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Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Vaucouleurs, a small town where Joan of Arc spent part of her life. Her story sparked many legends and anecdotes, one of which concerns a magical linden tree...

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Caption 58 [fr]: elle avait une mission plus importante peut-être que sa vie elle-même à remplir.
Caption 58 [en]: she had a mission that was more important, perhaps, than her life itself to fulfill.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai fait souffrir l'amant de ma femme - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Alain leaves work early to surprise Magali, but he's in for a shock of his own instead.

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Caption 44 [fr]: Non plus?
Caption 44 [en]: [Here] either?

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David - Maman

Difficulty: Beginner

Martinique

David talks about West Indian family life and the important role that women play in the household. He also shares photographs of his mother and sister on the island of Martinique, where he lives.

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Caption 12 [fr]: c'est elle qui était vraiment la plus impliquée dans le foyer,
Caption 12 [en]: it's she who was really the most involved in the household,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai fait souffrir l'amant de ma femme - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Magali and Alain have been married for twelve years, and while Alain's love for Magali remains strong, Magali is slowly pulling away from him. Alain is concerned and wants to win her back.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Magali se montre de plus en plus distante.
Caption 30 [en]: Magali is becoming and more distant.

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Axel et Alice - Les mots bruxellois du français

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium, France

Axel, who is French, and Alice, who is Belgian, compare notes on various regional expressions. Find out what the difference between la pluie and la drache is in this video.

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Caption 15 [fr]: on a plus ou moins deux cent cinquante jours de drache.
Caption 15 [en]: we have more or less two hundred fifty days of "drache" [heavy rain].

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Mère & Fille - Mère ou sœur

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Despite her best intentions, Barbara goes on a shopping spree, and things get awkward when the sticker shock hits Isabelle at the checkout.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Ça va. J'ai plus douze ans.
Caption 11 [en]: It's fine. I'm not twelve anymore.

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Lionel - Vaucouleurs - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We go from Domrémy, where Joan of Arc was born, to Vaucouleurs, where her story really begins. She was called to defend France even though her hometown wasn't technically part of it.

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Caption 6 [fr]: et Jeanne d'Arc se retrouve quelques mois plus tard
Caption 6 [en]: and Joan of Arc finds herself a few months later

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes parents se préparent à la fin du monde - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Gaëlle made a narrow escape and is thankful to be alive. Her parents are also recovering from the ordeal.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Et bouge plus!
Caption 16 [en]: Et don't move!

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Mon double et moi - L'invitation

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia welcomes her double to her house for drinks. Both of them have a lot to talk about: from the awesome view, to the importance of feeling free, to their neverending to-do lists.

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Caption 18 [fr]: mais pour être plus précise, on dira:
Caption 18 [en]: but to be more precise, we'll say:

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Piggeldy et Frédéric - La pluie

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Piggeldy asks his big brother Frédéric what rain is. According to Frédéric, there are ten types of rain, but Piggeldy tells him he's missing one.

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Caption 4 [fr]: "Rien de plus facile", répondit Frédéric.
Caption 4 [en]: "Nothing could be easier," replied Frédéric.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes parents se préparent à la fin du monde - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Gaëlle had good reason to be afraid of Gérard. Find out why in this video.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Eh bien... depuis je dors plus.
Caption 11 [en]: Well... I haven't slept since.

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

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Caption 7 [fr]: Bien sûr. -Par exemple, la... la société qui a le plus utilisé l'image de Jeanne,
Caption 7 [en]: Of course. -For example, the... the company that used Joan's image the most

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Mon double et moi - La rencontre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At work, Patricia meets Alice, who looks exactly like her! They make plans to meet up later to find out everything about each other.

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Caption 75 [fr]: et très pressée d'en savoir plus sur toi.
Caption 75 [en]: and very anxious to know more about you.

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Sophie et Patrice - L'heure qu'il est

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patrice and Sophie explain the use of the twenty-four-hour clock in French. It's more widely used in France than in English-speaking countries, and it's very helpful for making sure you don't miss your plane or an important appointment!

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Caption 32 [fr]: C'est plus précis.
Caption 32 [en]: It's more precise.

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Sophie et Edmée - Le portable

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Sophie and Edmée are comparing their experience with cell phone addiction. Edmée's dad is even worse than she is!

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Caption 13 [fr]: mais c'est plus à la télé,
Caption 13 [en]: but it's more to TV,

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