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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Caption 3 [fr]: se comportent très souvent comme s'ils étaient dans un pays.
Caption 3 [en]: very often behave as if they lived in a country [their own country].

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Pour ou contre l’appellation "restaurant"?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

More and more restaurants are resorting to frozen food instead of preparing dishes from scratch. The Micro-trottoir team took to the streets to ask people whether restaurants that don't cook their own food can still be called restaurants. Many people are concerned about not knowing where the food is coming from and would prefer to enjoy local produce, while others say that the quality of the frozen food source as well as the chef's expertise are the key. Let your discerning palate be the judge!

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Caption 13 [fr]: Comme je connais un peu le... la restauration, je sais très bien que il y a pas mal de choses
Caption 13 [en]: Since I know a bit about the... the restaurant business, I know very well that there are quite a few things

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Les 30 ans du festival Mont-Blanc d’humour

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc Festival of Humor celebrated its thirthiest edition in March 2014. Young talents are encouraged to try their luck on stage and compete for the much-coveted prize, the Saint-Gervais Henri Salvador prize, named for the famous French singer-songwriter. Many big names in French show business were there for the occasion.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Euh... voilà. J'aime beaucoup. Je suis un peu comme Holtz, mais lui ça fait des années.
Caption 8 [en]: Uh... there you are. I like it a lot. I'm a little like Holtz, but he's been coming for years.

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Vanessa Paradis et -M- - La Seine

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Featured in the animated film Un monstre à Paris, this duet from Vanessa Paradis and -M- is a tribute to Paris's most famous waterway, the Seine. Gorgeous, bewitching, and, according to Vanessa's character Lucille, "clairvoyant," the Seine has such a powerful presence in Paris that it's almost as if the city is submerged under it just as much as it's organized around it.

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Caption 10 [fr]: On s'aime comme ça, la Seine et moi
Caption 10 [en]: We love each other like that, the Seine and me

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Vin : Visite de la cave du Cruet

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

It is common knowledge that French people love their wine, but did you know that France is only the second largest wine consumer in the world, just behind China? As you will see in the video, winegrowers from the Savoie region put a lot of love and passion into winemaking. It's very often a family affair passed on from generation to generation. Long may it continue... and remember—enjoy your wine in moderation!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Il produit principalement des cépages locaux, comme la Mondeuse ou la Roussette de Savoie...
Caption 4 [en]: He mainly produces local varieties, like the Mondeuse or the Roussette de Savoie...

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Bande-annonce - La Belle et la Bête

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Here's the trailer for La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast), a new French film based on the famous fairy tale first published in 1740. While some of you may be most familiar with the Walt Disney or Jean Cocteau versions, this recent release is an attempt to recapture the spirit of the original tale while also giving it more of a contemporary twist.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Vous parlez comme n'importe quel homme.
Caption 31 [en]: You talk like any other man.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is in prison. He tries one more time to prove his theories to his inquisitor. But he finally recants during the trial saying the famous sentence: "and yet... it turns"

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Caption 5 [fr]: Je n'ai parlé des thèses de Copernic que comme hypothèses.
Caption 5 [en]: I spoke of the Copernican theses only as hypotheses.

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Sylvestre - Le tir à l'arc

Difficulty: Beginner

France

If you've been wanting to learn archery, Sylvestre will tell you everything you need to know about the bow and arrow. With a little practice, you'll be hitting the bull's eye in no time!

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Caption 6 [fr]: On prend l'arc dans la main, comme ceci.
Caption 6 [en]: We take the bow in hand, like this.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo faces an uncertain future. Behind the scenes are political and religious intrigues and enemies plotting his downfall. The Pope, until now sympathetic to Galileo, has a change of heart. Under pressure from all sides and insulted by his latest works, The Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems, portraying the Church's view through the character Simplicio (Simpleton), the pope finally sends Galileo to the Inquisition Tribunal.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Je pense comme vous, que Galilée a outrepassé la liberté que nous lui avions accordée.
Caption 29 [en]: Like you, I think that Galileo overstepped the freedom that we had granted him.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 14 [fr]: et les raisons sociales sont toutes redevenues presque, comme les années soixante, à l'anglais.
Caption 14 [en]: and the corporate names have almost all reverted, like in the sixties, to English.

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Indila - Dernière danse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In her first hit single, "Dernière Danse" (Last Dance), Indila shares her troubles, her loneliness, and her sense of rejection in the big city of Paris. Her sweet suffering (douce souffrance or douce France) is a melancholy echo of classic French songwriting, underlining her struggles and lending pathos to her courage.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Écoute comme mon cœur est immense
Caption 30 [en]: Listen how immense my heart is

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - La boutique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the farm visit, it's time for our angora rabbit and goat breeder to show us around her boutique, where you can stock up on fluffy angora wool sweaters and super light and warm socks to help you enjoy the winter in comfort.

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Caption 25 [fr]: et l'écharpe comme ça... et après on a le gilet. Là, c'est pas mal! Voilà!
Caption 25 [en]: both a scarf, like this... and then we have the cardigan. There, it's not bad! There you are!

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et ceux qui comme Galilée ou les Galiléens ébranlent la stabilité des cieux...
Caption 20 [en]: And those who, like Galileo or the Galileans, undermine the stability of the heavens...

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - La Bastille

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marion, our guide, takes us to Place de la Bastille (Bastille Square), where the old Bastille fortress was stormed during the French Revolution. The guillotine was installed on the square for a very short time, but was nevertheless the site of a whopping 75 executions. Nowadays, the square hosts some much less sinister events, such as the Bastille Day (French national holiday) celebrations and the annual Gay Pride Parade.

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Caption 16 [fr]: un acte que l'on considère comme un des premiers de la Révolution française.
Caption 16 [en]: an act that is considered as one of the first of the French Revolution.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 34 [fr]: En France, on parle de Montréal comme une ville qui... qui est vraiment à voir.
Caption 34 [en]: In France, we talk about Montreal as a city that... that is really a place to see.

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