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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara takes her father's refusal to allow her to become a dancer very badly. After he tears up her dance course enrollment form, she storms off and swears never to come back. Desperate, she thinks she has found a way to put an end to her woes.

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Caption 18 [fr]: comme ça je te foutrai la paix.
Caption 18 [en]: that way I'll leave you in peace.

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Elisa et sa maman - La technologie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Elisa speaks with her mom about the good old days when technology was not so invasive. Her mom reminisces about the times when you had to write a letter instead of sending an email or text. Still, she admits that modern life has its advantages, now that you can video chat with faraway relatives.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Regarde comme il est beau ce petit chien.
Caption 11 [en]: Look how cute he is, that little dog.

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 7 [fr]: comme vous le savez aussi Président de la République.
Caption 7 [en]: as you know, also the President of the Republic.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 9 [fr]: je voulais qu'elle suive une carrière médicale comme moi.
Caption 9 [en]: I wanted her to pursue a medical career like me.

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Johnny Hallyday - Seul

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Johnny Hallyday's song "Seul" (Alone) is from his 2014 album "Rester Vivant" (Staying Alive). His performance is especially moving now that this famous rock star is no longer with us (Johnny died on December 5, 2017). The poignant lyrics seem like a farewell to his family and his fans.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Devoir continuer à vivre comme avant
Caption 6 [en]: To have to continue living as before

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Boursorama - Voici pourquoi il n'y a plus de beurre dans votre supermarché...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The price of butter has skyrocketed in the past year. It's a concern for French people, bakeries, and supermarkets alike. As you may know, butter is a basic and indispensable ingredient in French cuisine. Multiple reasons are cited in this video for this sudden increase. Let's hope it's only temporary!

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Caption 61 [fr]: tout comme la farine.
Caption 61 [en]: just like flour.

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Voyage en France - Montfort-l'Amaury - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to another town within easy reach of Paris. Monfort-l'Amaury boasts a huge church called the Église Saint Pierre et Saint Paul with some magnificent stained glass windows. If you are a music lover, you might want to check out Maurice Ravel's house, where he composed many of his great works, including Le Boléro.

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Caption 19 [fr]: pour une petite ville comme Montfort-l'Amaury.
Caption 19 [en]: for a small town like Montfort-l'Amaury.

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Lea & Lionel L - Le parc de Bercy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Lionel and Léa, who are having a good time in the pleasant Bercy Park. It's a favorite for the locals, who congregate there as soon as the sun is out.

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Caption 40 [fr]: petits, assez agressifs, comme les Parisiens, d'ailleurs.
Caption 40 [en]: small, quite aggressive, like Parisians, incidentally.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah is at a complete loss when fate intervenes in her favor. As she leaves work in despair, she happens to overhear a telephone conversation that will turn the tables for her.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Comment j'avais pu me laisser avoir comme ça?
Caption 18 [en]: How could I have allowed myself to be had like that?

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France 3 - Les conséquences de la crise du beurre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faced with a butter shortage in France, this bakery is among the few that are choosing to wait in hopes that the price of butter will drop. Apparently, customers are too fond of the bakery's delicious pastries to let a price increase deter them. After all, pastries are one of life's essentials in France...

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Caption 23 [fr]: C'est un produit d'appel pour venir acheter d'autres choses, comme le pain.
Caption 23 [en]: It's a product that invites people to come buy other things, like bread.

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Lionel - L'usine de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel meets with Steven, who works in the madeleine factory. Without giving away too much of the secret family recipe, he shows us how these delicious specialties are made. The first step is to crack over three liters of eggs!

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Caption 54 [fr]: Qu'est-ce qu'il y a comme ingrédients?
Caption 54 [en]: What ingredients are there?

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Adrien - Rue des Martyrs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Adrien talks to us about Paris's Rue des Martyrs [Martyrs Street]. There, a hapless bishop, Saint Denis, was decapitated. He supposedly carried his severed head in his hand all the way up the street. But rest assured, the street has none of this gruesome past. It's filled with restaurants, bars, cafes, and cabarets to keep you entertained and happy.

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Caption 41 [fr]: Comme je vous l'ai dit,
Caption 41 [en]: As I've told you,

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Lionel - Le club de foot de Nancy - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the AS Nancy-Lorraine soccer club in Velaine-en-Haye, where young men can study full-time and train to become professional soccer players.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes, comme je l'ai précisé tout à l'heure,
Caption 2 [en]: We are, as I specified earlier,

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Lea - Bercy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lea takes us to the Parc de Bercy with its large stadium and interesting surroundings. This new renovated neighborhood now offers numerous concerts and cultural events. You might even be able to see Katy Perry there in 2018!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Comme je disais précédemment, euh... le stade a été inauguré
Caption 39 [en]: As I was saying before, uh... the stadium was inaugurated

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Daniel (still in sweltering Soissons) in front of the "Jardin du Haricot" (Bean Garden), which is not a garden but a confectionery store that sells a local specialty, a delicious jelly-bean-like candy. He also takes us to the old bishop's palace where Napoleon once stayed, then onto an eleventh-century abbey called the Abbaye de Saint-Jean-des-Vignes.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Il y a aussi de très jolies surprises architecturales comme ce parc Gouraud
Caption 14 [en]: There are also very nice architectural surprises like this Parc Gouraud [Gouraud Park],

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