team tackles a big question in this episode: "Do you believe in life after death?" People share their beliefs on the matter. One person remarked, "As the famous French humorist Pierre Desproges would say, 'if God existed, we'd have to file a lawsuit against him!'"

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Caption 71 [fr]: Et comme disait, je crois, Pierre Desproges:
Caption 71 [en]: And as Pierre Desproges [French humorist] said, I believe,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Quand, euh... une grande entreprise comme Total,
Caption 16 [en]: When, uh... a big company like Total,

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TV Vendée - Galettes des rois: une trentaine de boulangers en concours

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Over thirty French bakeries from the Vendée region show off their skills in a galette des rois (Kings' cake) contest. The lucky judges, whose onerous task is to taste those delicious galettes, go to great lengths to explain their choices and make our mouths water. The galette des rois is traditionally served at Epiphany and is notoriously difficult to make. It comes in two varieties, flaky or brioche, and is available at French bakeries throughout the month of January.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Comme à la base c'est un concours de galette briochée,
Caption 28 [en]: Since essentially it's a brioche galette contest,

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Watt’s In - Stromae : Papaoutai Interview Exclu - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Belgium

Singer-songwriter Stromae walks us through his personal creative process and the many choices he has to make to create his beautiful songs, such as the one you will hear in the background called "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?). Knowing what goes into the complex process of making music only deepens our appreciation of his work.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Y a des choses super poétiques comme des choses un peu plus dures
Caption 13 [en]: There are some super poetic things like things that are a bit tougher

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: le titre de Maître Restaurateur, c'est quoi?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Maître Restaurateur" (Master Restaurant Owner) is a title bestowed upon a select number of restaurants in France. What does it mean and how does a restaurant achieve this honor? Find out in this episode of "Grain de Sel" (Grain of Salt).

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme plus de cent restaurateurs alsaciens?
Caption 21 [en]: like more than a hundred Alsatian restaurant owners?

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Joanna - Son quartier

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Joanna is proud to show us her neighborhood. Follow her around her new apartment, her favorite bar, the pretty little garden where children love to play, and learn some useful everyday vocabulary.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Ça c'est super agréable quand il fait beau comme ça.
Caption 7 [en]: That's super nice when it's sunny out like this.

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TV Vendée - Fêtes de fin d’année : manger léger et équilibré

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Losing weight is one of the most common New Year's resolutions, probably due in part to the richness of holiday feasts. As you'll see in this video, a lot of French people switch to a diet of fresh fruit, vegetables, and soups as they get ready for the new year or recover from holiday indulgences. Clementines are an especially popular and low calorie wintertime snack.

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Caption 33 [fr]: Comme chaque année, les vraies bonnes résolutions devraient donc s'appliquer
Caption 33 [en]: Like every year, the true good resolutions should therefore apply

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés sets out to conquer Mexico with his four hundred men, sixteen horses, and seven cannons. He is joined later by native forces, the Totonac warriors.

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Caption 12 [fr]: "Claxaclava", "Tlaxcala", mais c'est pas possible des noms comme ça!
Caption 12 [en]: "Claxaclava," "Tlaxcala," but names like these are impossible!

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Stromae - Tous les mêmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

In the music video for "Tous les mêmes" (All the Same) Stromae impersonates both the man and the woman in a stormy relationship. He wants children. She doesn't want any because she thinks "men are all the same" and can't be trusted to raise them. Stromae concludes the song with a beautifully choreographed dance equal to none—except for the late Michael Jackson, perhaps.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et comme toujours c'est pas le bon moment
Caption 29 [en]: And as always it's not the right time

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : La neige

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Micro-Trottoir episode, people are asked whether they are for or against snow. Most of the interviewees welcome snow and find it very pretty; it also makes them look forward to Christmas. But some people pointed out that snow has its drawbacks: it complicates things on the road for those who have to drive to work.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Ah, ben, pour la neige, quand il fait beau comme ça juste avant Noël... pour.
Caption 4 [en]: Oh well, for the snow, when it's nice out like this just before Christmas... [I am] for it.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec may never answer the vexing question: Should Quebec remain part of Canada or not? While opinions are divided, Quebecois don't necessarily show the same passion as the French when debating hot issues.

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Caption 29 [fr]: plus approfondis, puis plus longs, donc plus comme, euh...
Caption 29 [en]: more in-depth, then more lengthy, so more like, uh...

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Cap 24 - Charlie Hebdo, Alessandro Di Sarno enquête...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Alessandro Di Sarno takes us behind the scenes of the highly controversial French newspaper "Charlie Hebdo." After due consideration and in honor of the victims of the tragic attack on the magazine, Yabla made the decision to keep this video.

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Caption 23 [fr]: c'est... c'est exactement comme vous imaginiez que... qui se passe ici?
Caption 23 [en]: is it exactly as you imagined that... what happens here?

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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 61 [fr]: Je croyais pas que les mecs comme vous pouvaient faire ça.
Caption 61 [en]: I didn't think guys like you could do that.

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Leçons avec Lionel - Émotions

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel gives a simple, step-by-step lesson on feelings that will enable you to express a range of emotions in French. We hope that you will be happy—heureux (masculine) or heureuse (feminine)—and not too fatigué(e) (tired) by the end of class!

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Caption 14 [fr]: Comme émotion positive, nous avons tout d'abord, par exemple, heureux.
Caption 14 [en]: For a positive emotion, we have first of all, for example, happy.

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