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Voyage en France - Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come take a trip to St-Jean-de-Luz, a beautiful resort town along the Atlantic in the Basque country of southwest France. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

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Caption 25 [fr]: À ne pas manquer la Maison Louis Quatorze,
Caption 25 [en]: Not to be missed is the Maison Louis Quatorze [House of Louis the Fourteenth],

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Voyage dans Paris - Mouzaïa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol guides us through the Quartier de la Mouzaïa, a quaint Parisian neighborhood filled with brightly-colored houses, patriotic street names, and old signs. You might forget you’re in a major city in the midst of this beautiful country landscape.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Vous avez cet exemple avec cette ravissante maison jaune juste derrière moi,
Caption 15 [en]: You have this example with this delightful yellow house right behind me,

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Le film: "Treize jours en France"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dive back in to the 1968 winter Olympics, held in Grenoble, France. “Treize jours en France,” a recently restored documentary film made in ‘68 by director Claude Lelouch, captures the spirit of the times, and the “pre-revolutionary” zeitgeist leading up to the events of May.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Ce vendredi soir, Claude Lelouch a tenu à présenter son film à la Maison des Jeux Olympiques
Caption 7 [en]: On Friday night, Claude Lelouch was eager to present his film at the House of the Olympic Games

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Alsace 20 - Arlette Grosskost et la burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Arlette Grosskost, UMP (Union for a Popular Movement) representative and member of the Parliamentary task force on the burqa in France, advocates a law aiming to ban the wearing of the full-body veil in public. What’s your take on this controversial issue? Is it a question of women’s rights? Of religious freedom? Are arguments against the burqa perhaps another type of veil—to cover up underlying racism?

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Caption 21 [fr]: restent du coup à la maison et soient de fait encore plus exclues?
Caption 21 [en]: will stay at home as a result and in fact be even more marginalized?

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Melissa Mars - Mozart, l'opéra rock - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fate works in funny ways. Melissa’s tale of how she came to be in Mozart, l'opéra rock shows us that some things are just written in the stars. We’re glad she agreed.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Et... et voilà que... en allant à une soirée organisée par ma maison disques,
Caption 10 [en]: And... and it happened that... while going to a party thrown by my record company,

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Voyage dans Paris - Butte Montmartre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Butte Montmartre is a famous Parisian tourist hot spot, much of it filled with teeming crowds of camera-happy visitors. But if you take a look down some of the side streets and back alleys, you may be surprised by all the magnificent sights to be seen.

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Caption 17 [fr]: La maison a été réalisée par l'architecte autrichien Adolf Loos en mille neuf cent vingt-six.
Caption 17 [en]: The house was built by the Austrian architect Adolf Loos in nineteen twenty-six.

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Le Journal - Le stress au travail

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Just how bad can stress from work get? Though the effects of stress may not always be visible or immediately apparent, some employees have been driven to insomnia, depression, even suicide because of difficulties at work. Some companies have implemented new anti-stress measures, but will that be enough?

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Caption 14 [fr]: de ce qui se passait au sein de son travail, tout ça, donc il rentrait à la maison,
Caption 14 [en]: of what was happening at his job, all of that, so he was coming back home,

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Les Nubians - Les origines et les influences

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hélène and Célia tell us about their musical influences, origins, and inspiration. When they encountered prejudice about Africa and Africans upon coming back to France, Les Nubians used music to paint a truer picture of African culture.

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Caption 12 [fr]: pour nos parents à la maison, et...
Caption 12 [en]: for our parents at home, and...

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F&F Pizza - Chez F&F - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Meet Jean-Phillipe Talbot, pizza man at Montréal’s F&F Pizza. F&F is a gourmet pizza shop, owned by the multi-talented company Rhinoceros, where Francophones and Anglophones alike can come to savor a slice (those who can afford it, that is).

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Caption 1 [fr]: Salut les gens à la maison.
Caption 1 [en]: Hi people at home.

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Le Journal - Choisir un nom d'enfant

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Choosing a name for a new baby is just one of the tricky tasks parents face. Should you go with a classic, like Jeanne; a trendy name, like Mathéo; or an old-school throwback, like Alphonse? It can be tough to decide, but if all else fails, just use your alphabet blocks!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Khadidja Ouidrane accouche dans un mois et question prénoms, c'est la panique à la maison.
Caption 3 [en]: Khadidja Ouidrane will give birth in one month and when it comes to names, it's panic time at home.

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Le Journal - Défilé de mode - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The last in our four-part series on Paris fashion week showcases the latest collections of Lanvin by Alber Elbaz, Christian Lacroix and his luxury ready-to-wear, Louis Vuitton by Marc Jacobs, and Hermès by Jean-Paul Gaultier.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Dans la Maison Lacroix déjà, euh, Bazar n'existe plus, le jean n'existe plus.
Caption 12 [en]: Already at the House of Lacroix, uh, Bazar no longer exists, jeans no longer exist.

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Ma blonde est une chanteuse - Annie

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Annie shows off her skills as a chanteuse, her sharp wit, and her penchant for penning clever lyrics in this rockin’ number from her band Ma blonde est une chanteuse. See if you can count how many of Annie’s personae you catch a glimpse of, and how many of her Annie-mated wordplays you follow in this fun video. Beware: the song is seriously catchy and may leave you wanting more!

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Caption 7 [fr]: A ni maison
Caption 7 [en]: Has neither house

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Le Journal - L'enseignement du chinois au lycée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The number of French students interested in studying Chinese has soared in French high schools in the last ten years. Though it is currently offered mostly by elite schools, the French government hopes to make it more accessible to all schools in years to come.

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Caption 9 [fr]: une logique parfois un brin macho. -Le toit de la maison, et c'est... La femme.
Caption 9 [en]: a logic that's sometimes a tad macho. -The roof of the house, and it's... The woman.

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Le Journal - Les Français de Côte d'Ivoire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Long-time French residents of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) have been forced to flee the country due to political and racial unrest. Returning to France, they often feel like strangers in a strange land. Many of them, not so young, find that they have to start their lives again from scratch.

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Caption 31 [fr]: non seulement une maison, un travail, des amis ivoiriens,
Caption 31 [en]: a house, a job, Ivorian friends,

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Le Journal - Le Queen Mary 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

While no one denies that the Queen Mary 2 rightfully flies the Union Jack, she was built in France and this is where she sails when feeling homesick. As she comes to drop anchor on French shores, proud spectators come out to welcome her ashore.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Revenir ici, c'est comme revenir à la maison.
Caption 28 [en]: Coming back here is like coming back home.

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