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Les Nubians - Le multiculturalisme

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We’re all a part of this big, happy family that is humanity. Now if only we could get our “universal citizen” passports…

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Caption 9 [en]: certain notions that are ostensibly French,
Caption 9 [fr]: certaines notions qui se veulent françaises,

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Les Nubians - Présentation

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Les Nubians, two singer-songwriter sisters who grew up in both Paris and Chad and whose music has been nominated for several awards, including a Grammy (and not just in the World Music category, thank you very much). We know we’re big fans!

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Caption 6 [en]: From a French dad and a Cameroonian mother, born in Paris,
Caption 6 [fr]: De papa français et de mère camerounaise, nées à Paris,

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Neighbors, friends, and the people of France remember Lazare Ponticelli, the last Poilu, who saw one hundred and ten springtimes and two world wars before passing away in March of 2008.

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Caption 3 [en]: that history closed definitively for the "Poilus" [French soldiers] of the Great War.
Caption 3 [fr]: que l'histoire s'est définitivement refermée sur les Poilus de la Grande Guerre.

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Bertrand Pierre - Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Bertrand Pierre was inspired by Victor Hugo, and Victor Hugo was inspired by his very active love life. As it turns out, Hugo’s little love poems make for great song lyrics.

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Caption 8 [en]: Some... some... among the French poets, the Rimbauds, the Apollinaires,
Caption 8 [fr]: Des... des... parmi les poètes français, des Rimbaud, des Apollinaire

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Bertrand Pierre - Autre Chose

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Bertrand Pierre is back to tell us more about his album: Autre Chose, a tribute to the lesser-known love poems of Victor Hugo.

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Caption 31 [en]: at a French high school, at a French Alliance, uh...
Caption 31 [fr]: dans un lycée français, dans une Alliance Française, euh...

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Paris Tour - Visite guidée de Paris

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Come along with Héloïse on a tour of Paris. See the Eiffel Tower, the Bastille, and more! Who needs a bateau-mouche when you can drive with Yabla?

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Caption 7 [en]: And this, this is the symbol of the French Revolution.
Caption 7 [fr]: Et ça, c'est le symbole de la Révolution française.

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Fanny et Corrine - Langues et cultures

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In our last interview with Fanny and Corrine, we hear a bit more about Brittany and learn about multiculturalism in France and how cultures can influence languages.

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Caption 6 [en]: Cultures influence the French language.
Caption 6 [fr]: Les cultures vont influencer le langage français.

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Bertrand Pierre - Sa formation

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Remember Bertrand Pierre, the smooth crooner of “Si vous n’avez rien à me dire”? He’s back to tell us about his background as a musician, and how he stumbled across the Victor Hugo idea…

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Caption 16 [en]: "Pow woW" if I say it the French way.
Caption 16 [fr]: "Pow woW" si je le dis à la française.

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Fanny et Corrine - Le Sud

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Corrine shares some more with us about the rich culture of the South of France, and she even puts on her best southern accent for us!

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Caption 12 [en]: We have certain things like this from languages, from old, uh, French dialects,
Caption 12 [fr]: On a des spécificités comme ça des langages, des anciens patois, euh, français,

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - Tendances du printemps - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn how to always be “à la mode” from Fanny and Corrine. These lovely ladies take us on a tour of some NYC fashion hot spots to tell us all about what’s hot in the springtime.

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Caption 11 [en]: At least affordable to the wallets of young French girls. -Exactly! -There you go!
Caption 11 [fr]: Au moins accessible des portefeuilles des jeunes filles françaises. -Voilà! -Voilà!

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Le Journal - L'Arche de Zoé

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Don’t confuse Noah’s Ark with Zoé’s Ark. The first is said to have saved Noah, his family, and two representatives of each living creature, and the second claims it tried to save children. The members involved in this child abduction scheme have been found guilty, but who should pay the restitution?

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Caption 9 [en]: And according to the Élysée [residence of the French president], the government won't give out a penny.
Caption 9 [fr]: Et selon l'Élysée, l'État ne déboursera pas un centime.

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Phil Cambron - Ses révélations

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Singer-songwriter Phil Cambron talks about the “chanson vivante” scene in Montreal, his musical tastes and his ambitions.

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Caption 28 [en]: but I think a place for the French language, well, that's super important too.
Caption 28 [fr]: mais je trouve qu'une place pour le français, ben, c'est super important aussi.

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Le Journal - Apnée du sommeil

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Not only can sleep apnea keep you from getting a good night’s sleep, but it can also wreak havoc on your health, causing such serious health problems as brain damage and cardiovascular disease. Luckily, thanks to research by the National Scientific Research Center in Strasbourg and special equipment like oxygen masks, sufferers of sleep apnea may now be better able to get some rest.

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Caption 3 [en]: Like over two million French people, he is a sleep apnea victim.
Caption 3 [fr]: Comme plus de deux millions de Français, il est victime d'apnée du sommeil.

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second video on rising food prices in France takes a look at dairy products, in particular yogurt, which has been especially affected by this general trend of skyrocketing prices. So who is responsible? The milk producers? The product manufacturers? The supermarkets?

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Caption 2 [en]: According to a study of "Sixty Million Consumers" [French equivalent of "Consumer Report"],
Caption 2 [fr]: Selon une étude de "Soixante millions de consommateurs,"

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Le Journal - La vie sous l'océan Antarctique

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Brr! It’s hard to believe that anything could survive in waters as cold as minus two degrees. But recent research expeditions in the Antarctic Ocean have found life forms, like the icefish, that manage to thrive despite the chilly temperatures.

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Caption 5 [en]: French, Japanese and Australian – have decided to shed light on.
Caption 5 [fr]: française, japonaise et australienne – ont décidés d'éclaircir.

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