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Le saviez-vous? - Henri Matisse et le Vieux Nice

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The artist Henri Matisse lived in a beautiful building, the Palais Caïs de Pierlas, in the Old Nice neighborhood. He captured the neighborhood's colorful atmosphere in many of his paintings.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Tout comme ce palais,
Caption 29 [en]: Just like this palace,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon histoire d'amour est impossible - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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Sophie has just come back from a language trip to Spain. Her parents are very happy to see her after a month apart. However, when they find out about her budding relationship with Alex, whom she met on the trip, their life becomes much more complicated.

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Caption 57 [fr]: j'ai vraiment de la chance d'avoir une fille comme elle.
Caption 57 [en]: I'm really lucky to have a daughter like her.

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Sophie et Patrice - Paris se dépeuple

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Paris is experiencing a population decline, partly due to short-term rentals and extreme commuting. Executives are able to live far out in the provinces while still working in Paris.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Mais on est tous comme ça en fait.
Caption 43 [en]: But we're all like that, in fact.

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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Liverdun with Françoise and Lionel who will show you inside the collegiate church of Liverdun. It once housed the relics of Saint Euchaire, which were looted during the Revolution. Now all that remains is the statue of the saint with his head... in his hands!

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Caption 66 [fr]: Comme aujourd'hui.
Caption 66 [en]: Like today.

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Amal et Caroline - Les couleurs

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Amal and Caroline don't always see life through rose-tinted glasses (voir la vie en rose). Sometimes they have the blues (broyer du noir). This video gives you the opportunity to explore some interesting idiomatic expressions using colors.

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Caption 57 [fr]: Tu es blanche comme un linge.
Caption 57 [en]: You're as white as a sheet.

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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Françoise talks to Lionel about the Church of Liverdun. Built in 1184, the church is distinctive for its two superimposed doorways: an original Romanesque one, and a Baroque one added in the eighteenth century.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Comme tous les martyrs, euh... il a eu la tête tranchée, dit-on.
Caption 30 [en]: Like all the martyrs, uh... he had his head chopped off, they say.

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Claire et Philippe - Je suis en retard

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Philippe apologizes to Claire for arriving late. He was not sure which platform he should have been standing on as both trains went to Versailles. He realized something was wrong when his train never came.

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Caption 59 [fr]: Ça sera très bien comme ça
Caption 59 [en]: It will be very good like that

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon passé - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

France

After making some interesting discoveries incriminating Luc and Pauline, Julia and her brother Jean hatch a plan. They have a little surprise in store for Luc and Pauline...

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Caption 28 [fr]: Là, c'était comme une évidence.
Caption 28 [en]: It was that obvious.

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte Antibes et ses environs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard will tell you about the history of Antibes, an ancient city with a fascinating past. One of the oldest cities in the region, it was built by the Phocaeans before Roman times.

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Caption 37 [fr]: et comme je disais tout à l'heure,
Caption 37 [en]: and as I was saying earlier,

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Elisa et Mashal - Petit-déjeuner

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa and Masha discuss what they like to eat for breakfast. Besides the traditional fare of baguettes, toast, cereal, and jam, they also enjoy eggs Benedict and hot chocolate.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Comme celui-là?
Caption 35 [en]: Like this one?

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie de Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Victor Hugo is best known for his novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, but he also wrote numerous poems. In this video, Patricia reads an excerpt from his poem "À l'Arc de Triomphe," in which he pays tribute to the city of Paris.

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Caption 3 [fr]: comme l'un des plus importants écrivains français.
Caption 3 [en]: as one of the most important French writers.

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Amal et Caroline - Moulin Rouge

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Amal and Caroline are in Pigalle in Paris to tell us about the Moulin Rouge, the famous cabaret where French can-can dancers put on a great show. Contrary to what its name might suggest, the Moulin Rouge (literally, "Red Windmill") was never used as a windmill.

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Caption 18 [fr]: comme le plus emblématique, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
Caption 18 [en]: like the most emblematic one, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Sophie et Patrice - Les lampes de Sophie - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie explains in greater detail how she makes lamps out of old jam jars. She has some blue ones that make great night-lights, and some brighter ones that are perfect for reading.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Voilà. -Parce que t'as pas que des bocaux comme ça,
Caption 29 [en]: Right. -Because you don't just have jars like that,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon passé - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Julia is slowly unraveling the thread of her story before her accident. As much as she would like to believe her husband, she can't reconcile his story with those of her best friend Pauline and her brother, leaving her confused and distraught.

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Caption 75 [fr]: Et comme par hasard, ça confirme les dires de Jean.
Caption 75 [en]: And what a coincidence, it confirms Jean's assertions.

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Extr@ - Ep. 1 - L'arrivée de Sam - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France None

Sacha and Annie are excited about Sam's imminent arrival from America. While they are getting the apartment ready, Nico shows up, to Annie's delight and Sacha's dismay.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Oh là là là là. Oh, comme Brad Pitt.
Caption 8 [en]: Oh my, my, my. Oh, like Brad Pitt.

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