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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Maestro explains how the revolutionary ideas of the early discoverers, which we now take for granted, were not always well received. Before Galileo, for example, everyone believed that the sun and all the other planets revolved around the earth!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Ils ont voulu nous offrir tous les gages du bonheur
Caption 9 [en]: They wanted to offer us all the guarantees of happiness

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Lionel et Chantal - "Faire barbecue"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel and Chantal introduce a new verb, "faire du barbecue" (to barbecue), for barbecuing and verb conjugating novices. Lionel knows how to cook two birds with one grill, so to speak. Note that the verb "faire" ("to do" or "to make") is used for just about any situation in French.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Bonjour. Aujourd'hui, nous présentons le verbe "faire du barbecue".
Caption 1 [en]: Good afternoon. Today we present the verb "faire du barbecue" [to barbecue].

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Manon et Clémentine - Vocabulaire du livre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether you're a scholar, a budding writer, or just a casual beach reader, you'll find a lot to learn in Manon and Clémentine's lesson on book-related vocabulary. Using one of the most renowned works of French literature, In Search of Lost Time, as a guide, our two friends also recite their own poem on the future of the book. Happy reading!

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Caption 33 [fr]: Si nous redescendions un peu sur terre et que nous nous intéressions aux différentes sortes de livres!
Caption 33 [en]: What if we came back down to earth a bit and concerned ourselves with the different kinds of books?

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Cap 24 - Alessandro Di Sarno se met à nu !

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this hilarious video, Allessandro Di Sarno decides to strip (nearly) naked to determine whether Parisians are really as jaded as he thinks they are. Luckily the only violence he suffers is at the hands of an elderly woman, who pokes him with her cane!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Nous allons tester cette idée reçue ou cette vérité.
Caption 3 [en]: We're going to test this myth or this truth.

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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 17 [fr]: dans la ville de Dongtan en Chine, dont nous avons déjà parlé.
Caption 17 [en]: in the city of Dongtan in China, about which we've already spoken.

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Salon Eco Habitat - NrGaïa, la ouate de cellulose

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Our eco-friendly home show representative explains the benefits of cellulose wadding versus fiberglass, two insulation materials commonly used in houses.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Nous sommes une société qui produit de la ouate de cellulose.
Caption 1 [en]: We are a company that produces cellulose wadding.

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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 2 [fr]: Nous, ça va! On a tous nos livres de cours et nos cahiers là-dedans.
Caption 2 [en]: We're fine! We have all our textbooks and our work books in here.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Un réveillon en montagne (Savoie)

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

For New Year's Eve, come join the mountain people of the Savoie region at the O’Communailles restaurant where good local food is being served with a twist in a convivial atmosphere. Then watch the happy locals dance the night away.

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Caption 26 [fr]: et puis on a fait aussi des recettes qui nous ressemblent.
Caption 26 [en]: and then we also do recipes that resemble us.

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Grand Lille TV - Focus: la tradition de Saint-Nicolas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In keeping with northern European traditions, Saint Nicholas visits local French schools to bring good cheer and some treats! Luckily, his partner Père Fouettard, who usually hands out coal to naughty children, is away looking after his sick donkey today.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Effectivement avec, euh... Saint-Nicolas, donc nous sommes le six décembre.
Caption 1 [en]: Actually with, uh... Saint Nicholas, so we're on the sixth of December.

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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 11 [fr]: les symboles de l'Alsace pour ramener pour nous et ben nos proches.
Caption 11 [en]: the symbols of Alsace, to bring back for us and, well, our loved ones.

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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 3 [fr]: Nous sommes à Schweighouse-sur-Moder près de Haguenau,
Caption 3 [en]: We are in Schweighouse-sur-Moder near Haguenau,

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A group of smart young people found revolutionary ways to solve our planet's woes. Electronic books, Internet mail and much more...

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Caption 14 [fr]: Nous, on a trouvé!
Caption 14 [en]: We found some!

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Salon Eco Habitat - Primacalc, système anti-calcaire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A Primacalc representative introduces a revolutionary eco-friendly device that softens hard water. The device can be installed by a savvy handyman or a plumber.

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Caption 37 [fr]: puisque nous avons plus de vingt-cinq ans d'expérience
Caption 37 [en]: since we have more than twenty-five years of experience

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Cap 24 - Les cyclistes parisiens sont-ils indisciplinés ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Rumor has it that Parisians bicyclists are undisciplined. Is this true? Allessandro Di Sarno is out on the streets of Paris to find out for himself and carries out his own humorous inquiry...

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Caption 2 [fr]: Vérité ou idée reçue? Nous allons le vérifier.
Caption 2 [en]: Truth or preconception? We're going to check it out.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Modern technology comes to the rescue! Planet Earth has a chance of recovering from man-made pollution.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Ici nous surveillons le trou dans la couche d'ozone,
Caption 5 [en]: Here we are monitoring the hole in the ozone layer,

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