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Réfugiés de Calais - L’accueil des migrants en Finistère

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Nous, on a aucun euro qu'on met dedans.
Caption 20 [en]: We have not one euro that we put into it [We do not contribute a single euro].

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Soon after Claire and Harold move into their new Parisian apartment, strange things start to open. Their new neighbors explain that their new home may have been the scene of a murder. Claire believes it, but Harold remains skeptical. Will they be able to solve this mystery?

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Caption 45 [fr]: Ce jour-là, Solène nous a aidés à monter les cartons à l'appartement tout l'après-midi.
Caption 45 [en]: That day, Solène helped us carry the boxes up to the apartment all afternoon.

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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 2 [fr]: nous avons choisi le cadre de la Bastille
Caption 2 [en]: we've chosen the Bastille as our setting

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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 1 [fr]: Alors nous sommes donc au cœur du premier arrondissement de Paris,
Caption 1 [en]: So we are in the heart of the first arrondissement of Paris,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this last segment of "Nos bébés ont été échangés," you will discover how the two families are coping with their shocking revelation. Manon will meet her biological mother Létitia and become friends with Létitia's daughter Émilie in the process.

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Caption 4 [fr]: mais que ça changerait jamais rien entre nous.
Caption 4 [en]: but that would never change anything between us.

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Lionel - Les dragées de Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside an amazing store filled with multicolored candies called dragées, or sugared almonds. This confection is very much a part of French tradition as it is offered at weddings, baptisms, and communions. A good-quality dragée is made from a top variety of almond like the Avola. Larger almonds require a thinner layer of sugar, which is considered a sign of quality as the delicate almond flavor won't be overwhelmed by the sugar.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Donc, merci déjà de nous accueillir dans ce magasin magique.
Caption 2 [en]: So thank you for welcoming us in this magical store.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After running away from home, Manon finally decides to come back, only to be confronted with Émilie, her parent's biological daughter. Fortunately, Émilie manages to rescue the situation and convinces Manon to stay and speak with her parents.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Je voulais vous dire que j'ai bien réfléchi à tout ce qui nous arrive et...
Caption 8 [en]: I wanted to tell you that I've given a lot of thought to everything that is happening to us and...

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Lionel L - Les Jeux olympiques de Rio

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

While the Rio Olympic Games were taking place, the Paris Mayor's Office installed a beach volleyball court complete with real sand in front of the city hall building. Parisians relished the opportunity to practice a sport that is not readily available in the heart of the city.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Donc là, comme nous sommes à côté de Paris-Plage,
Caption 10 [en]: So here, as we are next to the Paris Beach [summer installation on the Seine],

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Patricia - Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second part of "Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones" (No Credit in the World of Clones), Patricia is careful not to fall into the trap set up by the silly hotline agent requesting her PIN number. It's a test to catch the unwary!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Bonjour, nous vous avons réservé une mise à jour gratuite de votre carte de crédit.
Caption 12 [en]: Hello, we've reserved a free upgrade to your credit card for you.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

While Anne-Sophie and Frédéric have a meeting with Manon's biological mother, Manon carries out her own investigation and finds the detective's report. By the time her parents come home, she's gone, and panic sets in when Frédéric discovers her farewell note.

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Caption 42 [fr]: Mais très vite, la mère d'une de ses copines nous a téléphoné pour nous dire qu'elle était chez elle.
Caption 42 [en]: But soon after, the mother of one of her friends called us to tell us that she was at her house.

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Exposition - Balzac, architecte d'intérieurs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At the Balzac Museum in the Château de Saché, exclusive period furniture was brought in to illustrate Honoré de Balzac's famous collection of novels, La Comédie Humaine (The Human Comedy). Balzac was famous for his lengthy, detailed descriptions of interiors in his novels.

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Caption 10 [fr]: eh bien d'abord de nous présenter le cadre dans lequel vivaient ses personnages
Caption 10 [en]: well, first to present to us the setting in which his characters lived

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Patricia - Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this sci-fi video, you'll see animals speaking with clones and using credit cards. Enjoy this tongue-in-cheek vision of the future!

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Caption 17 [fr]: Aujourd'hui en exclusivité nous avons le privilège de vous dévoiler un message essentiel de Carla,
Caption 17 [en]: Today, as an exclusive, we have the privilege of unveiling to you an essential message from Carla,

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Nous pouvons voir un skate-park où les jeunes en "in-lane" [sic],
Caption 9 [en]: We can see a skatepark where young people in "in-lane,"

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Voyage dans Paris - Cour de l'Industrie - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

For his last video on Paris's "Cour de l'Industrie" (Industry Courtyard), Daniel visits a gilder. Bruno Toupry explains the intricacies of his trade and highlights the tradition of passing on a craftsman's knowledge, which for him is both a duty and a pleasure.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Nous sommes à Paris dans le onzième arrondissement.
Caption 3 [en]: We are in Paris in the eleventh arrondissement.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les synonymes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will learn about synonyms, words that share the same general meaning but convey different degrees of intensity, illustrated by various examples of feelings. Armed with this new vocabulary, you should never be at a loss for words, whether you're overjoyed or wild with anger!

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Caption 35 [fr]: Nous sommes ravis.
Caption 35 [en]: We are thrilled.

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