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Lionel - La boutique de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this third segment on the madeleine, a specialty of the Lorraine region, we find out more about the history of the famous pastry. Did you know that the first madeleine appeared in the Middle Ages?

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Caption 28 [fr]: C'est... pour moi quand on évoque Liverdun,
Caption 28 [en]: It's... for me, when people mention Liverdun,

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TV Vendée - Vendée : Pierre Zucchi, 104 ans, raconte ses mémoires

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

TV Vendée interviews 104-year-old Pierre Zucchi, an architect and musician who helped build Queen Elizabeth's private hospital. So far, he's written five autobiographical books that he plans to share with his children.

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Caption 9 [fr]: il a un an quand il part avec sa mère en Lorraine,
Caption 9 [en]: he's one year old when he goes with his mother to the Lorraine region,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nino comes home from Eddy and his mother's workplace and recounts the incident with Nicole, the manager who threw him out. He fails to mention that Eddy caught him stealing some merchandise.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Ce midi-là quand Nino rentre à la maison,
Caption 1 [en]: That noon, when Nino comes back home,

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Le saviez-vous? - La négation - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia will teach you how to say "no" in French. It's not just a matter of saying non! Find out how to use ne pas (do not) in the right way.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Quand on ne veut pas,
Caption 9 [en]: When you do not want to,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Nino visits Eddy's workplace as arranged. However, things get out of control when Nino becomes confrontational. Meanwhile the manager arrives and is angry that a stranger was allowed on the company premises. Nino seems pleased with himself and decides to play a dirty trick on Eddy.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Ben, il faudrait peut-être quand même...
Caption 28 [en]: Well, maybe you should still...

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Grand Lille TV - L'huile de friture transformée en carburant

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This news report explores the possibilities of new biofuels. The company Gecco is testing biofuels made from coffee grounds and cooking oil on service vehicles and a school bus in hopes of converting waste from schools and other institutions.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Quand on fabrique du biodiesel, euh...
Caption 37 [en]: When you make biofuel, uh...

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Lea - La Cinémathèque française

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea shows us one of the largest film libraries in the world, the Cinémathèque Française, which contains over forty thousand films. After the Cinémathèque's original home in the Palais de Chaillot burned down, it relocated to a brand-new facility in Paris's twelfth arrondissement.

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Caption 17 [fr]: quand deux amateurs de cinéma
Caption 17 [en]: when two film enthusiasts

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Le saviez-vous? - "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" de Louis Aragon

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia recites Louis Aragon's heartbreaking poem "Il n'y a pas d'amour heureux" (There Is No Happy Love), which has been set to music by a number of famous singers. You can listen to Françoise Hardy's version here.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Et quand il croit ouvrir ses bras
Caption 6 [en]: And when he believes to be opening his arms

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Euh... donc ça, c'était quand même assez étonnant.
Caption 15 [en]: Uh... so that was still quite surprising.

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, Jean-Marc Touzard explains the effects of global warming on wine growing and the quality of the wine in France.

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Caption 81 [fr]: et... et au niveau de la cave elle-même quand c'est le vin.
Caption 81 [en]: and... and at the level of the cellar itself when it's wine.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah goes back to work feeling uneasy after having stolen a steak for her son the day before. Her colleague, whom she fancies, invites her for drinks. To her relief, he has no idea about the theft, so she is delighted to take him up on his offer.

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Caption 27 [fr]: quand elle se rend à son travail,
Caption 27 [en]: when she goes to work,

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, a journalist working for Elle magazine, decided to eliminate sugar from her diet for a year. She related her experience in her book Zéro Sucre, explaining that sugar is indeed an addiction, similar to a drug addiction. Are you ready to give up your sweet tooth?

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Caption 108 [fr]: Donc, quand on mange beaucoup de sucre,
Caption 108 [en]: So when you eat a lot of sugar,

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Le saviez-vous? - Conjugaison des verbes du 2ème groupe au passé simple

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia teaches us how to conjugate second-group (-ir) verbs in the passé simple, or historical past. Unlike the more common passé composé, this tense is mainly used in literary works and in historical accounts.

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Caption 73 [fr]: Quand on dit qu'ils deviennent jaunes,
Caption 73 [en]: When we say that they become yellow,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah goes to work at the frozen food factory as usual, but her day is anything but ordinary. Temptation gets the best of her as her son's unethical suggestion echoes in her mind and drives her to do something she would never have imagined possible.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Au moins quand papa était là,
Caption 10 [en]: At least when dad was here,

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Lionel L - La Butte aux Cailles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to the friendly Butte aux Cailles neighborhood in Paris. Its village-like atmosphere is a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the capital. The Butte aux Cailles was formerly part of the small town of Gentilly before being attached to the city of Paris.

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Caption 46 [fr]: quand avec un petit peu de soleil
Caption 46 [en]: when with a little bit of sunshine

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