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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Harold and Claire are having dinner when they hear some strange noises in their apartment again. Looking for a rational explanation, Harold asks their neighbors, Bastien and Solène. They seem to think that the apartment is haunted, but Harold has his doubts.

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Caption 49 [fr]: Oui, donc, comme... je te disais pour le vacarme d'hier soir,
Caption 49 [en]: Yes, so as... I was telling you about last night's racket,

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Mais attendons la fin. Comme il disait ces mots,
Caption 26 [en]: But let us wait until the end. As he said these words,

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Grand Lille TV - Lille contre le massacre en Syrie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Martine Aubry, the mayor of Lille, is part of a vast citizen mobilization to stop the massacres in Syria. Aubry's deputy director of human rights reflects on the mayor's speech during an official ceremony at the Lille city hall.

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Caption 31 [fr]: comme l'a dit le maire pour faire le point,
Caption 31 [en]: as the mayor said, to take stock,

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Every year, a portion of Paris turns into a miniature beach where people of all ages can play games and bask in the sun.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Comme vous pouvez le voir derrière moi,
Caption 2 [en]: As you can see behind me,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire is invited for a cup of tea at Solène's. She ignores Solène's warning about strange noises in her living room, but was this wise? Find out what happens in Claire's apartment upon her return.

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Caption 33 [fr]: C'était comme... je sais pas, des... des... des murmures étranges.
Caption 33 [en]: It was like... I don't know, some... some... some strange whispers.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 21 [fr]: C'est que comme la quasi-totalité des Français j'étais nul en langues.
Caption 21 [en]: It's that, like the vast majority of French people, I was hopeless at languages.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Alors comme vous pouvez le constater,
Caption 8 [en]: So as you can see,

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Le saviez-vous? - Les adjectifs possessifs - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In the second part of Patricia's video on possessive adjectives, you will learn the plural adjectives and what to do when a noun starts with a vowel.

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Caption 64 [fr]: On fait comme si c'était des mots masculins.
Caption 64 [en]: We act as if they were masculine words.

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 11 [fr]: comme c'était une reine, euh...
Caption 11 [en]: since she was a queen, uh...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire and Harold invite their new neighbors for drinks to get acquainted and thank them for their help. As the evening unfolds, the conversation becomes strained and strange things start to happen. Claire and Harold are left with many unanswered questions.

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Caption 15 [fr]: comme ça avant de partir, non?
Caption 15 [en]: just like that before leaving, no?

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us around the old quarter of the village of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a charming area that dates from the Middle Ages and contains some beautiful gardens and courtyards. Some of the streets and alleyways have even retained their medieval names, such as the "Rue de la Savaterie" (Cobbler Street).

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Caption 12 [fr]: un petit peu comme dans le célèbre film français "Les Choristes".
Caption 12 [en]: a little bit like in the famous French film "Les Choristes" [The Chorus].

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves et cauchemars

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Micro-Trottoirs is interested in people's dreams and nightmares. Accounts range from pleasant dreams of swimming with dolphins to terrifying nightmares of people being amputated.

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Caption 40 [fr]: ben, comme on est juste à côté.
Caption 40 [en]: well, since we are right next to it.

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Contes de fées - La petite sirène - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The little mermaid visits a sea witch who gives her human legs in exchange for her voice. Will she get her wish to live happily ever after on land with her beloved prince?

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Caption 2 [fr]: et tu reçois deux jambes comme un être humain.
Caption 2 [en]: and you will receive two legs like a human being.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Soon after Claire and Harold move into their new Parisian apartment, strange things start to open. Their new neighbors explain that their new home may have been the scene of a murder. Claire believes it, but Harold remains skeptical. Will they be able to solve this mystery?

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Caption 15 [fr]: T'arrêtes un peu de me parler comme si j'étais une débile?
Caption 15 [en]: Will you stop talking to me as if I were an idiot?

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 33 [fr]: parce que, d'habitude, ça se passe pas comme ça,
Caption 33 [en]: because it doesn't usually happen that way,

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