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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 59 [fr]: Oui, vous décrivez une scène... -Mais par contre...
Caption 59 [en]: Yes, you describe a scene... -But on the other hand...

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?

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Caption 81 [fr]: pour lutter contre votre frustration et contre ce manque?
Caption 81 [en]: to combat your frustration and this lack?

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Le saviez-vous? - La Cigale et la fourmi - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia sheds a new light on the renowned fable by Jean de La Fontaine, "The Cicada and the Ant." Maybe the cicada isn't such a bad character after all....

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Caption 40 [fr]: C'est en quelque sorte la raison contre les passions,
Caption 40 [en]: In a way, it's reason over passion,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise's scheme is starting to unravel. Annette is no longer playing the role she was assigned, and Louise's grandfather has fallen in love again, but not with the right person. How is she going to deal with the situation? Her grandmother is left in the dark for now.

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Caption 36 [fr]: J'étais fâchée contre elle bien sûr
Caption 36 [en]: I was angry with her of course,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise's scheme is working according to plan. She sabotages her grandfather's date and arranges for her grandmother to catch her husband out with another woman under the pretext of a shopping trip. So far so good, but will she achieve her goal of bringing her grandparents back together?

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Caption 70 [fr]: Et je suis pas contre la revoir.
Caption 70 [en]: And I'm not against seeing her again.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les expressions à ne pas prendre au pied de la lettre - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second installment on French expressions not to be taken literally, Patricia discusses the phrase se faire l'avocat du diable (to play devil's advocate).

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Caption 23 [fr]: contre des arguments qu'on nous présente,
Caption 23 [en]: against the arguments presented to us,

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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our series on train travel in the Moselle region, where we'll accompany Lionel on a short train ride from Faulquemont to Rémilly. Many commuters travel to and from work by train each day, some even to Germany, which is just a few miles across the border.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Par contre je pourrais aussi aller de l'autre côté
Caption 11 [en]: On the other hand, I could also go to the other side

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Le saviez-vous? - Le vocabulaire de la tête

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia focuses on the thinking, listening, and seeing part of the body, the head. She'll teach you a lot of useful vocabulary for various parts of the head, as well as some fun expressions.

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Caption 35 [fr]: enfin, contre les yeux,
Caption 35 [en]: well, against the eyes,

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Olivia Ruiz - Mon corps, mon amour

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Olivia Ruiz sings "Mon corps, mon amour" (My Body, My Love), a powerful call to love. This sensuous song appeals to the senses of her lover, whom she hopes will find her desirable, attend to her desires, and heal her soul at the same time.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Il reprend vie contre un autre velours
Caption 36 [en]: It comes back to life against another velvet [touch]

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Vianney - Je m'en vais

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Vianney sings "Je m'en vais" (I'm Leaving), a sentimental song about a breakup. He is the Beast, and she is the Beauty. He has to get away from her, and his pain.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Contre des cloques et des flaques
Caption 2 [en]: For blisters and puddles

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Harold is not convinced that the strange events in his and Claire's apartment mean that it's haunted. He has his own suspicions and is determined to find out the truth.

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Caption 56 [fr]: Là, par contre j'étais complètement perdu.
Caption 56 [en]: There, however, I was completely lost.

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Astrid gives us a detailed description of the Toul Cathedral, its history, and its special features. Though its gargoyles may look scary, they serve a special purpose: draining rainwater off the roof. A light and sound show takes place every year, highlighting the gargoyles and the cathedral's amazing architecture.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Et aujourd'hui on a pas un temps de cochon par contre.
Caption 23 [en]: And today we don't have pig weather [rotten weather] however.

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Là... on... on lutte contre les vis et contre les clips.
Caption 45 [en]: Here... we... we're fighting against the screws and against the clips.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire's fears escalate and the situation becomes unbearable for her. She is convinced that the apartment is haunted, while her level-headed husband tries to remain calm, which infuriates her even more... and creates a wedge between them.

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Caption 28 [fr]: J'étais très en colère contre Harold.
Caption 28 [en]: I was very angry at Harold.

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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 53 [fr]: Par contre, euh...
Caption 53 [en]: On the other hand, uh...

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