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Le Tapissier - L'artisan et son travail

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

René-Marc Cohen, a very fine artisan, will show us how to upholster a squat armchair, "un fauteuil crapaud" (literally a "toad armchair").

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Caption 13 [fr]: Donc voilà un petit peu, euh... la caractéristique de ces fauteuils Napoléon Trois
Caption 13 [en]: So there you have a few, uh... characteristics of these Napoleon the Third armchairs,

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Lionel - Le one-man-show de Lionel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Lionel, the stand-up comedian, punster extraordinaire, surpasses himself with his long string of puns. Catch them if you can! The long-suffering husband of Éléonore, he is not shy about making her the butt of all his jokes.

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Caption 67 [fr]: Huit mois! Au bout de huit mois, elle a accouché d'un petit garçon
Caption 67 [en]: Eight months! At the end of eight months, she gave birth to a little boy

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Voyage en France - La Cathédrale de Chartres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The cathedral of Chartres is one of the most famous in Europe and is a prime example of Gothic architecture. Daniel Benchimol gives us an exclusive tour of this magnificent cultural landmark.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Attention, c'est une vraie ascension! Je suis un petit peu épuisé
Caption 20 [en]: Be warned, it's a real climb! I'm a little bit exhausted,

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Il était une fois: L’Espace - 3. La planète verte - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Pierrot wakes up on a beautiful and verdant planet, whose king tells him of the damage done by some evil-minded visitors long ago.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Petit Gros, c'est toi?
Caption 5 [en]: Petit Gros [Little Fatso], is that you?

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Suzy Le Blanc - Romancière, poète

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Suzy Le Blanc is a poet, novelist, and short story writer who sets much of her work in the French region of Lorraine. In this video, she talks to us about some of her books and her passion for storytelling.

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Caption 17 [fr]: mais bon, c'est quand même un peu, euh... à l'ancienne, un petit peu. Voilà.
Caption 17 [en]: but, well, it's still a little, uh… old fashioned, a little bit. There you go.

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Michel - Les Macarons Parisiens

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Michel Le Leannec, a pastry chef from Meudon, won fourth place in the 2011 contest for best macaroon in the Île-de-France region of France. French macaroons (les macarons) come in many flavors, colors, and sizes, but in this video Michel will teach us his award-winning recipe for Italian meringue macarons filled with salted butter caramel custard. Don't miss this mouth-watering video!

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Caption 35 [fr]: En fait, hein, ça va apporter un petit peu de croustillant,
Caption 35 [en]: Actually, you know, this'll bring a little bit of crispiness,

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Voyage dans Paris - Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

From the smallest square to the oldest tree in Paris, our very knowledgable guide, Daniel Benchimol, knows where to look. Enjoy strolling through the sixth arrondissement and making some interesting discoveries!

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Caption 7 [fr]: devant ce square qui a la particularité d'être le plus petit square de la capitale.
Caption 7 [en]: in front of this square, which has the distinction of being the smallest square in the capital.

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Nâdiya - Parle-Moi

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The youngest of six children, Nâdiya was born and raised in Tours to Algerian parents. Not long after turning 16, Nâdiya earned the title of French champion in the 800-meter track and field competition. Now, in her thirties, she is one of France’s biggest R&B stars. Sung with the passion of the young mother that she is, Parle-moi (Talk to me) tackles the difficult topic of child abuse.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Parle-moi petit à petit
Caption 17 [en]: Talk to me little by little

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B-Girl Frak - Limoges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

B-Girl “Frak” talks about growing up in Beaubreuil, a neighborhood in Limoges with an unfair reputation for being full of people who want to burn your curtains.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Après, euh... comme je l'ai dit, moi je suis originaire de Beaubreuil, le petit quartier, euh...
Caption 13 [en]: So then, uh... as I said, I'm from Beaubreuil, the little neighborhood, uh...

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France, Morocco, West Africa

Viewer Discretion Advised

Our delightful young guide takes the opportunity to explain why she loves her neighborhood of Python-Duvernois. We meet some of the locals, including an aspiring Michael Schumacher and some young footballers.

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Caption 61 [fr]: Euh... en fait, on... on monte dedans et après, ils nous mettent un petit parcours.
Caption 61 [en]: Uh... actually, we... we get on them and then they put us on a little course.

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B-Girl Frak - La "B-Girl Frak"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile talks about how her incredible flexibility and break-dancing skills led to her being known as “B-Girl Frak.” Find out what your true hip-hop name is here.

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Caption 32 [fr]: C'était, euh... le petit mot pour dire "fracassée", complètement... complètement cassée.
Caption 32 [en]: That was, uh... the short term for saying "fracassée," totally... totally broken.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

In this next installment of Télé Bocal's coverage of the Python-Duvernois block party, we hear from a group of kids who've made a courageous trip down an enormous slide, and from a municipal advisor who shares with us her inspiring message of solidarity.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Là, on voit que c'est petit, mais dès qu'on est juste tout en haut,
Caption 9 [en]: Here, we see that it's small, but as soon as we're just at the very top,

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this enjoyable cartoon about the human body, you will see the taste buds in action... when they're not slacking off!

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Caption 2 [fr]: C'est vrai! Il en manque un petit peu, tu as raison.
Caption 2 [en]: That's true! It needs a little more, you're right.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The locals interviewed at the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair defend the reputation of their area and compete to win a roll of paper towels (or perhaps something a little more prize-worthy).

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Caption 3 [fr]: c'est un... un petit stand où on peut faire un petit jeu. C'est un petit jeu.
Caption 3 [en]: it's a... a little stand where you can play a little game. It's a little game.

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Questions à la con - Les fameuses questions à la con

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Test yourself on these "Stupid Questions" and enjoy the hilarious answers from people on the street.

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Caption 10 [fr]: C'est un petit... une petite queue de cheval.
Caption 10 [en]: It's a little... a little ponytail.

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