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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 71 [fr]: Ma mère est toujours là quand tu bosses maintenant.
Caption 71 [en]: My mother is always here when you're working now.

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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 9 [fr]: Ouais mais je préfère quand c'est un petit nounours.
Caption 9 [en]: Yeah but I prefer it when he's a little teddy bear.

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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 6 [fr]: mais nous sommes quand même dehors
Caption 6 [en]: but we're outside anyway

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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 18 [fr]: quand même assez naturelles pour, euh... préserver les olives,
Caption 18 [en]: that are still quite natural for, uh... preserving the olives,

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana's Dada-inspired artwork relies heavily on wordplay. In this video he discusses his pieces Caisse à dire ("Talking Box," a pun on qu'est-ce à dire [what does it mean]), Boîte à choses sûres ("Box of Sure Things," a pun on boîte à chaussures [shoe box]), and more.

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Caption 55 [fr]: Et quand... Donc quand même c'est bon,
Caption 55 [en]: And when... So, anyway, that's good,

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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 4 [fr]: Quand la voyelle O est suivie de la voyelle U,
Caption 4 [en]: When the vowel O is followed by the vowel U,

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Alizée - Moi... Lolita

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Alizée sings her hit single "Moi... Lolita" (Me... Lolita) from her debut album Gourmandises (Delicacies). The song is based on the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Quand je rêve aux loups
Caption 5 [en]: When I dream of wolves [wolf = symbol of loss of virginity]

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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 28 [fr]: et d'apprécier quand vous vous baladerez ici.
Caption 28 [en]: and enjoy when you take a walk here.

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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 49 [fr]: Hein? Comme ça, quand on reçoit des amis
Caption 49 [en]: You know? That way, when we have friends over,

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Le saviez-vous? - La prononciation des voyelles et groupes de voyelles - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In this video, you will learn how to pronounce some vowel combinations with the letter E (ei, eu, eau) as well as the differences between é, è, and ê.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Quand la voyelle E est suivie de la voyelle U,
Caption 10 [en]: When the vowel E is followed by the vowel U,

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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 10 [fr]: C'est un donjon qui fait quand même vingt-six mètres de hauteur,
Caption 10 [en]: It's a dungeon that's twenty-six meters high,

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Christine and the Queens - La Marcheuse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

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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 14 [fr]: Quand moi j'avance furieuse
Caption 14 [en]: When I advance, furious

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana is a poet-artist inspired by the Dada movement and the concept of détournement (literally, "diversion," "hijacking"). He invented the term bris colisme to describe his practice, which employs fragmentation, collage, and wordplay in a variety of media.

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Caption 22 [fr]: mais qui, quand on creuse,
Caption 22 [en]: but that, when you dig into it,

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Le saviez-vous? - La Maison de l'Olive à Nice - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Learn all about olives with this olive merchant from Nice. This lovely store, "La Maison de l'Olive," has all kinds of olive delicacies from the region and across the Mediterranean basin. Did you know that the olive groves (oliveraies) in the Nice region were planted by the Greeks?

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Caption 48 [fr]: Et quand elle est trop mûre, au contraire,
Caption 48 [en]: And when it's too ripe, on the contrary,

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Amal et Caroline - Je ne pourrai jamais avoir d'enfant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Amal just learned that she can't have children and is afraid to tell her boyfriend because she thinks he might leave her. Her friend Caroline gives her advice and support.

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Caption 57 [fr]: c'est mieux si tu lui dis, toi, quand même.
Caption 57 [en]: it's better if you tell him yourself, anyway.

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