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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Quand, euh... une grande entreprise comme Total,
Caption 16 [en]: When, uh... a big company like Total,

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Lionel et Chantal - à Frémestroff

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel introduces us to the tiny village of Frémestroff, which has three hundred seven inhabitants and is located twenty-five kilometers from the German border. It boasts one farm, one bakery, a woodworker, and a shepherd. Some of the older residents have a distinctive accent and still speak a dialect from the Lorraine that resembles German.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Et nous avons ici quand même un boulanger.
Caption 14 [en]: And we even have a baker here.

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TV Vendée - Galettes des rois: une trentaine de boulangers en concours

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Over thirty French bakeries from the Vendée region show off their skills in a galette des rois (Kings' cake) contest. The lucky judges, whose onerous task is to taste those delicious galettes, go to great lengths to explain their choices and make our mouths water. The galette des rois is traditionally served at Epiphany and is notoriously difficult to make. It comes in two varieties, flaky or brioche, and is available at French bakeries throughout the month of January.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Elle est quand même très chargée en sucre, amandes, fruits confits.
Caption 26 [en]: It's still very loaded with sugar, almonds, candied fruit.

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Watt’s In - Stromae : Papaoutai Interview Exclu - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Belgium

Singer-songwriter Stromae walks us through his personal creative process and the many choices he has to make to create his beautiful songs, such as the one you will hear in the background called "Papaoutai" (Dad, Where Are You?). Knowing what goes into the complex process of making music only deepens our appreciation of his work.

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Caption 81 [fr]: Et euh... la loi du compromis, euh... quand même c'est bien en Belgique qu'elle a été créée, je crois.
Caption 81 [en]: And uh... the law of compromise, uh... it was indeed in Belgium that it was created, I believe.

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Alsace 20 - Grain de Sel: le titre de Maître Restaurateur, c'est quoi?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

"Maître Restaurateur" (Master Restaurant Owner) is a title bestowed upon a select number of restaurants in France. What does it mean and how does a restaurant achieve this honor? Find out in this episode of "Grain de Sel" (Grain of Salt).

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Caption 46 [fr]: Donc quand vous allez dans nos... dans nos établissements,
Caption 46 [en]: So when you go into our... into our establishments,

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Oldelaf - Je mange

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Oldelaf, aka Olivier Delafosse, sings "Je mange" (I Eat). This darkly humorous video paints a portrait of a modern man's dysfunctional relationship with food. If it sounds a little too familiar to you, that could mean it's time for a game of table tennis (with a partner)!

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Caption 1 [fr]: Quand je suis tout seul chez moi toute la journée
Caption 1 [en]: When I am all alone at home all day

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Joanna - Son quartier

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Joanna is proud to show us her neighborhood. Follow her around her new apartment, her favorite bar, the pretty little garden where children love to play, and learn some useful everyday vocabulary.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Ça c'est super agréable quand il fait beau comme ça.
Caption 7 [en]: That's super nice when it's sunny out like this.

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TV Vendée - Fêtes de fin d’année : manger léger et équilibré

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Losing weight is one of the most common New Year's resolutions, probably due in part to the richness of holiday feasts. As you'll see in this video, a lot of French people switch to a diet of fresh fruit, vegetables, and soups as they get ready for the new year or recover from holiday indulgences. Clementines are an especially popular and low calorie wintertime snack.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Aujourd'hui on est plus dans la diète quand même, hein?
Caption 8 [en]: Today we're more into dieting anyway, right?

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : La neige

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Micro-Trottoir episode, people are asked whether they are for or against snow. Most of the interviewees welcome snow and find it very pretty; it also makes them look forward to Christmas. But some people pointed out that snow has its drawbacks: it complicates things on the road for those who have to drive to work.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ça me rappelle Noël quand j'... quand j'étais petit.
Caption 3 [en]: It reminds me of Christmas when I... when I was little.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Tension is building between the Aztecs and the Spaniards, not to mention within Cortés's own ranks. Despite this, the conquistador rallies his troops to conquer Mexico.

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Caption 8 [fr]: Et quand ils les virent en morceaux, le cacique et ses prêtres furent épouvantés.
Caption 8 [en]: And when they saw them in pieces, the chief and his priests were horrified.

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Grand Corps Malade - Inch'Allah, en duo avec Reda Taliani

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In "Inch'Allah" (Arabic for "if God wills" or "God willing"), French slam poet Grand Corps Malade and Algerian singer Reda Taliani team up to promote a message of love and acceptance of people of all cultures and colors. In the video, two people are lucky enough to have the song performed at their wedding!

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Caption 28 [fr]: C'est quand y en a beaucoup que ça pose des problèmes, Inch'Allah
Caption 28 [en]: It's when there are a lot of them that it poses problems, Inch'Allah

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Watt’s In - Corneille: Les Sommets de nos Vies Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada, France

Corneille reflects on his fifteen-year career as a hip hop variety singer. Born in Germany but raised in Rwanda and now residing in Canada, Corneille absorbed various musical influences, which resulted in an eclectic and interesting mix of genres that he will explain in this video. You will also hear short music clips, one of which is from his latest album Entre nord et sud [Between North and South].

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Caption 14 [fr]: et euh... le Nord étant l'Occident, où... qui a... qui a... qui a quand même pas mal,
Caption 14 [en]: and uh... the North being the Western world, where... which has... which has... which still has significantly,

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Questions à la con - Avril 2014

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this Questions à la con (Dumb Questions) series, pedestrians are asked to answer some crazy questions about the latest buzzwords, slang terms, and obscure expressions. Do you know what the verb emberlucoquer means? Watch this video to find out, but first take a guess and see if you can outsmart the natives! You'll be surprised by the variety of answers people come up with, some of which are quite hilarious.

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Caption 27 [fr]: Euh... avant de faire un lavement, quand on demande à sa copine si, euh...
Caption 27 [en]: Uh... before taking an enema, when you ask your girlfriend if, uh...

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Grand Corps Malade - Roméo kiffe Juliette

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this powerful music video, Grand Corps Malade puts a modern twist on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and even gives it a happy ending. You'll find a good amount of argot (slang) in the song lyrics, including some verlan, a form of slang that's very popular among French youth.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ils ont seize ans tous les deux et chaque jour quand ils se voient
Caption 3 [en]: They are both sixteen, and every day when they see each other

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Aztecs are apprehensive about the arrival of the white men. It is a bad omen. Spanish conqueror Cortés is appointed Captain and will be heading toward new territories.

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Caption 36 [fr]: recevront leur part d'or, de richesses, d'esclaves quand le pays sera pacifié bien sûr!
Caption 36 [en]: will receive their share in gold, riches, slaves when the country has been pacified, of course!

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