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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Pour toi, un petit oiseau est un poids énorme sur tes branches.
Caption 40 [en]: For you, a little bird is a huge weight on your branches.

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Parc Astérix - La Forêt d'Idéfix

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The popular theme park Parc Astérix, situated north of Paris, opened a new area called "La Forêt d'Idéfix" (Dogmatix's Forest), which is specially designed for families with young children. This video goes behind the scenes to find out how the druids themselves built the attractions... with a little help from the designers.

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Caption 14 [fr]: qui est un petit parcours d'eau avec des petits bateaux.
Caption 14 [en]: that is a little water park with small boats.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire is invited for a cup of tea at Solène's. She ignores Solène's warning about strange noises in her living room, but was this wise? Find out what happens in Claire's apartment upon her return.

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Caption 15 [fr]: alors j'ai l'imagination un petit peu débordante.
Caption 15 [en]: so I have a somewhat overflowing imagination.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 7 [fr]: et bien entendu nous allons faire un petit tour
Caption 7 [en]: and of course we're going to take a little tour

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire and Harold go to bed exhausted after a long day of moving in to their new apartment. While Harold succumbs to sleep, Claire is wide awake. She investigates some strange noises coming from the living room.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Je me suis sentie un petit peu idiote.
Caption 35 [en]: I felt a little bit stupid.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Nous voici maintenant sur la partie un petit peu musée
Caption 22 [en]: Here we are now on the sort of "museum" part

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 21 [fr]: et à côté de laquelle je me sens tout petit.
Caption 21 [en]: and next to which I feel very small.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Claire and Harold invite their new neighbors for drinks to get acquainted and thank them for their help. As the evening unfolds, the conversation becomes strained and strange things start to happen. Claire and Harold are left with many unanswered questions.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Bon, c'est un petit peu vieillot mais, moi je trouve ça plutôt joli.
Caption 19 [en]: Well, it's a little bit old-fashioned, but I find it rather pretty.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us around the old quarter of the village of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, a charming area that dates from the Middle Ages and contains some beautiful gardens and courtyards. Some of the streets and alleyways have even retained their medieval names, such as the "Rue de la Savaterie" (Cobbler Street).

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Caption 4 [fr]: qu'un petit peu de surplomb et de hauteur.
Caption 4 [en]: than a little bit of overhang and height.

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Mathilde - Le cimetière du Père Lachaise

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mathilde takes us to Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where some very famous people are buried. You'll find the graves of Jim Morrison, Guillaume Apollinaire, Honoré de Balzac, Beaumarchais, and Frédéric Chopin, to name a few. The cemetery attracts many visitors from around the world.

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Caption 14 [fr]: qui peut nous paraître un petit peu étrange aujourd'hui
Caption 14 [en]: which can seem a little bit strange to us today,

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, located around thirty kilometers from Paris, which is known as the capital of canal transportation. You'll see some beautiful barges and cruise boats, as well as a public toilet that Daniel calls an "aesthetic success"!

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Caption 35 [fr]: Avant de vous quitter, un petit coup d'œil sur le magnifique bateau que... de croisière
Caption 35 [en]: Before leaving you, a small glimpse of the boat that... cruise boat

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this last segment of "Nos bébés ont été échangés," you will discover how the two families are coping with their shocking revelation. Manon will meet her biological mother Létitia and become friends with Létitia's daughter Émilie in the process.

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Caption 15 [fr]: On verra. Faut me laisser un tout petit peu de temps.
Caption 15 [en]: We'll see. You have to allow me a little bit of time.

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Lionel - Les dragées de Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside an amazing store filled with multicolored candies called dragées, or sugared almonds. This confection is very much a part of French tradition as it is offered at weddings, baptisms, and communions. A good-quality dragée is made from a top variety of almond like the Avola. Larger almonds require a thinner layer of sugar, which is considered a sign of quality as the delicate almond flavor won't be overwhelmed by the sugar.

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Caption 49 [fr]: C'est un petit village qui est situé à trente kilomètres au sud de Syracuse.
Caption 49 [en]: It's a small village that is located thirty kilometers south of Syracuse.

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Boisgeloup

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our tour of the Norman Vexin region with a stop in the hamlet of Boisgeloup, where Pablo Picasso once lived. If you get hungry while strolling around this charming little village, make sure to stop in the bakery Chez Valérie et Patrick Bunel, which won an award for best traditional baguette. You can eat one while admiring the beautiful Saint-Jean-Baptiste Church for a wonderful sensory experience.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Euh... Un hameau c'est encore plus petit qu'un village.
Caption 3 [en]: Uh... A hamlet is even smaller than a village.

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Mathilde - Le métro parisien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Parisians can thank Fulgence Bienvenüe for their metro system, which is so efficient that many people use the names of the metro stations in favor of street names when giving directions. Some of the most interesting stations are Bir-Hakeim, overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and Arts et Métiers, with its old-fashioned industrial design. Some metro stations are a destination in themselves!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Alors aujourd'hui, j'avais envie de vous parler un petit peu du métro parisien.
Caption 1 [en]: So today, I wanted to talk to you a little bit about the Parisian metro.

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