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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode of the "Once Upon a Time" animated series on world explorers, we begin to learn the history of Cairo and the Nile River in Egypt.

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Caption 46 [en]: Four hundred sixty years before our era,
Caption 46 [fr]: Quatre cent soixante ans avant notre ère,

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Vin : Visite de la cave du Cruet

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

It is common knowledge that French people love their wine, but did you know that France is only the second largest wine consumer in the world, just behind China? As you will see in the video, winegrowers from the Savoie region put a lot of love and passion into winemaking. It's very often a family affair passed on from generation to generation. Long may it continue... and remember—enjoy your wine in moderation!

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Caption 16 [en]: by the one hundred ten winegrowers of the Comte de Savoie at harvest time.
Caption 16 [fr]: par les cent-dix viticulteurs de la Combe de Savoie lors des vendanges.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is in prison. He tries one more time to prove his theories to his inquisitor. But he finally recants during the trial saying the famous sentence: "and yet... it turns"

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Caption 18 [en]: When we ride in a carriage a hundred times slower,
Caption 18 [fr]: Quand nous roulons en carrosse cent fois moins vite,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 23 [en]: We had to come up with a law, Law One Hundred One. It was elementary...
Caption 23 [fr]: On a dû se faire une loi, la Loi cent un. C'était élémentaire...

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Lionel - Les nombres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

You can count on Lionel to give you a fun and thorough introduction to numbers in French! From counting the thirteen ducks on the lake to explaining how the higher numbers are constructed, Lionel will tell you all you need to know to become an expert at French numbers.

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Caption 15 [en]: When I was eight years old, I even learned to count up to one hundred.
Caption 15 [fr]: Quand j'avais huit ans, j'ai même appris à compter jusqu'à cent.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 35 [en]: Sixteen hundred twenty-four. He will visit in Rome Maffeo Barberini,
Caption 35 [fr]: Seize cent vingt-quatre. Il va rendre visite à Rome à Maffeo Barberini,

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - La Bastille

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marion, our guide, takes us to Place de la Bastille (Bastille Square), where the old Bastille fortress was stormed during the French Revolution. The guillotine was installed on the square for a very short time, but was nevertheless the site of a whopping 75 executions. Nowadays, the square hosts some much less sinister events, such as the Bastille Day (French national holiday) celebrations and the annual Gay Pride Parade.

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Caption 13 [en]: from seventeen hundred seventeen to seventeen hundred eighteen.
Caption 13 [fr]: de mille sept cent dix-sept à mille sept cent dix-huit.

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Lionel - à la brocante

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to an Alsace flea market and unearths some shopping gems: old vintage postcards painted by a student of Picasso, a set of tires, a few saucepans, and a makeup kit that he buys for his four-and-a-half-year-old daughter, or so he claims...

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Caption 11 [en]: Three hundred euros for the four tires.
Caption 11 [fr]: Trois cents euros les quatre pneus.

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Salon Eco Habitat - Boisdicy, l'isolation écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, a representative at an ecology trade show presents some innovative building materials that are eco-friendly and will allow you to save some money on your energy bills. These materials are made out of gypsum cellulose and are used for insulation.

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Caption 37 [en]: to... from three thousand liters of fuel to one thousand five hundred.
Caption 37 [fr]: à... de trois mille litres de fioul à mille cinq cents.

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Oldelaf - Le monde est beau

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In his song "Le monde est beau" (The World Is Beautiful), Oldelaf's ironic take on social networking is bittersweet and not without humor.

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Caption 19 [en]: He only has two hundred three friends
Caption 19 [fr]: Il n'a que deux cent trois amis

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last segment of this Il était une fois... episode on technology, we learn more about what vertical farms can do to help the planet thrive. The first commercial vertical farm recently opened in Singapore.

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Caption 6 [en]: Here, we raise more than three hundred thousand hens that lay several million eggs per year.
Caption 6 [fr]: On élève ici plus de trois cent mille poules qui pondent plusieurs millions d'œufs par an.

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Voyage dans Paris - Autour de l'Hôtel de Ville

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The square around Paris's city hall, the Hôtel de Ville, is much more than a purely bureaucratic area. It features one of the city's most renowned department stores, the BHV, and even turns into an ice-skating rink in the winter.

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Caption 19 [en]: Hardly one hundred meters or so from the Hôtel de Ville, here is the Tour Saint-Jacques [Saint-Jacques Tower].
Caption 19 [fr]: À une centaine de mètres à peine de l'hôtel de ville, voici la tour Saint-Jacques.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The students present the Maestro with various solutions for eliminating pollution on our planet, including vertical farms and biotechnology.

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Caption 30 [en]: Each tower is two hundred meters high,
Caption 30 [fr]: Chaque tour fait deux cents mètres de haut,

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Alsace 20 - Ouverture du marché de Noël de Colmar

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Despite the cold weather, people are flocking to the opening of the Colmar Christmas market in Alsace. In this video, tourists talk shopping and vendors explain why they like to work at the Christmas market.

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Caption 29 [en]: In the city, five markets and one hundred seventy exhibitors, often very loyal.
Caption 29 [fr]: Dans la ville, cinq marchés et cent soixante-dix exposants souvent très fidèles.

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Alsace 20 - Alsace: les plus belles déco de Noël!

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Some Alsace residents take Christmas decorating very seriously. From two men who go all out with phantasmagoric light displays to a woman who opts for a subtler, 1940s décor, you'll find some different takes on what it means to be in the "Christmas spirit" in this video.

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Caption 32 [en]: As a result, Yann invested six hundred euros for his electric circuits, electronic cards, software.
Caption 32 [fr]: Du coup, Yann a investi six cents euros pour ses circuits électriques, cartes électroniques, logiciel.

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