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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 29 [fr]: Que le Nord eût portés jusqu'ici dans ses flancs.
Caption 29 [en]: That the North had ever brought until then to its flanks.

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Parc Astérix - La Forêt d'Idéfix

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The popular theme park Parc Astérix, situated north of Paris, opened a new area called "La Forêt d'Idéfix" (Dogmatix's Forest), which is specially designed for families with young children. This video goes behind the scenes to find out how the druids themselves built the attractions... with a little help from the designers.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Dans cette nouvelle zone, on va raconter l'histoire de... Idéfix, euh...
Caption 2 [en]: In this new area, we're going to tell the story of... Dogmatix, uh...

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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 28 [fr]: qui a déjà fait des émules en France entière et dans le monde entier.
Caption 28 [en]: which has already had its imitators throughout France and throughout the world.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean de La Fontaine's fables are all-time classics that have been in the French school curriculum for many years, at all levels. It's safe to say that every French person knows at least one of his fables.

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Caption 9 [fr]: que la Fontaine met en scène dans des situations humaines,
Caption 9 [en]: that La Fontaine places in human situations,

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Oldelaf - La Belle histoire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In "La Belle Histoire," Oldelaf tells the "beautiful story" of a couple falling in love. We won't spoil the ending, but be prepared for a surprising, humorous twist. It wouldn't be an Oldelaf video without one!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Vous filez dans la lumière
Caption 12 [en]: You take off into the light

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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 23 [fr]: mais j'étais infichu d'aligner trois mots dans une langue étrangère. -D'accord.
Caption 23 [en]: but I was incapable of lining up three words in a foreign language. -OK.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire and Harold go to bed exhausted after a long day of moving in to their new apartment. While Harold succumbs to sleep, Claire is wide awake. She investigates some strange noises coming from the living room.

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Caption 25 [fr]: surtout dans les endroits que je ne connais pas.
Caption 25 [en]: especially in places that I don't know.

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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 3 [fr]: Dans ces cas-là, je dis:
Caption 3 [en]: In those cases, I say:

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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 8 [fr]: de tissus, euh... contemporains utilisés dans le monde entier,
Caption 8 [en]: of contemporary, uh... fabrics used throughout the entire world,

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Lionel L - L'art éphémère à Paris

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us some ephemeral art in Paris, including an anamorphic installation on the Louvre Pyramid and a large steel sculpture with a cardboard "cave" inside. Check them out before they're gone!

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Caption 24 [fr]: toujours, euh... dans le centre de Paris, la pyramide se trouve en face de moi.
Caption 24 [en]: still, uh... in the center of Paris, the pyramid is located in front of me.

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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 5 [fr]: Je me rêvais dans ma maison au Sénégal.
Caption 5 [en]: I dreamed of myself in my house in Senegal.

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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 12 [fr]: et tu ne pourras plus également habiter dans le palais avec tes sœurs.
Caption 12 [en]: and you'll also no longer be able to live in the palace with your sisters.

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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 43 [fr]: La première se déroulera dans la rue,
Caption 43 [en]: The first [phase] will take place in the street,

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Mathilde - La Comédie-Française

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Right in the heart of Paris, the Comédie-Française is a major institution. It's a theater where the famous playwright Molière performed his plays over three centuries ago. To this day, the Comédie-Française still captures the imagination of French people.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Et donc, euh... voilà, dans le bâtiment qui se tient juste derrière moi,
Caption 11 [en]: An so, uh... there you are, in the building standing just behind me,

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Festival du cinéma chinois - Coup d'envoi à Richelieu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Richelieu, named for the famous cardinal, organized a Chinese film festival. Already twinned with the Chinese town of Wuzhen, the town took an opportunity to celebrate both classic and newly released films from that country. The famous French director Claude Lelouch was the "godfather" of this initiative.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Je trouve que les femmes ont mieux compris le monde dans lequel on vit.
Caption 37 [en]: I find that women have better understood the world in which we live.

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