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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The future of the railroad depends on whether George Stephenson's locomotive, 38 cars long, will run or not. The local townspeople debate whether it will go full speed ahead or not budge at all due to its size.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Nous n'en aurons pas besoin.
Caption 6 [en]: We won't need it.

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Manif de la semaine - Anti pub, Anti écran

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In a convivial atmosphere, complete with brass bands and good humor, Parisians gather in the streets to have fun and raise awareness about the proliferation of electronic adverstising in the subways. A new citizen movement is spreading throughout France: anyone can join the ranks of "Les Reposeurs" [Redecorators], a group of protesters armed with kraft paper, markers, and whiteboard paint to write anti-advertising messages on posters and billboards.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Alors nous sommes à la Gare du Nord...
Caption 2 [en]: So we are at the Gare du Nord [Northern Station]...

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Cap 24 - Alessandro di Sarno se met au point de croix

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

If you're a crafty person, consider attending the "Salon des métiers et activités de la création" (Jobs and Creative Activities Trade Show), which features a large number of hands-on workshops related to fine arts, framing, needlework, and more. In this video, Alessandro interviews a workshop instructor who explains an interesting sewing technique called the counted cross-stitch.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Ah ben je ne sais pas, euh... Cyrille va nous expliquer.
Caption 9 [en]: Oh well I don't know, uh... Cyrille is going to explain it to us.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

George Stephenson tries out his invention, a steam locomotive. He allows his son, Robert, to ride on it as long as he stays on the edge of the carriage and gets ready to jump off if the rails buckle under the weight of the locomotive... which they do. Luckily his son followed his instructions!

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Caption 21 [fr]: Des chevaux, voilà ce qu'il nous faut.
Caption 21 [en]: Horses, that's what we need.

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Actu Vingtième - Fête du quartier Python-Duvernois

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, on the outskirts of Paris, is having its annual neighborhood fair (you can also find coverage of last year's fair here on Yabla). The locals look forward to getting together, meeting new neighbors, having fun, and eating yummy food prepared by some of the residents.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Nous, on a la chance, voilà, d'être a'... accueillis comme... comme chaque année
Caption 30 [en]: We, we are lucky, you know, to be wel'... welcomed like... like every year

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 11 [fr]: À savoir, euh... si vous choisissez votre liberté, nous serons à vos côtés.
Caption 11 [en]: Namely, uh... if you choose your freedom, we will stand by your side.

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Grand Corps Malade - Je suis Charlie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In "Je suis Charlie" (I Am Charlie), Fabien Marsaud a.k.a. Grand Corps Malade commemorates the victims of the devastating attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. As the slam poet notes, "I prefer to pick up a pen because tonight I am Charlie."

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Caption 15 [fr]: À nous de prendre les crayons pour que leur combat ait un sens
Caption 15 [en]: Up to us to pick up the pencils so that their fight has a meaning

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TV Vendée - Galettes des rois: une trentaine de boulangers en concours

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Over thirty French bakeries from the Vendée region show off their skills in a galette des rois (Kings' cake) contest. The lucky judges, whose onerous task is to taste those delicious galettes, go to great lengths to explain their choices and make our mouths water. The galette des rois is traditionally served at Epiphany and is notoriously difficult to make. It comes in two varieties, flaky or brioche, and is available at French bakeries throughout the month of January.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Au niveau de la couleur, c'est ce qui nous va.
Caption 7 [en]: As for the color, this is what we are looking for.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of this series, "Once upon a Time... the Discoverers," Maestro talks about Cugnot, the inventor of the steam traction engine.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et oui, les enfants, ce qui nous reste de Denis Papin, c'est la cocotte-minute.
Caption 8 [en]: And yes, children, what we're left with from Denis Papin is the pressure cooker.

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: le titre de Maître Restaurateur, c'est quoi?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Maître Restaurateur" (Master Restaurant Owner) is a title bestowed upon a select number of restaurants in France. What does it mean and how does a restaurant achieve this honor? Find out in this episode of "Grain de Sel" (Grain of Salt).

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Caption 18 [fr]: C'est quelque chose qui est très important pour nous depuis, euh... pas mal de temps, donc, euh...
Caption 18 [en]: This is something that has been very important to us for, uh... quite a bit of time, so, uh...

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the series "Once Upon a Time... the Discoverers," the Maestro lets off some steam. Some two thousand years ago, Heron invented the steam machine in Alexandria, but it took two millenia to perfect the invention and put it to practical use.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Mais, Maestro, vous nous avez pourtant raconté que déjà à Alexandrie
Caption 5 [en]: But Maestro, you told us that already in Alexandria,

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Grand Lille TV - Réussir sa table de réveillon

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

With Christmas just around the corner, it's time to think of decorations and a festive table. You will learn how to fold a napkin in the shape of a flower, which is sure to dazzle friends and family. Do try this at home!

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Caption 10 [fr]: Adélaïde Bollard s'est rendue pour nous dans un magasin spécialisé dans les fêtes.
Caption 10 [en]: Adélaïde Bollard went into a store specializing in parties for us.

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le parc des Buttes Chaumont

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion walks us through the Buttes Chaumont, a former limestone quarry transformed into a magnificent park, complete with an artificial lake, a grotto, dramatic cliffs, and even a Roman-style temple. On a more tragic note, the park is also home to a bridge that the poet Louis Aragon once called a "mecca for suicides." Luckily, the bridge is now protected by a wire fence.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Pour ce nouveau rendez-vous, nous nous trouvons dans le parc des Buttes Chaumont
Caption 2 [en]: For this new meeting, we are in the Parc des Buttes Chaumont [Chaumont Mounds Park],

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés sets out to conquer Mexico with his four hundred men, sixteen horses, and seven cannons. He is joined later by native forces, the Totonac warriors.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Nous les vaincrons et nous en ferons des alliés. -Alliés?
Caption 15 [en]: We will conquer them and we will make allies of them. -Allies?

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : La neige

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Micro-Trottoir episode, people are asked whether they are for or against snow. Most of the interviewees welcome snow and find it very pretty; it also makes them look forward to Christmas. But some people pointed out that snow has its drawbacks: it complicates things on the road for those who have to drive to work.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Mais nous, on est ni pour ni contre la neige, hein? La neige, elle arrive et puis c'est l'hiver!
Caption 8 [en]: But we, we are neither for nor against snow, you know? Snow arrives, and then it's winter!

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