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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 4 [fr]: Alors est-ce que, Saint-Nicolas, vous pouvez un petit peu nous parler de votre rôle, de la tradition?
Caption 4 [en]: So, Saint Nicholas, can you tell us a little bit about your role, about the tradition?

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LCM - "Cher Père Noël..."

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Twenty-one thousand letters to Santa Claus were sent this year in Marseille. As if he didn't have enough on his plate, Saint Nick will send a handwritten response to each one, as long as their senders are on his "nice" list (and indicated their return address)!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Petit papa Noël
Caption 1 [en]: Little Father Christmas [Little Santa Claus]

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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 10 [fr]: Et ben on a craqué sur des choses un petit peu typiques, euh...
Caption 10 [en]: And, well, we fell for things that are a little bit typical, uh...

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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 16 [fr]: J'avais commencé petit à petit comme tout le monde et... à la force, c'est devenu une maladie, quoi.
Caption 16 [en]: I had started little by little like everyone and... eventually, it became a disease, you know.

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Joanna - La Place Stanislas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Joanna and Caroline take us to the northern French city of Nancy in Lorraine. They'll show you around the beautiful Place Stanislas, classified as a World Heritage Site, and the famous Daum crystal studio. A beautiful art piece might set you back a few thousand euros... Be sure to bring your check book or your credit card!

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Caption 45 [fr]: de visiter un petit peu Nancy avec Caroline et moi,
Caption 45 [en]: visiting Nancy a little bit with Caroline and me,

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de la Bastille

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us around Paris's historic Bastille neighborhood, the site of one of the most significant events of the French Revolution. Today the area is much more subdued, with the relaxing Port de l'Arsenal and its friendly yacht club and a private mansion located on what is considered the most expensive square meter in the city.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Eh bien si vous vous promenez un petit peu autour de la place,
Caption 9 [en]: Well, if you walk a little bit around the square,

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Alsace 20 - Femmes d'exception: Christine Ott

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Discover a unique instrument called the ondes Martenot, a precursor to the synthesizer named after its inventor, Maurice Martenot. This electronic piano-like instrument, once a musical sensation in the 1930's, quickly fell into disuse, but is experiencing a revival thanks to Christine Ott, a talented pianist who adopted this unusual instrument and has worked alongside such musical greats as Radiohead and Yann Tiersen.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et alors petit à petit tu vas, ben... grandir, grandir, grandir.
Caption 29 [en]: And so little by little you are going to, well... grow, grow, grow.

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TV Tours - Ouverture du 3ème festival de Chambord

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Beethoven and Chopin in the beautiful surroundings of the Chambord castle. It's an outdoor concert, but the acoustics are so powerful that the performers can hear a pin drop from the audience!

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Caption 9 [fr]: Je pourrais, euh... dire s'il y a une dame qui ouvre un petit bonbon, euh... en plastique.
Caption 9 [en]: I could, uh... tell if there's a lady who is unwrapping a little candy, uh... in plastic.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The home of the future includes a talking refrigerator that gives you chocolate bars for breakfast! Unfortunately, it also includes some pesky robots....

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Caption 4 [fr]: Bonjour! Je suis Petit Robot Junior!
Caption 4 [en]: Hello! I'm Little Robot Junior!

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Voyage dans Paris - Autour de Notre Dame

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Everyone is familiar with Paris's iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the area around this Gothic landmark is worth exploring as well. From a gorgeous flower market to medieval tombs tucked away in a small side street, there's plenty to discover in this famous neighborhood.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Un petit mot sur les désormais célèbres Velib'.
Caption 13 [en]: A little word on the now-famous Vélib' [public bike sharing system].

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Manon et Clémentine - Expressions toutes faites

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Today Manon and Clémentine present a number of "set expressions," or idiomatic phrases. Hopefully you're not feeling "soft in the knee"—there are a lot of useful expressions to learn in this lesson!

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Caption 39 [fr]: On peut aussi dire "chipoter" mais c'est un petit peu familier.
Caption 39 [en]: We can also say "to quibble," but that's a little bit familiar.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Canaux de Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol has done it again! He uncovers yet another surprise for us right in the heart of Paris. Where can you catch a movie and a ferry at the same time? Find out in this new edition.

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Caption 28 [fr]: selon le film que vous allez choisir, il faudra emprunter le petit bac
Caption 28 [en]: depending on the film that you're going to choose, you'll have to catch the little ferry

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Randonnée à la cascade de Bérard

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tourists can enjoy the Bérard waterfall in the Alps once again. At a cost of one hundred fifty thousand euros, a new footbridge leading to the waterfall and the Cave of Farinet was recently inaugurated.

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Caption 10 [fr]: en passant par le petit hameau de La Poya.
Caption 10 [en]: by passing through the little hamlet of La Poya.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Maestro gives us an overview of some of the major innovations of the last century, from the invention of the radio to the discovery of the first exoplanet. We've come a long way in just a few decades!

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Caption 7 [fr]: Toujours plus loin, toujours plus grand, plus petit, plus rapide!
Caption 7 [en]: Always further, always bigger, smaller, faster!

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Grand Lille TV - Un piano dans le métro!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Lille Piano Festival is taking place in a subway station, where pianists bring music to the train commuters for their enjoyment and perhaps a gentle introduction to jazz and classical music.

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Caption 9 [fr]: un petit peu inattendue, mais souriante, agréable.
Caption 9 [en]: a little bit unexpected, but warm, pleasant.

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