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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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Lionel - à la brocante

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to an Alsace flea market and unearths some shopping gems: old vintage postcards painted by a student of Picasso, a set of tires, a few saucepans, and a makeup kit that he buys for his four-and-a-half-year-old daughter, or so he claims...

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Caption 17 [fr]: Plus fort. -Un aspirateur. -Voilà, donc un aspirateur français.
Caption 17 [en]: Louder. -A vacuum cleaner. -There you are, so a French vacuum cleaner.

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Salon Eco Habitat - La peinture à l'ocre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

How would you like to learn to make your very own ochre paint? Jean-Michel and Stéphane will share their recipe, which is not unlike crêpe batter. While the paint may not be fit for human consumption, it's non-toxic and extremely durable.

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Caption 15 [fr]: mais y en a plus beaucoup, des carrières d'ocre.
Caption 15 [en]: but there aren't many left, ochre quarries.

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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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