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Patricia - La plage - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this last video on the Côte d'Azur, you'll learn the French expressions for all the essential items for a perfect beach day. If you visit the beautiful Côte d'Azur, make sure to bring an extra comfortable towel—its beaches are filled with pebbles instead of sand!

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Caption 10 [fr]: parce que sinon, euh... c'est plus compliqué.
Caption 10 [en]: because otherwise, uh... it's more complicated.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Sheldon, un robot pour vous servir!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Sheldon, the friendly robot with friendly eyes that flash little hearts when it interacts with people. Sheldon is a huge attraction at tech fairs, where it is used to entertain and delight the crowds. It certainly lives up to the task.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et en plus, Sheldon exprime ses émotions avec ses yeux.
Caption 19 [en]: And in addition, Sheldon expresses its emotions with its eyes.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Provins - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this third episode on the medieval town of Provins, Daniel Benchimol shows us a monument coming from Brazil, an old synagogue, and a beautiful church where Joan of Arc attended mass with King Charles the Seventh. He also gives us a glimpse into Provins real estate, with a beautiful house that has been estimated at a modest price of six million dollars!

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Caption 10 [fr]: plus précisément d'un petit îlot qui s'appelle Villegagnon.
Caption 10 [en]: more specifically from a small islet called Villegagnon.

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Grand Lille TV - Clap de fin pour la maison dite hantée

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Making the news in Grand Lille is the end of an urban legend in the town of Villeneuve D'Ascq. A house that is supposedly haunted is being torn down, along with the stories and the rumors surrounding it. The demolition of the house is fairly uneventful, but will the legend live on?

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Caption 1 [fr]: Une information plus légère dans cette édition,
Caption 1 [en]: A lighter news item in this edition,

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Invasion de zombie à Lyon!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Zombies from many different eras have invaded Lyon! That is, zombie enthusiasts with impressive makeup and costumes have invaded. The ninth-annual Zombie Walk has attracted around a thousand of the undead to roam across the city under the theme "a return to the past."

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Caption 2 [fr]: Maquillages, cris, démarches, le réalisme était une fois de plus poussé à l'extrême.
Caption 2 [en]: Makeup, screams, walks: the realism was one more time pushed to the extreme.

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Voyage en France - La ville de Provins - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In Part 2 of his tour of Provins, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a unique show called "The Eagles of the Ramparts." In this very exciting show, we can see the different kinds of birds of prey and how they are trained to hunt in flight in the heart of the medieval city of Provins.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Pour le plus puissant d'entre eux,
Caption 16 [en]: For the most powerful among them,

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: Au Caveau de l'étable à Niederbronn-les-Bains

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Where can you get a gourmet meal for eight euros seventy? Hélène Ober is the proud owner of the restaurant "Au Caveau de l'Étable." She will show you around the kitchen and share some of her secrets on how to prepare a fantastic meal without breaking the bank. If cooking risotto is not your thing, you will at least be able to speak like a pro in a French kitchen.

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Caption 35 [fr]: Et après, y a plus que [sic] le construire, quoi. Tu fais suer tes oignons, tout doucement, gentiment.
Caption 35 [en]: And then, all we have to do is put it together, you know. You sweat your onions, very slowly, gently.

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Oldelaf - interprète "Vendredi"

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Enjoy Oldelaf's quirky humor, as displayed in his introduction to his two backup musicians who come from wildly different backgrounds, to say the least. Then listen to his satirical song "Vendredi" (Friday), where he describes a typical weekend for the average bored (and boring?) French guy.

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Caption 52 [fr]: Comme cela je serai plus à l'aise pour jouer à la Playstation
Caption 52 [en]: That way I'll be more comfortable playing on the Playstation

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves d’enfants

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this Micro-Trottoirs episode, people on the street reveal what they wanted to be when they grow up. From fireman to fairy, find out who actually fullfilled their childhood dream.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Oui, j'ai plus ou moins concrétisé mon rêve.
Caption 3 [en]: Yes, I more or less realized my dream.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Lyon: la bande dessinée à l'honneur!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

If you're a comic book lover, you might want to hop on a plane to Lyon, which has held a huge comic book festival for the past ten years. This year, they're even launching a monthly comics magazine called "The Streets of Lyon."

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Caption 3 [fr]: donc on a fait les choses en'... encore plus grand que d'habitude.
Caption 3 [en]: so we did things ev'... even bigger than usual.

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Grand Corps Malade - Les Voyages en train

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In "Les Voyages en train" (Train Rides), the French slam poet Grand Corps Malade creates an extended metaphor comparing love stories to train rides. Just as a successful train ride involves arriving at the station on time and catching the right train, a good love story involves finding the right person at the right moment in one's life. See if you can find some other similarities between the two in this gorgeous video.

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Caption 27 [fr]: En plus t'es comme un con tes potes sont restés à l'autre gare
Caption 27 [en]: In addition, you're like a moron, your buddies stayed at the other station

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Lionel - à Wissembourg - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel takes us to the small town of Wissembourg (or "Weißenburg," since it's situated in Alsace where German is spoken as well). It boasts a beautiful church and a nice restaurant where Lionel goes to be "crowned." Another one of his signature jokes and puns await you in this video.

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Caption 6 [fr]: C'est certainement l'une des plus belles églises de la région.
Caption 6 [en]: It's certainly one of the most beautiful churches in the region.

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Cap 24 - Les grandes gueules et leurs recettes, vu par Alessandro

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Alessandro visits with some chefs on the occasion of the launch of their book, "Les Grandes gueules et leurs recettes" (Big Mouths and Their Recipes). They take their profession very seriously and are perfectionists like the famous Vatel, King Louis XIV's chef, who was so distraught when a seafood delivery was delayed that he ran a sword through his stomach. Modern chefs need to keep their sense of humor. They are, thankfully, no longer at the mercy of a powerful king, but the Internet can be just as unforgiving.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Et qu'en plus, à Internet, ça dure cinq, six, sept ans. Ben, y a un problème.
Caption 36 [en]: And that, in addition, it stays on the Internet for five, six, seven years. Well, there's a problem.

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Alsace 20 - 100 recettes pour 100 vins

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video will make your mouth water! In this interview, Lionel Augier talks to Maurice Roeckel about his new book, One Hundred Recipes for One Hundred Alsace Wines. Not only will you discover the originality of some chefs who combine amazing wines with amazing food, but you will also learn a few words in the Alsatian dialect.

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Caption 62 [fr]: on n'est plus dans les... les...
Caption 62 [en]: we are no longer in the... the...

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les mensonges des Essonniens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Pretty much everyone has told a lie, but not everyone is as willing to confess their lies as these pedestrians in France's Essonne department. In this video, you'll hear some falsehoods that range from innocent childhood fibs to more adult-themed exaggerations.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Peut-être à la pêche alors. C'est toujours moi qui fais les plus gros poissons.
Caption 4 [en]: Maybe while fishing, then. It's always me who gets the biggest fish.

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