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Réveillon de Noël - Que mange-t-on lors de ce repas?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve call for a celebratory feast in France: le réveillon. While some stick with traditional fare—oysters, stuffed capon, a Yule log—others might branch out to more unusual delicacies like mullet roe or even dried insects!

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Caption 36 [fr]: Les plus audacieux ont même la possibilité
Caption 36 [en]: The most daring even have the possibility

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Elisa et Mashal - Maquillage

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa and Mashal put on their makeup and use a lot of cosmetic terms in the process, including rouge à lèvres (lipstick), bouton (pimple), pinceau (brush), and fond de teint (foundation).

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Caption 30 [fr]: Non. En plus, t'as vu ce petit bouton, là?
Caption 30 [en]: No. On top of that, did you see that little pimple there?

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Grand Corps Malade - Dimanche soir

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

On his sixth album, Plan B, slam poet Grand Corps Malade tells his story through his songs. This one, "Dimanche Soir" (Sunday Night), is dedicated to his wife of twelve years.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Parce que c'est toi, parce que t'es là, je n'ai plus peur du dimanche soir
Caption 4 [en]: Because it's you, because you're here, I no longer fear Sunday nights

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Le saviez-vous? - "Ne pas encore", forme négative de "déjà"

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explains the use of déjà and ne pas encore in French. Déjà means "yet" or "already," depending on context. In the negative, déjà becomes ne pas encore (not yet).

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Caption 10 [fr]: ou si elle va avoir lieu plus tard dans le futur.
Caption 10 [en]: or if it's going to take place later in the future.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sabine, who can't bear the fact that her son is dating her housekeeper, Gabriela, constantly harasses her in hopes of getting rid of her and splitting up the couple.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Elle s'acharne de plus en plus sur la jeune femme.
Caption 3 [en]: She hounds the young woman more and more.

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Elisa et Mashal - Mon chien Roméo

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Elisa and Mashal dote over little Roméo, an adorable Pomeranian (or loulou de Poméranie in French). They want to find him a mate to produce a litter.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Tu mets une petite annonce. Il est tellement beau en plus.
Caption 54 [en]: You place a classified ad. Plus he's so beautiful.

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Lionel - En studio d'enregistrement - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel introduces us to Norbert, a former mailman who always had an interest in music and, after retiring, finally got to pursue his passion by setting up his own recording studio.

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Caption 41 [fr]: aujourd'hui peut-être plus acoustique, hein,
Caption 41 [en]: today perhaps more acoustic, you know,

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Le saviez-vous? - La Maison de l'Olive à Nice - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

What's the difference between tapenade and olive paste? What needs to be done to olives to make them consumable? Find out in this video!

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Caption 63 [fr]: Et en plus, les gens qui n'aiment pas l'anchois,
Caption 63 [en]: And in addition, people who don't like anchovies,

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Le saviez-vous? - La prononciation des voyelles et groupes de voyelles - Part 3

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia concludes her series on vowels and vowel groups with a discussion of the vowels O and U. She also mentions a French word that contains all five vowels, but none of them are individually pronounced. Can you guess what it is?

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Caption 42 [fr]: Ça donne un son O plus fermé,
Caption 42 [en]: This makes a more closed O sound,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sabine's suspicions have been confirmed, and she's putting pressure on Gabriela to give up her relationship with her son. Gabriela's job is in jeopardy, and she can't afford to lose it.

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Caption 5 [fr]: ne cache plus son mécontentement
Caption 5 [en]: no longer hides her displeasure

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last episode on the town of Dourdan, Daniel shows us the Abbaye de L'Ouÿe (literally, "Hearing Abbey"). Legend has it that King Louis VII commissioned it in honor of his friends and loved ones who heard his cries when he was lost in the forest one day.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Mais celui que je tenais à saluer plus particulièrement,
Caption 8 [en]: But the one I wanted to salute in particular

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma mère fait tout pour briser mon couple - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Gabriela works as a housekeeper for a middle-class family. Yann, the son of homeowner Sabine, falls in love with Gabriela and gradually the relationship blossoms, until it is no longer a secret. Sabine thinks Gabriela is not worthy of her son's interest.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Elle est plus vieille que toi.
Caption 8 [en]: She is older than you.

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SongJa Flûtes - Spécialiste de la flûte traversière

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie-SongJa Lévy takes us into her music workshop, SongJa Flûtes. She is a transverse flute (concert flute) specialist who will show you the different parts of the instrument and teach you a few technical terms.

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Caption 12 [fr]: qui est un peu plus courte,
Caption 12 [en]: which is a little shorter,

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dourdan is a historic town with a magnificent church called the Église de Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. Renamed the "Temple of Victorious Reason" during the Revolution, the church now contains a statue that bears a striking resemblance to Darth Vader (known as Dark Vador in France).

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Caption 34 [fr]: Donc une restauration a lieu; elle dura plus de dix ans.
Caption 34 [en]: So a restoration took place; it lasted more than ten years.

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Christine and the Queens - La Marcheuse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Christine sings "La marcheuse" (The Walker), from her latest album Chris. Dressed as a bullfighter, she walks the deserted streets of a village to confront those who want to harm her. Or is it her own demons?

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Caption 37 [fr]: Ah la blessure, c'est plus rien
Caption 37 [en]: Ah the wound, it's nothing anymore

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