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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part four of this episode on "The Discoverers," Galileo, now a reputable scholar at the University of Padua, proceeds to make a telescope out of lenses with the help of his instrument maker, Marc'Antonio. In this cartoon, an attempt is made to explain Galileo's discoveries.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Encore fallait-il lutter contre les idées toutes faites... les dogmes!
Caption 21 [en]: He still had to fight against preconceived ideas... dogmas!

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Salon Eco Habitat - La peinture à l'ocre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How would you like to learn to make your very own ochre paint? Jean-Michel and Stéphane will share their recipe, which is not unlike crêpe batter. While the paint may not be fit for human consumption, it's non-toxic and extremely durable.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Le sulfate de fer pour protéger le bois contre les attaques des... des insectes.
Caption 36 [en]: Iron sulfate to protect the wood from attacks of... of insects.

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Cap 24 - Alessandro Di Sarno au Salon des vins et vignerons

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Alessandro visits a wine festival with his breathalyzer to make sure that nothing more than some innocent dégustation (sampling) is going on. Some of the people he interviews fail the test, but one expert claims it might not be that accurate to begin with!

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Caption 34 [fr]: C'est votre mari? -Oui, oui, oui. -Lui, par contre, il me semble pompette. -Non, non, non, non, non.
Caption 34 [en]: Is that your husband? -Yes, yes, yes. -Him, however, he seems tipsy to me. -No, no, no, no, no.

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Cap 24 - Les cyclistes parisiens sont-ils indisciplinés ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

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Rumor has it that Parisians bicyclists are undisciplined. Is this true? Allessandro Di Sarno is out on the streets of Paris to find out for himself and carries out his own humorous inquiry...

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Caption 46 [fr]: Mais par contre, dites-moi la vérité. Est-ce que les... cyclistes franciliens, sont-ils indisciplinés?
Caption 46 [en]: But however, tell me the truth. Are Île-de-France cyclists... are they undisciplined?

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Joanna - La Place Stanislas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Joanna and Caroline take us to the northern French city of Nancy in Lorraine. They'll show you around the beautiful Place Stanislas, classified as a World Heritage Site, and the famous Daum crystal studio. A beautiful art piece might set you back a few thousand euros... Be sure to bring your check book or your credit card!

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Caption 36 [fr]: Par contre le pain d'épice est délicieux mais il n'est pas à vendre, ce qui est dommage.
Caption 36 [en]: On the other hand, gingerbread is delicious, but it's not for sale, which is a shame.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Randonnée à la cascade de Bérard

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tourists can enjoy the Bérard waterfall in the Alps once again. At a cost of one hundred fifty thousand euros, a new footbridge leading to the waterfall and the Cave of Farinet was recently inaugurated.

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Caption 7 [fr]: et de protection contre les chutes de blocs en première partie et de montage, euh... cette année.
Caption 7 [en]: and protection against rockfalls in the first part, and assembly, uh... this year.

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Alsace 20 - Colonel Reyel en session live acoustique!

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Colonel Reyel professes his love for his "one and only" in a lovely song, his single "Toi et Moi" (You and Me) from his album Soldat de l'Amour, (Love Soldier). Enjoy this live acoustic session!

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Caption 11 [fr]: Toi et moi, personne ne pourra lutter contre ça
Caption 11 [en]: You and I, no one will be able to fight against that

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 1. Les premiers Américains - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The series Il était une fois... les Amériques: Les premiers Américains (Once Upon a Time... The Americas: The First Americans) relates American history from the very beginning up to the twentieth century. In this episode, hunters boast about their day chasing after a huge animal.

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Caption 17 [fr]: contre nos ennemis qui sont les tigres et, bien sûr, tous les ours et aussi les loups.
Caption 17 [en]: against our enemies, which are the tigers and, of course, all the bears and also the wolves.

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Manon et Simon - Le masculin et le féminin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Manon and Simon unravel some of the more complicated aspects of gender in French, focusing on masculine and feminine word endings. There's a lot more to it than just le and la!

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Caption 49 [fr]: Par contre, un docteur devient une doctoresse.
Caption 49 [en]: However, "un docteur" [a doctor] becomes "une doctoresse."

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 1. Les premiers Américains - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Since all the animals have moved away from their area, these early Americans are forced to follow in their paw prints... otherwise they'll have no food!

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Caption 12 [fr]: et contre le rocher, je l'envoie s'écraser.
Caption 12 [en]: and I send it crashing against the rock.

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Manon et Clémentine - Mots et animaux

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come learn some animal idioms with Manon and Clémentine! They'll show you how cats, dogs, and wolves can help you to improve your everyday French.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Hurler avec les loups, c'est participer à des critiques et des attaques contre quelqu'un,
Caption 36 [en]: To howl with the wolves is to take part in criticisms and attacks against somebody,

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Les zooriginaux - 3 Qui suis-je? - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A new arrival at the zoo is causing a stir. Is it a human? Is it a duck, a beaver or a cross between the two? Our new friend is having an identity crisis...

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Caption 34 [fr]: Quoi? On nous enferme contre notre gré?
Caption 34 [en]: What? We're locked up against our will?

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part seven of this episode on the ecosystems, the young students are on a field trip (a marsh trip to be exact), where they witness firsthand the destruction of this precious ecosystem. But this is not a new phenomenon: once upon a time in Polynesia...

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Caption 18 [fr]: Ah, oui? -La mangrove aide à lutter contre l'érosion des côtes.
Caption 18 [en]: Oh, yes? -The mangrove helps fight against coastal erosion.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

These young people want to do their part for the planet. Under the Maestro's supervision, they prepare a butterfly garden after learning that butterflies are an endangered species.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Vous n'avez rien contre le jardinage, j'espère?
Caption 21 [en]: You don't have anything against gardening, I hope?

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Margaux et Manon - Emplois du verbe faire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Faire (to make or to do) is one of the most basic verbs in the French language, and it is used in a large number of expressions and idioms. Margaux and Manon give us some colorful examples of the uses of faire in this video.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Par contre, "faire le beau" se dit d'un chien qui se tient sur les pattes arrière
Caption 24 [en]: On the other hand, "faire le beau" is said of a dog that stands on its hind legs

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