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Le saviez-vous? - La Maison de l'Olive à Nice - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Learn all about olives with this olive merchant from Nice. This lovely store, "La Maison de l'Olive," has all kinds of olive delicacies from the region and across the Mediterranean basin. Did you know that the olive groves (oliveraies) in the Nice region were planted by the Greeks?

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Caption 20 [fr]: Et par contre, on fait [des] cocktails d'olives,
Caption 20 [en]: And on the other hand, we make olive cocktails,

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Le Mans TV - Youssef Ben Amar, un rappeur engagé en politique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Youssef Ben Amar is a rapper and political activist who is running for office in the fourth legislative district of the Sarthe department. He shares his views and urges people to take an interest in politics, which he believes is something that all people do every day.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Euh... par contre on...
Caption 12 [en]: Uh... on the other hand, we...

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François - Livres conseillés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

François selected three books to show us that are suitable for teens, adults, and French-language learners alike: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh by Philippe Claudel, and Les Demeurées by Jeanne Benameur.

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Caption 35 [fr]: et euh... contre... un petit peu contre le... la... l'intolérance autour d'elle.
Caption 35 [en]: and uh... against... sort of against the... the... the intolerance around her.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Clara is a step closer to her dream of becoming a dancer. Roger, the homeless man she met earlier, knows a dance teacher who is willing to give her free lessons. But first she will need to bring a signed parental authorization...

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Caption 16 [fr]: Par contre, je suis venu pour vous demander un petit service.
Caption 16 [en]: However, I came to ask you a small favor.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah is desperate as she faces a terrible situation and wrongful accusations. She is about to lose her job over a theft that she didn't commit.

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Caption 9 [fr]: C'était pas contre toi personnellement que j'en avais.
Caption 9 [en]: It wasn't you personally who I had anything against.

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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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