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Lionel - à la Citadelle de Bitche - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

You will discover in this video the great history of Bitche, a medieval city in the east of France. Its citadel, an important line of defense in the Thirty Years' War, was rebuilt on the ruins of a castle dating back to the twelfth century.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes une fois de plus
Caption 2 [en]: We are once again

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Mère & Fille - Ze perfect man

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Barbara creates an online dating profile for her mother Isabelle. She thinks she's found the perfect man for her, but apparently Isabelle has different tastes...

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Caption 24 [fr]: Bon, une minute, hein, pas plus. -Yes!
Caption 24 [en]: Well, one minute, OK? No more. -Yes!

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Lionel L - Matin, matinée, soir, soirée

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel will explain the difference between "matin" and "matinée", which both mean morning in English, and "soir" and "soirée" which both mean evening. You can read more about this distinction in our lesson Morning and Evening.

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Caption 19 [fr]: on utilise plus souvent "la matinée" que "le matin".
Caption 19 [en]: we use "la matinée" more often than "le matin."

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Zouzou - Il est parti comme il était venu

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Zouzou sings "Il est parti comme il était venu" (He Left as He Had Come), a fleeting love story about a young man who disappeared as quickly as he came into her life.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Plus personne ne l'a jamais revu
Caption 11 [en]: No one ever saw him again

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai été séquestré par mes amis - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice has been bound and gagged in his room for two days. Luckily, when Yvette arrives at his front door to pick up her paycheck, she senses that something is wrong.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Pendant plus d'une heure,
Caption 1 [en]: For more than an hour,

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Sophie et Patrice - La pluie

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice discuss the weather as they shop at the market on a miserable winter day. Sophie detests the cold and the rain whereas Patrice doesn't mind at all!

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Caption 48 [fr]: Euh... je sais plus. C'était pas en janvier ?
Caption 48 [en]: Uh... I don't know anymore. Wasn't it in January?

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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker was inducted into the Pantheon in recognition of her outstanding service during World War Two. Yet scholars have only just begun to study her contributions to the war effort.

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Caption 4 [fr]: et se produire un peu partout dans la région, et même plus loin,
Caption 4 [en]: and perform all over the region, and even further afield,

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Anna et Louis - Hier soir

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Learn some new slang expressions from Anna and Louis's conversation about the party they went to.

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Caption 19 [fr]: sympa mais sans plus.
Caption 19 [en]: nice, but nothing special.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai été séquestré par mes amis - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice's watch has gone missing, and he suspects Yvette for the theft, thanks to Pauline's subtle hints.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Je l'ai laissée dans la salle de bains. Je la trouve plus.
Caption 3 [en]: I left it in the bathroom. I can't find it anymore.

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Les belles histoires de Pomme d'Api - Les Chaussettes du Père Noël

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Santa is overwhelmed and needs a hand! He can't keep up with the task of making a special toy for every child on the planet, so he puts an ad in the local papers.

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Caption 30 [fr]: il y a plus d'un milliard d'enfants,
Caption 30 [en]: there are over a billion children,

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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker, the legendary singer, actress, and cabaret dancer, played a very active role in World War Two in France. Using her celebrity as a cover, she helped with counterintelligence efforts during the French Resistance.

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Caption 5 [fr]: libérée des occupants italiens et allemands quelques mois plus tôt,
Caption 5 [en]: liberated from Italian and German occupying forces several months earlier,

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Vidéméra - Histoire et origine du sapin de Noël

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, you will discover the origins of the Christmas tree. This tradition dates back to Roman times, when people used to decorate their houses with conifer branches to celebrate the winter solstice.

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Caption 55 [fr]: et je vous dis à plus.
Caption 55 [en]: and I'll see you later.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai été séquestré par mes amis - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Yvette is disturbed by Pauline's hostile and suspicious behavior. What was she doing rummaging through Patrice's drawers?

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Caption 41 [fr]: Elle va ainsi subtiliser à Patrice plus de dix mille euros d'effets personnels.
Caption 41 [en]: She will thus pilfer over ten thousand euros' worth of personal effects from Patrice.

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Lionel L - Les liaisons et le h aspiré

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel gives us some tips about liaisons, a very important component of French pronunciation. He also talks about le h aspiré (aspirated h) and the debatable pronunciation of les haricots (the beans).

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Caption 7 [fr]: Celle qui fait le plus débat,
Caption 7 [en]: The one that is the most debated

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Sophie et Patrice - On m'a volé mon téléphone

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie is upset because someone stole her cell phone. It's not just the loss of her phone that makes her mad but the real inconvenience of losing all her contact information. Patrice has a few good suggestions for her.

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Caption 39 [fr]: c'est... c'est foutu. -Plus difficile, ouais.
Caption 39 [en]: it's... it's screwed. -More difficult, yeah.

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