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Micro-Trottoirs - L'endroit le plus insolite

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

It's not exactly an everyday occurrence in France to be stopped on the street and questioned about your sex life, but most of these pedestrians, both young and old, seem perfectly comfortable with revealing their romantic secrets on camera.

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Caption 44 [fr]: Et est-ce que vous vous définiriez comme un bon coup?
Caption 44 [en]: And would you consider yourself a good lay?

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Mon Lieu Préféré - Théâtre du Rond-Point

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

First a panorama, then a skating rink, and now a theater. Like many places in Paris, the 19th-century building that houses the Théâtre du Rond-Point has certainly undergone a lot of changes over the years. Lauren tells us why it's one of her favorite spots in the city.

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Caption 36 [fr]: comme la tradition du bâtiment le veut.
Caption 36 [en]: as the tradition of the building would have it.

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Lionel - à Fénétrange - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fénétrange is a medieval town near the German border that was once the site of dungeons and witch hunts. But don't let that keep you from visiting: Lionel will be there to show you around this charming little village.

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Caption 15 [fr]: que l'on suit comme si nous étions, euh... au seizième siècle, ou même au quinzième siècle.
Caption 15 [en]: whom we follow as if we were, uh... in the sixteenth century, or even in the fifteenth century.

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Projet "Polygon" - Intelligence esthétique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

"Miss RBW" tells us a bit more about her current projects and the interplay between aesthetics and cognition.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Euh... donc je parle de l'intelligence esthétique comme ça... On se... c'est vraiment la... le...
Caption 9 [en]: Uh... so that's how I talk about aesthetic intelligence... We... it's really the... the...

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Fred et Miami Catamarans - Fred et sa vie à Miami

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Meet Fred, a young Frenchman who still feels French even though he lives in Miami. Student by day, sailor by night, Fred makes the most of Miami's sunshine, cultural diversity, and, of course, wind.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Euh... J'suis revenu à Miami depuis que j'ai quinze ans, quelque chose comme ça.
Caption 1 [en]: Uh... I came back to Miami when I was fifteen, something like that.

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Mai Lingani - Mai et Burkina Electric

Difficulty: Beginner

Burkina Faso

Though Mai Lingani grew up in Côte d’Ivoire, she is one of the most popular singer/songwriters in Burkina Faso, where she was born. In 1998 that country presented her with its highest award for a musician, the “Prix national de la chanson.” In addition to her beautiful French and melodious English, Mai also speaks (and sings in) three African tongues: Moré, Dioula, and Bissa. Please enjoy our interview with this delightful talent!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et donc, comme ça j'ai grandi, euh... j'allais de cours en cours, pour rencontrer des amis, euh... ici et là.
Caption 8 [en]: And so, that's the way I grew up, uh... I went from class to class to meet friends, uh... here and there.

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Yabla à Nancy - Université Nancy 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The French equivalent of ESL (English as a Second Language) is known as FLE (Français langue étrangère, or "French as a Foreign Language"). FLE is what you're learning right now, and it's what one of the women in this video is learning to teach.

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Caption 14 [fr]: j'essaye d'aider comme je peux donc ces étudiants étrangers en France.
Caption 14 [en]: so I'm trying to help these foreign students in France as much as I can.

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Niko de La Faye - "Visages" - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this second part, French visual artist Niko de la Faye shares with us the complexity of his work, his beginnings, the sources of his inspiration, and his favorite artists.

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Caption 17 [fr]: La tête comme ça, et avec cette technique de projection,
Caption 17 [en]: His head like this, and with this projection technique,

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Seizième Arrondissement de Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol gives us a tour of Paris’s sixteenth district, where you’ll find the homes of Benjamin Franklin and Honoré de Balzac, among much else.

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Caption 22 [fr]: À l'époque, il avait été considéré comme révolutionnaire.
Caption 22 [en]: At the time, it was considered to be revolutionary.

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Le Journal - Les relations franco-gabonaises

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Two students from Gabon were expelled from a French University and deported back to their home country for having low grades in school. One was even forced to leave behind his wife and young daughter (a French citizen). The government of Gabon is not pleased and may take measures to retaliate in kind.

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Caption 12 [fr]: dans une voiture et je devais, comme ça fait mal, euh...
Caption 12 [en]: in a car and I had to, as it hurts, uh...

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Arles - Le marché d'Arles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you’re ever in Arles, make sure to stop off at this scrumptious fresh food market, full of local cheeses, vegetables, and fish straight off the boat!

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Caption 43 [fr]: En ce moment, on a quoi comme saison de poisson?
Caption 43 [en]: At the moment, what kind of seasonal fish do we have?

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Projet "Polygon" - PIIMS et la République des Images

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Raphaële tells us about PIIMS and the Republic of Images--an art project of, for, and about imagery.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Alors donc s'il y a... comme ça, y a tout un [sic] espèce de petit monde qui s'est mis en place,
Caption 19 [en]: So then if there's... like that, there's a whole kind of little world that's established itself,

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Projet "Polygon" - Plateforme d'idées

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hear from Raphaële Bidault-Waddington on her conceptual art exposition called "The Incidental Person," where art meets organizational modeling.

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Caption 21 [fr]: sur un modèle conceptuel qui est basé sur la ville comme... vue comme une galaxie,
Caption 21 [en]: on a conceptual model based on the city as... seen as a galaxy,

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Mon Lieu Préféré - Rue des Rosiers - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, Caroline takes us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, the rue des Rosiers (“Rosebush Street”). A charming area full of art galleries and old buildings, this rue is also one of Paris’s most well-known Jewish neighborhoods.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Euh, ça s'appelle comme ça parce qu'avant il y avait plein de roses... partout sur les murs.
Caption 3 [en]: Uh, it's called that because before there were a lot of roses... all over the walls.

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Le Journal - Al Jazeera

Difficulty: Beginner

France, Qatar

The largest Arabic TV network, Al Jazeera has been making its own headlines since 2001, for the depth and breadth of its coverage. This report from 2006 details the network’s evolution. Since then, Al Jazeera’s voice in international broadcasting has only become stronger.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Al-Jazeera, cet été, était en Israël comme au Liban,
Caption 31 [en]: Al-Jazeera, this summer, was in Israel as well as in Lebanon,

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