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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - Les lapins

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Have you ever wondered where the wool from your luxurious angora sweater comes from? At the Ferme de la Croix, a lovely lady breeds angora rabbits and goats on her farm. She explains the shearing process and how she cares for her pets. We learn that one rabbit can yield forty balls of angora wool every hundred days. That's a lot of sweaters!

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Caption 19 [fr]: Le plus galère pour eux c'est quand tu les épiles et que le temps n'est pas très au beau
Caption 19 [en]: The toughest time for them is when you shear them and that the weather is not very nice

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Episode nine of this series focuses on Galileo, a prolific inventor and scientist. He discovered the principle of the simple pendulum motion, very useful in the measure of time and later in the making of clocks.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Une saignée vous fera le plus grand bien.
Caption 17 [en]: A bleeding will do you the greatest good.

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Cap 24 - Alessandro Di Sarno au Salon des vins et vignerons

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Alessandro visits a wine festival with his breathalyzer to make sure that nothing more than some innocent dégustation (sampling) is going on. Some of the people he interviews fail the test, but one expert claims it might not be that accurate to begin with!

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Caption 24 [fr]: Soufflez! Plus fort, Denise.
Caption 24 [en]: Blow! Harder, Denise.

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Geneviève Morissette - À propos de la musique

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

Meet Geneviève Morissette, a singer-songwriter from Montreal whose smart lyrics and beautiful compositions make her stand out on stage.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Ça veut pu [plus] que je sois dans ma tour d'ivoire
Caption 13 [en]: Can't take it no more that I'm in my ivory tower

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Salon Eco Habitat - Boisdicy, l'isolation écologique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, a representative at an ecology trade show presents some innovative building materials that are eco-friendly and will allow you to save some money on your energy bills. These materials are made out of gypsum cellulose and are used for insulation.

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Caption 12 [fr]: L'avantage du gypse-cellulose contrairement au placoplâtre c'est qu'il est beaucoup plus dense,
Caption 12 [en]: The advantage of gypsum cellulose, unlike plasterboard, is that it's a lot denser,

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, a young Galileo gets one of his first revolutionary ideas on how to measure time. Pretty impressive for a fourteen-year-old, huh?

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Caption 9 [fr]: Parce que je suis le plus lourd, tiens!
Caption 9 [en]: Because I'm the heavier one, see!

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Alsace 20 - Rencontre avec les membres d'IAM

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Meet the members of IAM, a very popular French rap group originating from Marseille. They discuss their successful career and their latest album, Arts Martiens (Martian Arts).

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Caption 56 [fr]: D'habitude le temps est un peu plus beau, en cette période... mais bon, on en voit...
Caption 56 [en]: Usually the weather is a bit nicer at this time... but well, it happens...

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Oldelaf - Le monde est beau

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In his song "Le monde est beau" (The World Is Beautiful), Oldelaf's ironic take on social networking is bittersweet and not without humor.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Chaque jour on est plus nombreux
Caption 16 [en]: Every day we are more numerous

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Lionel et Chantal - "Faire barbecue"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel and Chantal introduce a new verb, "faire du barbecue" (to barbecue), for barbecuing and verb conjugating novices. Lionel knows how to cook two birds with one grill, so to speak. Note that the verb "faire" ("to do" or "to make") is used for just about any situation in French.

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Caption 30 [fr]: À partir de demain, je ne ferai plus de barbecue.
Caption 30 [en]: After tomorrow, I won't have barbecues anymore.

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Manon et Clémentine - Vocabulaire du livre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether you're a scholar, a budding writer, or just a casual beach reader, you'll find a lot to learn in Manon and Clémentine's lesson on book-related vocabulary. Using one of the most renowned works of French literature, In Search of Lost Time, as a guide, our two friends also recite their own poem on the future of the book. Happy reading!

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Caption 53 [fr]: Oui. Et les enfants ont en général plus de mal à les ouvrir que les BD ou les mangas.
Caption 53 [en]: Yes. And children generally have more difficulty opening them than comics or mangas.

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Cap 24 - Alessandro Di Sarno se met à nu !

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this hilarious video, Allessandro Di Sarno decides to strip (nearly) naked to determine whether Parisians are really as jaded as he thinks they are. Luckily the only violence he suffers is at the hands of an elderly woman, who pokes him with her cane!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Les Parisiens, les Franciliens sont blasés. Plus rien les étonne.
Caption 1 [en]: Parisians, Île-de-France residents are jaded. Nothing surprises them anymore.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Un réveillon en montagne (Savoie)

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

For New Year's Eve, come join the mountain people of the Savoie region at the O’Communailles restaurant where good local food is being served with a twist in a convivial atmosphere. Then watch the happy locals dance the night away.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Et par-dessus on est venu monter une pomme-purée, tout ce qu'il y a de plus classique.
Caption 19 [en]: And on top we came to add a potato puree; all this could not be more classic.

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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 11 [fr]: Euh... Je me rappelle plus. -Les enfants peuvent écrire leur lettre au Père Noël,
Caption 11 [en]: Uh... I don't remember anymore. -The children can write their letter to 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 17 [fr]: Je sais pas si les Alsaciens ont l'habitude de boire un petit peu plus tôt. Oui?
Caption 17 [en]: I don't know if the Alsatians have a habit of drinking a little bit earlier. Yes?

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TLT Toulouse - Noël: Les fêtes approchent!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

What is the French traditional holiday fare? You'd be surprised... While the classic turkey with chestnut stuffing is still on the menu, some people are getting off the beaten track, pairing classic dishes with ethnic food. Foie gras samosas, anyone? Or how about imitation caviar truffles?

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Caption 11 [fr]: Quatre fois plus chers que les coquilles Saint-Jacques,
Caption 11 [en]: Four times more expensive than scallops,

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