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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Si on est tous ensemble, ça nous suffira, Inch'Allah
Caption 18 [en]: If we're all together, that will be enough for us, Inch'Allah

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés exchanges gifts with the Aztec Emperor, Montezuma. An excellent diplomatic move on both sides!

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Caption 5 [fr]: Remercie ton empereur pour ses présents que nous apprécions.
Caption 5 [en]: Thank your emperor for his presents, which we appreciate.

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Leçons avec Lionel - Émotions

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Lionel gives a simple, step-by-step lesson on feelings that will enable you to express a range of emotions in French. We hope that you will be happy—heureux (masculine) or heureuse (feminine)—and not too fatigué(e) (tired) by the end of class!

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Caption 5 [fr]: Très bien. Aujourd'hui, nous allons parler des émotions.
Caption 5 [en]: Very well. Today we're going to talk about emotions.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés is negotiating with the friendly natives of Mexico with the help of his interpreter, who had been shipwrecked in a previous expedition and speaks Mayan. They are offered a young woman slave, Malintzin, who speaks Mayan and Aztec.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Le Seigneur de Tabasco veut bien faire la paix et dit qu'il se soumet à nous.
Caption 11 [en]: The Lord of Tabasco is willing to make peace and says that he surrenders to us.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

November 18, 1518... Cortés, the ambitious adventurer, sets out to discover and conquer the unknown empire of Mexico at daybreak before Velasquez has a chance to stop him.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Bienvenue à toi, l'ancien. Dès aujourd'hui, tu fais partie de la troupe; tu nous serviras d'interprète.
Caption 17 [en]: We welcome you, elder. Starting today, you are part of the troop; you will serve as an interpreter for us.

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Leçons avec Lionel - L'heure et les salutations

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Do you know when to say bonsoir and when to say bonne nuit? Do you know when le matin ends and l'après-midi begins? If not, Lionel will tell you all you need to know about greeting people in French according to the time of day. Keep in mind that France uses the 24 hour clock.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Nous allons évoquer comment on salue en France.
Caption 5 [en]: We will address how we greet in France.

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Questions à la con - Avril 2014

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.

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Caption 28 [fr]: elle peut nous mettre la canule dans le cul, non?
Caption 28 [en]: she can insert the "canule" up the ass for us, no?

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Aztecs are apprehensive about the arrival of the white men. It is a bad omen. Spanish conqueror Cortés is appointed Captain and will be heading toward new territories.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à l'autre bout de l'Atlantique, à Santiago de Cuba.
Caption 2 [en]: We are at the other end of the Atlantic, in Santiago de Cuba.

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the Rambouillet castle, which includes a very interesting building on its grounds: the Laiterie de la Reine, or Queen's Dairy, which was built for Marie Antoinette in accordance with the "pleasure dairy" trend of the eighteenth century.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans l'ouest parisien à environ une cinquantaine de kilomètres de la capitale, Paris.
Caption 2 [en]: We are west of Paris, at around fifty or so kilometers from the capital, Paris.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada, France

In part 8 of Le Québec parle aux Français, Olivier discusses the cost of maintaining a high standard of living. Is France living beyond its means? Heavy taxation and full employment would go some way toward balancing the national budget and covering the cost of welfare programs.

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Caption 63 [fr]: Mais en plus, par le respect qu'on a vis-à-vis des personnes qui travaillent avec nous
Caption 63 [en]: But in addition, out of the respect that we have for people who have worked for us

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Maestro recounts the events just before Ferdinand Magellan's untimely death in 1521, only a year after he discovered the passage that would allow him to circumnavigate the globe.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Nous parlerons peu des mésaventures de leur parcours car il s'écarte de notre sujet.
Caption 7 [en]: We will speak little about the mishaps of their course because it deviates from our subject.

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Ultimate frisbee - KYM, le tournoi - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Sélestat hosts an ultimate frisbee tournament called the "Keep Your Mustache Tournament" (prizes include "Spirit of the Game" and "Handsomest Mustache"). It's also a good excuse for a party, where ladies can wear fake mustaches and join in the fun if they wish!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Je vais vous présenter Laurent qui va nous parler un peu plus de ce tournoi.
Caption 3 [en]: I am going to introduce you to Laurent, who will tell us a bit more about this tournament.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This new episode of "Il était une fois..." covers Cortés and the Aztecs. The story starts in 1519, when Ferdinand Magellan attempts to circumnavigate the earth. His ship makes it as far as Brazil.

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Caption 15 [fr]: pour nous diriger vers...
Caption 15 [en]: to head toward...

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 13 [fr]: S'il fallait que le Saint-Laurent nous parle...
Caption 13 [en]: If the Saint Lawrence should speak to us...

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

James Bruce, the intrepid Scottish explorer, finally reaches his goal, the source of the Nile... or so he thought. After all his trouble, his exploits are not well received in England. But his legacy will live on.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Tu nous accompagneras lors de notre prochaine expédition au lac Tana.
Caption 4 [en]: You will accompany us during our next expedition to Lake Tana.

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