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Voyage dans Paris - Le 10ème Arrondissement - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the tenth arrondissement to discover the Trinity Church, the "Peinture Céramique" building, and other little havens of peace in Paris. Daniel also introduces us to the Brabant Hotel and the 1950s-themed restaurant Playtime, inspired by Jacques Tati.

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Caption 3 [fr]: et plus précisément des parties secrètes de ces deux arrondissements.
Caption 3 [en]: and more precisely, some secret parts of these two arrondissements.

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: le titre de Maître Restaurateur, c'est quoi?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Maître Restaurateur" (Master Restaurant Owner) is a title bestowed upon a select number of restaurants in France. What does it mean and how does a restaurant achieve this honor? Find out in this episode of "Grain de Sel" (Grain of Salt).

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme plus de cent restaurateurs alsaciens?
Caption 21 [en]: like more than a hundred Alsatian restaurant owners?

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Joanna - Son quartier

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Joanna is proud to show us her neighborhood. Follow her around her new apartment, her favorite bar, the pretty little garden where children love to play, and learn some useful everyday vocabulary.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Et quand les enfants ne sont plus à l'école
Caption 35 [en]: And when the children are no longer at school

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le parc des Buttes Chaumont

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion walks us through the Buttes Chaumont, a former limestone quarry transformed into a magnificent park, complete with an artificial lake, a grotto, dramatic cliffs, and even a Roman-style temple. On a more tragic note, the park is also home to a bridge that the poet Louis Aragon once called a "mecca for suicides." Luckily, the bridge is now protected by a wire fence.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Si vous montez sur la colline la plus élevée du parc,
Caption 22 [en]: If you climb up the highest hill of the park,

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TV Vendée - Fêtes de fin d’année : manger léger et équilibré

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Losing weight is one of the most common New Year's resolutions, probably due in part to the richness of holiday feasts. As you'll see in this video, a lot of French people switch to a diet of fresh fruit, vegetables, and soups as they get ready for the new year or recover from holiday indulgences. Clementines are an especially popular and low calorie wintertime snack.

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Caption 2 [fr]: il n'en faut parfois pas plus pour alléger son quotidien
Caption 2 [en]: sometimes nothing more is needed to lighten one's daily routine

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés sets out to conquer Mexico with his four hundred men, sixteen horses, and seven cannons. He is joined later by native forces, the Totonac warriors.

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Caption 33 [fr]: et aux pyramides plus hautes que celles du Nil.
Caption 33 [en]: and with pyramids higher than the ones of the Nile.

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Stromae - Tous les mêmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

In the music video for "Tous les mêmes" (All the Same) Stromae impersonates both the man and the woman in a stormy relationship. He wants children. She doesn't want any because she thinks "men are all the same" and can't be trusted to raise them. Stromae concludes the song with a beautifully choreographed dance equal to none—except for the late Michael Jackson, perhaps.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Lorsque je ne serai plus belle
Caption 32 [en]: When I am no longer beautiful

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : La neige

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Micro-Trottoir episode, people are asked whether they are for or against snow. Most of the interviewees welcome snow and find it very pretty; it also makes them look forward to Christmas. But some people pointed out that snow has its drawbacks: it complicates things on the road for those who have to drive to work.

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Caption 11 [fr]: La... la meilleure c'est... c'est la neige. Quand il neige plus, tout de suite les sécheresses.
Caption 11 [en]: Snow is... is the best. When it's not snowing anymore, immediately the droughts.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec may never answer the vexing question: Should Quebec remain part of Canada or not? While opinions are divided, Quebecois don't necessarily show the same passion as the French when debating hot issues.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Ici, je pense que les gens vont être plus portés
Caption 25 [en]: Here, I believe that people will be more inclined

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tension is building between the Aztecs and the Spaniards, not to mention within Cortés's own ranks. Despite this, the conquistador rallies his troops to conquer Mexico.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Alonso, Bernal! Je ne veux plus de sacrifices humains. Suivez-moi tous!
Caption 3 [en]: Alonso, Bernal! I don't want any more human sacrifices. Everyone follow me!

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this last video on Rambouillet, Daniel shows us around the beautiful and enchanting Espace Rambouillet nature preserve, a large forest filled with deer, birds of prey, and other free-roaming animals. It's a perfect spot for nature lovers and animal lovers alike!

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Caption 7 [fr]: Nous voici maintenant sur un des parcours les plus surprenants et extraordinaires de cet espace nature.
Caption 7 [en]: We are here now on one of the most surprising and extraordinary paths of this nature area.

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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Plus de quotas dans le foot ni ailleurs; peu importe la couleur, on gardera les meilleurs, Inch'Allah
Caption 26 [en]: No more quotas in soccer or anywhere else; no matter the color, we'll keep the best, Inch'Allah

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés exchanges gifts with the Aztec Emperor, Montezuma. An excellent diplomatic move on both sides!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Mais il te prie aussi de ne pas avancer plus loin.
Caption 4 [en]: But he also asks you not to proceed any further.

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Stromae - Papaoutai

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

In his brilliant song "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?), Stromae depicts the endless game of hide and seek that some children play with their fathers. Stromae (né Paul Van Haver), who was raised by his mother, lost his own father in 1994 to the Rwandan Genocide.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Y aura bien un jour où on y croira plus
Caption 27 [en]: There will certainly be a day when we won't believe in it anymore

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Cortés is negotiating with the friendly natives of Mexico with the help of his interpreter, who had been shipwrecked in a previous expedition and speaks Mayan. They are offered a young woman slave, Malintzin, who speaks Mayan and Aztec.

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Caption 9 [fr]: J'ai dit au cheval de ne plus être en colère après eux,
Caption 9 [en]: I told the horse not to be angry with them anymore,

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