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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada, France

In part 8 of Le Québec parle aux Français, Olivier discusses the cost of maintaining a high standard of living. Is France living beyond its means? Heavy taxation and full employment would go some way toward balancing the national budget and covering the cost of welfare programs.

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Caption 7 [fr]: parce que quand on a de... des dépenses comme... comme la France en a,
Caption 7 [en]: because when we have... expenses like... like France has,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 20 [fr]: c'est quand même quelque chose qui diffère, euh... pas mal de la France là-bas.
Caption 20 [en]: is something that actually differs, uh... quite a lot from France over there.

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Ultimate frisbee - Quelques règles - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn the ins and outs of ultimate frisbee in this video. A truly egalitarian sport, ultimate can be played with men and women on the same team, and it doesn't require a referee. That means everyone has to know the rules!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Voilà. Donc, là, la défense des Rouges est quand même très serrée,
Caption 18 [en]: There you have it. So here, the Reds' defense is still very tight,

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Les revendications des femmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When asked about their demands as French citizens, most of the women interviewed in this video call for more gender equality in the workplace and in everyday life. One of the women also stresses the importance of going beyond symbolic celebrations of women's rights (like International Women's Day) toward more concrete political activism.

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Caption 18 [fr]: mais il faut quand même aller au-delà du symbole.
Caption 18 [en]: but it's still necessary to go beyond the symbol.

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Cap 24 - Paris : Alessandro fait les Puces! - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Alessandro goes to the flea market to interview the owners of a charming vintage boutique specializing in clothes and accessories from the 1880s to the 1980s. The owners even dress the part in their gorgeous costumes.

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Caption 9 [fr]: y a quand même assez longtemps déjà.
Caption 9 [en]: quite a long time ago already.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 16 [fr]: ont tendance à s'intégrer quand même au... au marché du travail.
Caption 16 [en]: still tend to be integrated into... into the workforce.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The explorers discover Abyssinia and the customs of its inhabitants, who have been cut off from the rest of the world for centuries. Will their visit bring a clash of cultures or a peaceful understanding? Find out in this episode.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Je me savais impressionnant, mais à ce point-là, quand même...
Caption 32 [en]: I knew I was an imposing figure, but still, to that extent....

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Chabadabada - Chabada Vie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, pedestrians are asked to sing a song with the word vie (life) in it. Most of them come up with Edith Piaf's iconic "La Vie en Rose," but the other choices range from melodies by French singer-songwriters to Disney tunes. How many songs do you know with the word "life" in them?

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Caption 9 [fr]: Non je me rappelle plus. Quand...? -Quand il me parle tout bas. -Quand il me prend dans ses bras.
Caption 9 [en]: No, I don't remember anymore. When...? -When he speaks to me softly. -When he takes me in his arms.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Alors, quand on voit par exemple les musulmanes, là, les laisser avec des voiles,
Caption 40 [en]: So when we see, for example, Muslim women here, letting them wear the veils,

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Pour ou contre l’appellation "restaurant"?

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

More and more restaurants are resorting to frozen food instead of preparing dishes from scratch. The Micro-trottoir team took to the streets to ask people whether restaurants that don't cook their own food can still be called restaurants. Many people are concerned about not knowing where the food is coming from and would prefer to enjoy local produce, while others say that the quality of the frozen food source as well as the chef's expertise are the key. Let your discerning palate be the judge!

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Caption 1 [fr]: C'est quand même... rassurant de savoir que les... que les... les...
Caption 1 [en]: It's still... reassuring to know that the... that the... the...

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Vanessa Paradis et -M- - La Seine

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Featured in the animated film Un monstre à Paris, this duet from Vanessa Paradis and -M- is a tribute to Paris's most famous waterway, the Seine. Gorgeous, bewitching, and, according to Vanessa's character Lucille, "clairvoyant," the Seine has such a powerful presence in Paris that it's almost as if the city is submerged under it just as much as it's organized around it.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Extra Lucille quand tu es sur
Caption 13 [en]: Great Lucille when you are on

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 5 [fr]: bon ça s'éloigne de plus en plus, mais on a quand même des gènes et le sang français,
Caption 5 [en]: well, it's more and more distant, but still we do have French genes and blood,

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode of the "Once Upon a Time" animated series on world explorers, we begin to learn the history of Cairo and the Nile River in Egypt.

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Caption 45 [fr]: c'est quand même au Nil qu'ils devaient la vie.
Caption 45 [en]: it's still to the Nile that they owed their livelihood.

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Télésonne - Micro-trottoir : Nuisance dans les transports

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Regular bus riders from the Essonne, a suburb south of Paris, share their views on public transport. It appears that some people behave badly on buses and in the subway, which can give tourists a bad impression. So the next time you catch a bus, don't forget to give up your seat for the elderly!

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Caption 5 [fr]: Qu'on se lève pas quand, euh... on voit une femme enceinte par exemple.
Caption 5 [en]: That people don't stand up when, uh... they see a pregnant woman, for example.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is in prison. He tries one more time to prove his theories to his inquisitor. But he finally recants during the trial saying the famous sentence: "and yet... it turns"

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Caption 18 [fr]: Quand nous roulons en carrosse cent fois moins vite,
Caption 18 [en]: When we ride in a carriage a hundred times slower,

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