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Visiter un yacht - Dans la cuisine

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sure, the kitchen might be a little smaller on a yacht, but that doesn’t mean you can’t prepare a delicious dish! Patrick Barbary whips up some pasta for us and invites us to dine with him. Cheers, Captain!

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Caption 12 [fr]: Fraîche d'hier... Un petit peu d'herbes de Provence pour la sauce.
Caption 12 [en]: Fresh from yesterday... A little bit of Provençal herbs for the sauce.

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Les Nubians - Le multiculturalisme

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We’re all a part of this big, happy family that is humanity. Now if only we could get our “universal citizen” passports…

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Caption 34 [fr]: Je suis un petit peu vous; vous êtes un petit peu moi,
Caption 34 [en]: I am a little bit you; you are a little bit me,

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Visiter un yacht - La timonerie

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Ever wanted to spend some time on a yacht in the Bahamas? No, that’s not a trick question — now you can! Take a tour with Patrick Barbary and his captain’s chair.

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Caption 1 [fr]: On va faire un petit tour dans la timonerie.
Caption 1 [en]: We're going to take a little walk through the wheelhouse.

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Les Nubians - Les langues

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What can multilingualism bring you? It sheds light, penetrates cultures, and gives off an emotional echo. In this clip, Les Nubians remind us of all the reasons we should be glad we’re using Yabla French!

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Caption 7 [fr]: Ça n'explique pas notre bilinguisme, mais en tout cas on fait un tout petit peu partie...
Caption 7 [en]: This doesn't explain our bilingualism, but we're a part of it just a little bit anyway...

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Les Nubians - Les origines et les influences

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Hélène and Célia tell us about their musical influences, origins, and inspiration. When they encountered prejudice about Africa and Africans upon coming back to France, Les Nubians used music to paint a truer picture of African culture.

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Caption 43 [fr]: et petit à petit on nous a demandé: "Et alors? Et si on faisait un album?"
Caption 43 [en]: and bit by bit we were asked: "And so? What if we did an album?"

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Pascale - Propos sur la musique - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

We hear a bit more from the lovely Pascale: on her beginnings in the musical world (she started early), her new album, and her music’s special combination of rhythm and soul.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Ça vous dit! C'est comme un petit, euh, un petit départ qui...
Caption 35 [en]: You're into it! It's like a little, uh, a little start that...

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Le Journal - Le dernier ancien combattant/14-18

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lazare Ponticelli was the last of the “Poilus” — French infantry soldiers who served in World War I. Ponticelli, who was actually an Italian immigrant to France, first served in the French Foreign Legion and then eventually, the Italian army. He died in 2008 at the age of 110.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Alors le petit ramoneur, immigré italien,
Caption 14 [en]: So the little chimney sweeper, an Italian immigrant,

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Bertrand Pierre - Autre Chose

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Bertrand Pierre is back to tell us more about his album: Autre Chose, a tribute to the lesser-known love poems of Victor Hugo.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Euh... je vais vous parler un petit peu de mon chemin
Caption 4 [en]: Uh... I'm going to tell you a little about my career

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Le Journal - Dilemme des restaurants

Difficulty: Beginner

France

How should a restaurant owner go about finding the right recipe for passing on the increasing cost of basic ingredients to the customer? By math or by witchcraft?

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Caption 4 [fr]: Les quantités ont baissé et c'est vrai que... on fait un petit plus attention aux endroits que...
Caption 4 [en]: Portions have decreased and it's true that... we pay a little more attention to places that...

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Bertrand Pierre - Sa formation

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Remember Bertrand Pierre, the smooth crooner of “Si vous n’avez rien à me dire”? He’s back to tell us about his background as a musician, and how he stumbled across the Victor Hugo idea…

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Caption 4 [fr]: un petit peu dans les pays francophones,
Caption 4 [en]: a little bit in French-speaking countries,

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Hugo Bonneville - Gagner sa vie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada

Hugo Bonneville talks about the relationship between music and money, the success of his first album, and offers us all the sound advice to take a good long look at ourselves.

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Caption 5 [fr]: ces gens-là se sont casés dans la vie, alors je me retrouve un petit peu, euh, seul en ce moment,
Caption 5 [en]: these people landed a job in their life, so I find myself a little, uh, alone right now,

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - La mode à bas prix

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Fanny and Corrine show us that you don’t have to be rich to be fashionable! On this shopping trip, we get tips on where to get the best trends for less—and what the final touch to any outfit should be.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Un petit... un petit... un petit chemisier, à l'intérieur un petit débardeur vert, un petit T-shirt jaune.
Caption 15 [en]: A small... a small... a small blouse, with a small green tank top inside, a small yellow T-shirt.

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Fanny & Corrine parlent de la mode - Tendances du printemps - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn how to always be “à la mode” from Fanny and Corrine. These lovely ladies take us on a tour of some NYC fashion hot spots to tell us all about what’s hot in the springtime.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Et donc on va vous expliquer un petit peu les tend'... la tendance du printemps.
Caption 12 [en]: And so we're going explain to you a little bit the tre'... the trends of spring.

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Charles-Baptiste - Je sais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Charles-Baptiste returns to us with a new existential song: “Je sais,” or how he moved on to a new stage in life.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Et il faut se faire une raison: je ne suis plus un petit garçon
Caption 18 [en]: And I have to deal with it: I'm no longer a little boy

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Les Nubians - Que le mot soit perle

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Les Nubians record with the late great father of Bossa Nova, Henri Salvador. “Que le mot soit perle” is a sweet song dedicated to all children orphaned by AIDS.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Un petit mot humain
Caption 5 [en]: A little human word

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