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Voyage dans Paris - Ponts de Paris

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel gives us a tour of the beautiful bridges of Paris, the oldest of which (ironically called the Pont-Neuf, or "New Bridge") dates from the early seventeenth century. We also get a glimpse of the famous bouquinistes, or secondhand booksellers, who set up their stalls along the banks of the Seine.

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Caption 15 [fr]: comme l'ensemble des ponts de Paris, d'ailleurs.
Caption 15 [en]: as are all the bridges of Paris, for that matter.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The battle between toothbrush and cavities ignites in this lively cartoon.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et puis, on ne fait pas une carie comme ça en quelques heures!
Caption 6 [en]: And besides, we don't create a cavity like that in a few hours!

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La Foire Du Trône - La Foire

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Get a look behind the scenes at the Foire du Trône, an annual fair held in the lovely Bois de Vincennes on Paris's eastern side. It's not just fun and games that go into making this festival an amusement hotspot.

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Caption 16 [fr]: La sécurité des manèges déjà, c'est comme les voitures:
Caption 16 [en]: The security of the rides is like cars actually:

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France, Morocco, West Africa

Viewer Discretion Advised

Our delightful young guide takes the opportunity to explain why she loves her neighborhood of Python-Duvernois. We meet some of the locals, including an aspiring Michael Schumacher and some young footballers.

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Caption 7 [fr]: comme y a... y a... on est beaucoup d'Africains, d'Arabes et tout,
Caption 7 [en]: as there are... there are... we're a lot of Africans, Arabs and all that,

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B-Girl Frak - La "B-Girl Frak"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile talks about how her incredible flexibility and break-dancing skills led to her being known as “B-Girl Frak.” Find out what your true hip-hop name is here.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Quand je le regarde danser, j'ai envie de danser comme lui.
Caption 14 [en]: When I look at him dancing, I want to dance like him.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn what happens when sugar and bacteria attack your teeth enamel... It's the price we have to pay for eating cake!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Y a comme des reflets d'ivoire!
Caption 4 [en]: They shine like ivory!

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B-Girl Frak - La Danse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile, aka “B-Girl Frak,” has been dancing most of her life. But it wasn’t until she discovered hip-hop that she realized what dancing as an art form really meant to her.

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Caption 2 [fr]: J'ai choisi la danse comme art, d'abord parce que j'avais déjà des qualités,
Caption 2 [en]: I chose dance as an art, first of all because I already had some skills,

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this enjoyable cartoon about the human body, you will see the taste buds in action... when they're not slacking off!

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Caption 30 [fr]: Ben alors, si c'est pour arriver ensemble, c'est pas la peine de cavaler comme ça!
Caption 30 [en]: Well then, if we're to arrive together, it's not worth it racing around like this!

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Micro-Trottoirs - Art ou science?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

These Parisian pedestrians are asked to answer one of the questions from the 2011 philosophy baccalauréat exam: "Is art less necessary than science"? You never know when those standardized tests will come back to haunt you!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Je sais pas trop comme ça. C'est joli, l'art. Je sais pas!
Caption 9 [en]: I don't know too much about that. Art's pretty. I don't know!

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Manif du Mois - Sages-femmes en colère!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Contrary to French folklore, girls do not come from roses, nor do boys come from cabbages, nor does any baby come from a stork. These French midwives, the true "storks" of France, are demonstrating for better pay and working conditions.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Que nos études soient reconnues comme Master,
Caption 16 [en]: That our studies be recognized as a master's,

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The locals interviewed at the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair defend the reputation of their area and compete to win a roll of paper towels (or perhaps something a little more prize-worthy).

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Caption 2 [fr]: Comme vous voyez... -Ouais. -euh... c'est le...
Caption 2 [en]: As you can see... -Yeah. -uh... it's the...

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Le Journal - La grippe aviaire - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Birds aren't the only ones who might feel their lifestyle's been a bit restricted lately. France’s rural cats enjoy a good hunt. But the avian flu has put the lid on sporting felines living in affected areas.

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Caption 4 [fr]: dans les zones où l'on a trouvé des cas de grippe aviaire comme ici dans l'Ain,
Caption 4 [en]: in zones where cases of avian flu were found, as they were here in the Ain department,

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Many people know a thing or two about French wine, but what do we know about grape growing? This grape grower from Provence tells us all about pruning a vine.

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Caption 12 [fr]: qui va partir et qui va faire ensuite, euh... eh bien... quelque chose comme ça.
Caption 12 [en]: which is going to come out and which will then make, uh... well... something like this.

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Questions à la con - Les fameuses questions à la con

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Test yourself on these "Stupid Questions" and enjoy the hilarious answers from people on the street.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Une sorte de légume comme la citrouille.
Caption 18 [en]: A kind of vegetable like the pumpkin.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The platelets vanquish the bacteria in the final installment of this animated series on blood. Who knew that a simple cut could be so epic?

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Caption 24 [fr]: Maman, pourquoi est-ce que mon doigt est devenu jaune comme ça?
Caption 24 [en]: Mom, why did my finger turn yellow like that?

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