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Alsace 20 - 100 recettes pour 100 vins

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video will make your mouth water! In this interview, Lionel Augier talks to Maurice Roeckel about his new book, One Hundred Recipes for One Hundred Alsace Wines. Not only will you discover the originality of some chefs who combine amazing wines with amazing food, but you will also learn a few words in the Alsatian dialect.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quand Bacchus s'invite à la table des Étoiles d'Alsace,
Caption 1 [en]: When Bacchus invites himself to the table of Les Étoiles d'Alsace [the Stars of Alsace],

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les mensonges des Essonniens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Pretty much everyone has told a lie, but not everyone is as willing to confess their lies as these pedestrians in France's Essonne department. In this video, you'll hear some falsehoods that range from innocent childhood fibs to more adult-themed exaggerations.

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Caption 23 [fr]: J'ai dû dire que j'avais pas volé de confiture quand j'étais petit mais... ou des choses comme ça.
Caption 23 [en]: I must have said that I hadn't stolen any jam when I was little but... or things like that.

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Indila - Tourner dans le vide

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

R&B singer Indila sings "Tourner dans le vide" (Spiraling into Emptiness) from her album Mini World. In the song, she describes how her lover's absence has caused her to fall into a state of vertiginous sorrow and suggests that societal prejudices may also be playing a role.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Seule je crie son nom quand vient le désarroi
Caption 9 [en]: Alone, I shout his name when turmoil comes

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Quand les... le régiment de Carignan descendait... ici
Caption 3 [en]: When the... the regiment of Carignan came down... here

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Télévision Bretagne Ouest - Les 20ans du festival Astropolis: Interview de Manu Le Malin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Hardcore techno musician Manu le Malin [Wild Manu] is one of the oldest regulars at the Astropolis Festival in Brittany, which just celebrated its twenty-year anniversary. Its attendance has swelled from two thousand to ten thousand participants, but the rave-like spirit of the festival remains the same, and it keeps drawing big crowds every year.

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Caption 17 [fr]: C'est devenu un vrai festival. Moi, je l'appelle toujours quand même une "rave"
Caption 17 [en]: It's become a real festival. Me, I still call it a rave, however,

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Alsace 20 - Laurent Chandemerle, l'homme aux 100 voix

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Drôles de Zèbres (Funny Zebras) humor festival in Strasbourg has been hosting top French artists, comedians, and a few newcomers for the past twelve years. Among the acts at this year's festival is Laurent Chandemerle, the man with a thousand voices, who can impersonate celebrities to perfection. This video will give you a taste of French humor and, no doubt, a few chuckles!

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Caption 91 [fr]: Excellent. -Quand t'es au bout du tunnel, faut être souple.
Caption 91 [en]: Excellent. -When you're at the end of the tunnel, you have to be flexible.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un café librairie spécialisé dans le polar

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Un Petit Noir" (or "A Small Black," a slang term for a small black coffee) is the bookstore café in Lyon specializing not only in gourmet coffees, but also in detective novels and thrillers. Besides crime fiction and caffeine, the store also serves some great jazz concerts to add to the "noir" ambiance.

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Caption 6 [fr]: et puis parce que économiquement, euh... la librairie c'est quand même pas le truc où...
Caption 6 [en]: and then because economically, uh... the bookstore still isn't the thing where...

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Oldelaf - interprète "Bérénice"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Oldelaf's "Bérénice" is a beautiful love song with a somewhat tragic (but very comical!) ending. You'll both laugh at and be moved by Oldelaf's poetic language and soulful crooning.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Quand vous fendez l'air
Caption 7 [en]: When you rip through the air

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Comment manifester sa gentillesse?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this "Micro-trottoir" series, people share the best ways of showing kindness. Smiling and making sure to greet people with a smile, it seems, is a universal language. Kindness is an art.

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Caption 6 [fr]: C'est d'abord d'être très poli, euh... quand on est dans les transports [en commun]
Caption 6 [en]: Yes, first of all there's being very polite, uh... when one is in [public] transport

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 13. Stephenson - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This next part of the Il était une fois series on George Stephenson deals with the Rainhill Trials, a competition that determined what kind of trains (steam engines or locomotives) would be used on the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.

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Caption 33 [fr]: C'est pour quand? -En octobre, à Rainhill, près de Liverpool.
Caption 33 [en]: When is it? -In October, in Rainhill, near Liverpool.

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Lionel - à la ferme

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us around a family farm that spans three generations. This traditional dairy and cattle farm takes good care of its animals, which enjoy a special "cow wash." Nursing cows are allowed a break from milk production prior to calving, and nothing is left to chance as the sex of the newborn calf is predetermined thanks to artificial insemination.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Et à quel âge ou... quand est-ce que ça... -C'est sevré à l'âge de six mois.
Caption 12 [en]: And at what age or... when does it... -It's weaned at the age of six months.

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Watt’s In - Indila : Dernière Danse Interview Exlu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Indila, a French singer whose first single "Dernière Danse" (Last Dance) topped the chart in 2013, talks about her debut as a singer. She felt more comfortable as a writer and composer of melodies and only recently started singing onstage.

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Caption 62 [fr]: Quand je me mets à écrire, ce que j'aime en fait dans l'écriture,
Caption 62 [en]: When I start writing, what I love about writing, in fact,

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Manif de la semaine - Anti pub, Anti écran

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In a convivial atmosphere, complete with brass bands and good humor, Parisians gather in the streets to have fun and raise awareness about the proliferation of electronic adverstising in the subways. A new citizen movement is spreading throughout France: anyone can join the ranks of "Les Reposeurs" [Redecorators], a group of protesters armed with kraft paper, markers, and whiteboard paint to write anti-advertising messages on posters and billboards.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Donc, déjà quand nous faisons des procès, eh bien nous les gagnons. Voilà.
Caption 19 [en]: So already when we file lawsuits, well, we win them. There you are.

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Joanna - La course à pied: Conseils

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

You'll learn some very useful information about running in this video—from what to wear to how to plan a run according to your own physical abilities. It's all about maintaining a "cardiopulmonary balance" and gradually working up to faster speeds and longer distances without over-exerting yourself. Take a break from your French studies and go for a nice jog!

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Caption 14 [fr]: Quand il fait chaud comme aujourd'hui, on va choisir des vêtements légers, respirants.
Caption 14 [en]: When it's hot like today, we are going to choose light, breathable clothing.

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Micro-Trottoirs - La vie après la mort…

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Micro-Trottoirs team tackles a big question in this episode: "Do you believe in life after death?" People share their beliefs on the matter. One person remarked, "As the famous French humorist Pierre Desproges would say, 'if God existed, we'd have to file a lawsuit against him!'"

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Caption 1 [fr]: Est-ce que vous croyez à la vie après la mort? -Je vous dirai quand j'y serai.
Caption 1 [en]: Do you believe in life after death? -I'll tell you when I'm there.

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