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Micro-Trottoirs - Sacrée France Gall

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Following the recent passing of French singer France Gall, people share their reactions and thoughts about her songs and her life. She belonged to an older generation, but young people also enjoyed her songs.

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Caption 5 [fr]: C'est une partie de nous,
Caption 5 [en]: It's a part of us,

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second part of this series on negation, you will learn the negative forms rien ne... (nothing), ne... aucun(e) (not any), and ne... nulle part (nowhere). We hope you will be feeling more positive about these negatives!

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Caption 17 [fr]: Non, rien ne nous manque.
Caption 17 [en]: No, we are not missing anything.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Macron, fais pas l'autruche !

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After one year in power, President Macron has lost some of his popularity. Opinions are divided as to his performance, but most agree that he is a very shrewd ruler, for better or worse.

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Caption 23 [fr]: je pense que c'est quand même l'homme de la situation pour nous.
Caption 23 [en]: I still think that he's the man for the situation for us.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the first part of this series on negation, you will learn how to use the formula ne... ni... ni (neither... nor... nor) to construct a negative sentence in French.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 23 [fr]: Nous voyons ici aussi la formule "ne... ni... ni".
Caption 23 [en]: Here too we see the formula "ne... ni... ni."

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie gets a call from her agent and looks forward to some good news. However, instead of getting an audition for a new movie, she is faced with the prospect of embarking on a risky scheme to get her name in the news.

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Caption 23 [fr]: qui nous fait de la pub.
Caption 23 [en]: that creates publicity for us.

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Voyage en France - Le Mémorial de la France combattante - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us back to the WWII Mont-Valérien Memorial, just around the corner from the Suresnes American Cemetery. Jenna, the onsite guide, delivers a grim account of how mass executions by the Germans took place, from the reading of the sentence, to the long wait before the execution, to the firing squad and the disposing of the bodies.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans l'ouest parisien, plus précisément sur le Mont-Valérien.
Caption 2 [en]: We are in the west of Paris, more precisely on Mont-Valérien [Mount Valérien].

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie seeks support from her friend Victoire after an altercation with her manager Alex concerning her acting future. On her way out of the radio station, where she works as a commentator, she meets Gilles, a diehard fan who rushes up to her with a bunch of flowers. She feels guilty for the way she and Alex had spoken about him behind his back.

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Caption 79 [fr]: Vous nous manquez.
Caption 79 [en]: We miss you.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme vous avez pu nous voir faire tout à l'heure.
Caption 21 [en]: as you could see us do just a minute ago.

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Grand Lille TV - Un jeune champion de BMX

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, BMX champion Alexis Bonnay talks about his passion for his sport. Alexis recently came in second in the BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium. A pretty impressive feat for a fourteen-year-old!

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Caption 5 [fr]: Nous l'avions rencontré, Alexis et son entraîneur également il y a quelques mois
Caption 5 [en]: We met Alexis and his coach as well a few months ago

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TV Vendée - Basilique: Installation d'une nouvelle cloche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, people have come out to witness the installation of bells in the bell tower. It's a very delicate and dangerous operation that requires a huge crane to lift the bells, each weighing several tons, into a very tight space.

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Caption 19 [fr]: pour que ça soit directement la grue qui nous positionne les cloches
Caption 19 [en]: so that it's the crane that directly positions the bells for us

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie's acting career is in a bad place. She hasn't had a movie role in two years, and her agent is giving her two months before he gives up on her. However, an unlikely solution might revive her career. We'll find out what it is in the next few episodes.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 8 [fr]: Vous nous manquez.
Caption 8 [en]: We miss you.

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Lionel L - Quai d'Austerlitz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When the weather is nice, Parisians meet up on the riverbanks every weekend to dance, talk, and spend time with friends. For those who love dancing, there are free salsa, hip-hop, and Afro-Cuban dance lessons. It's a party!

Matches in Transcript

Caption 4 [fr]: Aujourd'hui nous sommes sur le quai Austerlitz.
Caption 4 [en]: Today we are on the Quai Austerlitz.

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Le saviez-vous? - La liaison - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia will teach you how to form liaisons (not the dangerous kind!) in French. These occur when you connect the final consonant of one word with the beginning vowel or silent H of the next word and pronounce them as one. Listen closely to Patricia, who will demonstrate a range of examples.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Nous avons déjà vu que... en français
Caption 6 [en]: We've already seen that... in French

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Lionel L - La Place des Vosges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France Parisian

Lionel is in the Place des Vosges in Paris on a chilly June day. The square is busier than previous years due to a recent flood along the Seine. Parisians like to go out in the fresh air, bring a picnic, a bottle of wine, or simply work on their laptop in the many parks scattered around the city.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes actuellement dans le parc Louis Treize,
Caption 2 [en]: We are currently in the Louis the Thirteenth Park,

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Miniji - Michel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France Brittany

Let's go to Brittany for a spot of sailing! A specially designed boat called the Miniji allows handicapped people to sail and compete in regattas.

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Caption 75 [fr]: voilà, nous, déjà on est trempé dans...
Caption 75 [en]: right, we're already soaked in...

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