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Bande-annonce - La Belle et la Bête

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Here's the trailer for La Belle et la Bête (Beauty and the Beast), a new French film based on the famous fairy tale first published in 1740. While some of you may be most familiar with the Walt Disney or Jean Cocteau versions, this recent release is an attempt to recapture the spirit of the original tale while also giving it more of a contemporary twist.

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Caption 18 [fr]: À la plus jeune de mes filles.
Caption 18 [en]: For the youngest of my daughters.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is in prison. He tries one more time to prove his theories to his inquisitor. But he finally recants during the trial saying the famous sentence: "and yet... it turns"

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et ne serait-il pas souhaitable de repenser les théories de... de Ptolémée, vieilles de plus de mille ans?
Caption 6 [en]: And wouldn't it be desirable to rethink the theories of... of Ptolemy, more than a thousand years old?

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Marais - Place des Vosges

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Place des Vosges, located in Paris's Marais neighborhood, is a gorgeous square with a rich history. Formerly the royal square of Henry the Fourth, the area was also the home of two of France's most renowned literary figures, the Marquise de Sévigné and Pierre Beaumarchais.

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Caption 17 [fr]: pour découvrir cette incroyable fontaine qui malheureusement ne fonctionne plus
Caption 17 [en]: to discover this incredible fountain, which unfortunately doesn't work anymore,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 11 [fr]: La preuve, c'est que l'univers français à Montréal n'existe plus.
Caption 11 [en]: The proof is that the French world in Montreal does not exist anymore.

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - La boutique

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the farm visit, it's time for our angora rabbit and goat breeder to show us around her boutique, where you can stock up on fluffy angora wool sweaters and super light and warm socks to help you enjoy the winter in comfort.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Donc avec la chèvre angora, on fait du mohair, une fois que... les toisons sont plus sur l'animal.
Caption 2 [en]: So with the angora goat, we make mohair, once... the fleece is no longer on the animal.

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Lionel - Les nombres

Difficulty: Beginner

France

You can count on Lionel to give you a fun and thorough introduction to numbers in French! From counting the thirteen ducks on the lake to explaining how the higher numbers are constructed, Lionel will tell you all you need to know to become an expert at French numbers.

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Caption 11 [fr]: de plus amples détails concernant les chiffres et les nombres en français,
Caption 11 [en]: more ample details concerning figures and numbers in French,

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 30 [fr]: Et ces années seront les plus belles de sa vie.
Caption 30 [en]: And those years will be the best of his life.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 20 [fr]: Les rapports sociaux sont... sont un peu plus faciles.
Caption 20 [en]: Social interactions are... are a bit easier.

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Cap 24 - Les bus sont-ils toujours en retard ?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Even the bus drivers will admit it: Parisian buses have a tendency to run late. But the drivers aren't to blame, since they're hindered by car traffic like everyone else. Luckily, the interviewer in this video has some "good humor patches" to soothe any frustrated straphangers!

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et en plus il n'y a pas de bancs pour s'asseoir? -Voilà.
Caption 29 [en]: And what's more, there are no benches for sitting. -That's right.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 21 [fr]: Ils sont pas plus snobs que les autres.
Caption 21 [en]: They are no more snobbish than others.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Visite de la chapelle de glace de Leysin

Difficulty: Beginner

France

A former bobsled champion created an ice chapel in Leysin, Switzerland. As you might expect, this unusual place of worship is only available during the cold winter months. If you're interested in visiting, make sure to do it before it melts away!

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Caption 6 [fr]: Sachez-le: plus d'une cinquantaine de fidèles peuvent ainsi entrer au cœur du chœur.
Caption 6 [en]: Know this: more than some fifty worshippers can thus enter the heart of the choir.

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Lucette - La confiture d'abricots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lucette teaches us how to make some delicious, homemade apricot jam. She also skillfully recites an apricot-related tongue-twister!

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Caption 17 [fr]: On va encore en mettre encore un plus petit.
Caption 17 [en]: We're again going to put in an even smaller one.

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Oldelaf - Le Crépi

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Oldelaf turned his abhorrence for rough stucco walls that scrape your skin into a funky song, "Le crépi" (Stucco).

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Caption 16 [fr]: Le monde sera plus joli
Caption 16 [en]: The world will be prettier

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Voyage dans Paris - Beaubourg et le Marais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through a fun neighborhood in Paris: Le Marais. It's a great place to visit, with the Beaubourg Museum (also known as the Georges Pompidou Museum) and distinctive medieval streets.

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Caption 12 [fr]: plus connu sous le nom de mont-de-piété, ou encore sous le surnom de "ma tante".
Caption 12 [en]: better known as the mount of piety, or even by the nickname "my aunt."

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part four of this episode on "The Discoverers," Galileo, now a reputable scholar at the University of Padua, proceeds to make a telescope out of lenses with the help of his instrument maker, Marc'Antonio. In this cartoon, an attempt is made to explain Galileo's discoveries.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Tu vois? Les clochettes qui sont placées à la même distance tintent de plus en plus vite,
Caption 1 [en]: You see? The small bells that are placed at the same distance ring faster and faster,

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