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Le saviez-vous? - Le carnaval en France

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Carnival of Nice is famous around the world for its colorful parade of floats covered in flowers. You can even participate in a "battle" of flowers that are grown in abundance in the region.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Les carnavals sont très répandus dans le monde entier.
Caption 12 [en]: Carnivals are very widespread throughout the entire world.

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Le Mans TV - Mon Village - Malicorne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Olivier takes us inside Malicorne's "Espace Faïence" (Earthenware Space), where permanent exhibits can be found as well as temporary ones like the current animal display. Set up like a treasure hunt, this exhibit is very popular with children.

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Caption 10 [fr]: puisque nous avons toujours dans le village deux faïenceries, euh... d'art en activité, hein.
Caption 10 [en]: since we still have in the village two artistic pottery works, uh... in operation, you know.

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Dissolve - Vidéo de Marque Générique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this satirical take on generic brand commercials, Lionel reflects on how we can create a better world thanks to science, technology, honesty, and other buzzwords.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Il y a des tonnes de personnes dans le monde particulièrement en Inde.
Caption 7 [en]: There are tons of people in the world, particularly in India.

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Le saviez-vous? - Mener une vie de bâton de chaise

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video takes an in-depth look at the curious French idiom mener une vie de bâton de chaise (to lead a chair-pole life). Though the life of a chair pole might not seem very interesting, the history behind the idiom certainly is!

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Caption 20 [fr]: afin de dégager la porte pour que le noble entre dans sa chaise,
Caption 20 [en]: in order to release the door so that the nobleman could get into his chair,

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Watt’s In - Yseult : La Vague Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this interview for "Watt's In," electro-pop star Yseult explains the conception of her first album, which she co-wrote with Da Silva in 2014. After coming close to winning the "Nouvelle Star" (New Star) talent quest, Yseult is ready to dazzle her fans once again. You'll learn some interesting musical buzzwords in this video.

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Caption 6 [fr]: et nous explique la conception de cet album dans Watt's In.
Caption 6 [en]: and explains to us the conception of this album on Watt's In.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo could not be happier. At last, he is reunited with his father, and his sister!

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Caption 20 [fr]: Est-ce que... est-ce que je peux te prendre dans mes bras?
Caption 20 [en]: Can... can I take you in my arms?

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo and Brice have an unexpected visit from Murielle at the café. After eavesdropping on their conversation, she walks up to them and calls out Alain's name, hoping that Brice will respond and reveal his true identity. Instead, Brice draws a blank face and flees the scene.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Tout ça c'est de ta faute. De toute façon t'aurais jamais dû rentrer dans notre vie.
Caption 43 [en]: All this is your fault. You should never have entered our lives in the first place.

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Contes de fées - Le vilain petit canard - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel reads part two of the Ugly Duckling story, which has, as you may already know, a very happy ending.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Elle croyait que c'était une oie. Elle prit le caneton et le poussa dans une cage.
Caption 6 [en]: She thought it was a goose. She took the duckling and pushed him in a cage.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo meets Angèle's dad Brice again and seizes the opportunity to take a picture of him by pretending to admire his tattoo. His hopes of finding his real father are dashed when he shows his mother the photograph, and she doesn't recognize the face. The only bright spot in all this is that Angèle may not be his sister after all.

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Caption 24 [fr]: et il est parti au Maroc dans les années quatre-vingts pendant pas mal d'années.
Caption 24 [en]: and he went to Morocco in the eighties for quite a few years.

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Contes de fées - Le vilain petit canard - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you're familiar with the story of the Ugly Duckling, you may enjoy revisiting this classic fairy tale in French, as read by Lionel and Patricia.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Il était une fois dans une ferme
Caption 2 [en]: Once upon a time on a farm

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Louane - Jour 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Louane Emera sings "Jour Un" (Day One), in which she reminisces about the heady days of new love. Sadly, it's not long before she discovers that love is a fleeting emotion as she finds herself alone, having been replaced by another. Amidst the heartache, she consoles herself by saying that "day one" will always be remembered.

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Caption 30 [fr]: De l'orage dans l'air
Caption 30 [en]: A storm in the air

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo's mother finally admits that she knew of his father's whereabouts and asks for Enzo's forgiveness for keeping it a secret. Enzo is still in shock and not ready to forgive her. He's following another lead, a young woman who may eventually take him to his real father.

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Caption 25 [fr]: L'espace d'un instant, j'avais même vu dans ses yeux qu'il me prenait pour son ennemi.
Caption 25 [en]: In the space of a moment, I even saw in his eyes that he took me for his enemy.

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Sally Folk - Heureux infidèles

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Sally Folk is a young Québécois singer who released her first album "Heureux Infidèles" (Happy Unfaithful) in 2013. In the title song, she sings about an affair she is having. Although she feels a twinge of conscience, being unfaithful holds too much excitement for her to stop and confess.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Complices dans tous les interdits
Caption 28 [en]: Accomplices in all forbidden things

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Découvrir des épaves au Musée sous-marin de Lorient

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Underwater Museum of Lorient might be a little hard to get to, given that it's literally underwater. Dedicated to shipwrecks and other sunken objects, the museum is made possible by a team of volunteers with a passion for documenting these lost treasures at the bottom of the ocean.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Dans un premier temps donc, euh... on recherche des anomalies sur le fond, euh... donc de sable ou de roche.
Caption 8 [en]: So at first, uh... we look for anomalies on the bottom, uh... so of sand or of rock.

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TV Vendée - Le sapin de Noël décoré par les enfants

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

La Roche-sur-Yon, a friendly town near Brittany, is abuzz with Christmas activities. Local children are busy decorating the town Christmas tree with their own personalized ornaments. Santa is there, of course, taking toy orders. The mayor is also involved and has the town hall organizing ten days of festivities.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Cette année, Noël risque d'être très présent dans les rues.
Caption 22 [en]: This year, Christmas is bound to be very present on the streets.

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