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Sophie et Patrice - Après Noël

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie and Patrice question the tradition of the Christmas tree and think it's not very environmentally responsible. They'd like to find of way of conserving the tree they bought and reuse it for next Christmas.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Et puis, euh... et puis j'adore le petit sapin là en céramique
Caption 10 [en]: And then, uh... and then I love the little ceramic tree there

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Zaz - Demain c’est toi

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Zaz sings "Demain c'est toi" (Tomorrow It's You) from her new album Effet miroir (Mirror Effect). She gives us a hint of things to come in her personal life. Who might she bring into the world?

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Caption 37 [fr]: Comme un petit matin
Caption 37 [en]: Like an early morning

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final part of his tour of Chantilly, Daniel takes us back to the "Potager des Princes" (Princes' Vegetable Garden) and introduces us to some adorable barnyard critters, including a rooster, a pigeon, and some rabbits. The rabbits even have their own French-style village to roam around in, complete with a café, a town hall, and some villas too!

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Caption 27 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un petit village à la française, finalement assez traditionnel,
Caption 27 [en]: It's a small French-style village, in the end quite traditional,

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Adrien - Quai de la Seine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Adrien explores the Quai de la Seine and the Bassin de la Villette in Paris. This basin is the largest artificial body of water in the city of Paris. It once served as a source of drinking water, which, incidentally, was much cleaner than the water from the Seine.

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Caption 25 [fr]: La Villette était juste un petit hameau qui alimentait Paris.
Caption 25 [en]: La Villette was just a small hamlet that supplied Paris.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sabine pretends to lose her pearl necklace in order to blame Gabriela for stealing it. Fortunately, Yann's father finds the necklace before Sabine can accuse her. Yann first begins to suspect Gabriela until he realizes it's his mother's honesty that should be questioned.

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Caption 63 [fr]: Je vais être juste un petit peu plus attentive.
Caption 63 [en]: I'm just going to be a little bit more attentive.

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Dao Evolution - Noël pour les sans-abris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Christmas is a time of celebrations and a showing of goodwill. This young man followed his heart and started giving out small gifts to the homeless. Find out what prompted him to do so at the end of this video.

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Caption 2 [fr]: J'ai un petit cadeau, euh... de Noël pour vous.
Caption 2 [en]: I have a little, uh... Christmas gift for you.

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Elisa et Mashal - Maquillage

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa and Mashal put on their makeup and use a lot of cosmetic terms in the process, including rouge à lèvres (lipstick), bouton (pimple), pinceau (brush), and fond de teint (foundation).

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Caption 9 [fr]: Du coup t'as pas un petit blush ou quoi?
Caption 9 [en]: So you don't have a little blush or something?

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Daniel shows us around the town of Chantilly, famous for its horse races and for its beloved Chantilly cream (also known as whipped cream). You'll get an inside look at the town's beautiful racetrack, which is home to over three hundred events each year.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Avant de vous quitter, un petit mot depuis cette charmante petite place de l'Europe
Caption 39 [en]: Before leaving you, a little note from this charming little Europe Square

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Lionel - En studio d'enregistrement - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel introduces us to Norbert, a former mailman who always had an interest in music and, after retiring, finally got to pursue his passion by setting up his own recording studio.

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Caption 10 [fr]: dans ce petit village.
Caption 10 [en]: in this small village.

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana's Dada-inspired artwork relies heavily on wordplay. In this video he discusses his pieces Caisse à dire ("Talking Box," a pun on qu'est-ce à dire [what does it mean]), Boîte à choses sûres ("Box of Sure Things," a pun on boîte à chaussures [shoe box]), and more.

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Caption 82 [fr]: et donc j'ai reproduit une douzaine de mes œuvres en tout petit
Caption 82 [en]: and so I reproduced a dozen of my works in a very small size

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sabine's suspicions have been confirmed, and she's putting pressure on Gabriela to give up her relationship with her son. Gabriela's job is in jeopardy, and she can't afford to lose it.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Mais bon, c'était plus un petit garçon.
Caption 54 [en]: But, well, he wasn't a little boy anymore.

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last episode on the town of Dourdan, Daniel shows us the Abbaye de L'Ouÿe (literally, "Hearing Abbey"). Legend has it that King Louis VII commissioned it in honor of his friends and loved ones who heard his cries when he was lost in the forest one day.

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Caption 36 [fr]: vous comprenez un petit peu à quel point il était difficile
Caption 36 [en]: you sort of understand how difficult it was

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Serge Amoruso - Spécialiste en haute maroquinerie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Serge Amoruso is an artisan extraordinaire who makes exquisite leather goods, from high-end bags to more artistic objects. Each piece is unique and takes anywhere from six months to two years to make.

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Caption 42 [fr]: on va avoir un petit croquis, un petit dessin.
Caption 42 [en]: we'll have a little sketch, a little drawing.

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Samuel Gassmann - Créateur de boutons de manchette

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Samuel Gassmann is an artisan who makes unconventional cufflinks of all different types: he has one set representing the "totality of time," and another inspired by the Happy Families card game. Be sure to stop by his new store the next time you're in Paris!

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Caption 51 [fr]: Euh... et à la fin, je mets juste un petit vernis
Caption 51 [en]: Uh... and in the end, I just put a little varnish

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana is a poet-artist inspired by the Dada movement and the concept of détournement (literally, "diversion," "hijacking"). He invented the term bris colisme to describe his practice, which employs fragmentation, collage, and wordplay in a variety of media.

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Caption 26 [fr]: c'est donc avec le petit jeu de mot "athée"
Caption 26 [en]: so it's with the little wordplay "athée" [atheist],

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