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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn what happens when sugar and bacteria attack your teeth enamel... It's the price we have to pay for eating cake!

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Caption 8 [fr]: le plus dur de tout le corps humain: l'émail.
Caption 8 [en]: the strongest in the entire human body: enamel.

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B-Girl Frak - La Danse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lucile, aka “B-Girl Frak,” has been dancing most of her life. But it wasn’t until she discovered hip-hop that she realized what dancing as an art form really meant to her.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Si... si j'ai passé une vraiment... une sale journée, que ça va pas du tout,
Caption 14 [en]: If... if I had a really... a horrible day, that nothing is going well at all,

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Le Journal - Un petit prince japonais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le Journal reports on the birth of first male heir in the Japanese royal family in over forty years. Spoiler alert: His name is Hisahito, and he's doing quite well these days.

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Caption 17 [fr]: C'est vraiment une très bonne nouvelle pour la famille mais aussi pour tout le pays.
Caption 17 [en]: It's really very good news for the family but also for the entire country.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

In this next installment of Télé Bocal's coverage of the Python-Duvernois block party, we hear from a group of kids who've made a courageous trip down an enormous slide, and from a municipal advisor who shares with us her inspiring message of solidarity.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Là, on voit que c'est petit, mais dès qu'on est juste tout en haut,
Caption 9 [en]: Here, we see that it's small, but as soon as we're just at the very top,

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this enjoyable cartoon about the human body, you will see the taste buds in action... when they're not slacking off!

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Caption 45 [fr]: Un tout p'tit peu trop d'amertume.
Caption 45 [en]: Just a bit too much bitterness.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Art ou science?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

These Parisian pedestrians are asked to answer one of the questions from the 2011 philosophy baccalauréat exam: "Is art less necessary than science"? You never know when those standardized tests will come back to haunt you!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Je sais pas du tout.
Caption 4 [en]: I don't know at all.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The locals interviewed at the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair defend the reputation of their area and compete to win a roll of paper towels (or perhaps something a little more prize-worthy).

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Caption 20 [fr]: Mais je suis le voisin du... de... de tout le vingtième.
Caption 20 [en]: But I'm the neighbor of the... the... the whole twentieth arrondissement.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 14. La bouche et les dents - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Find out what happens in the body when we eat: the roles that teeth, the tongue, and nerve impulses play. But let's not forget about umami!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Tout d'abord, grâce à ses outils spécialisés que sont les dents.
Caption 22 [en]: First of all, thanks to its specialized tools that are the teeth.

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Le Journal - La grippe aviaire - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Birds aren't the only ones who might feel their lifestyle's been a bit restricted lately. France’s rural cats enjoy a good hunt. But the avian flu has put the lid on sporting felines living in affected areas.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Deuxièmement, tout décès anormal de chat
Caption 7 [en]: Secondly, all abnormal cat deaths

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Questions à la con - Les fameuses questions à la con

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Test yourself on these "Stupid Questions" and enjoy the hilarious answers from people on the street.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Alors le pape, tout ça, Jean-Paul Deux.
Caption 29 [en]: So, the pope, all that, John Paul the Second.

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Le Journal - La grippe aviaire - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Five of the nine districts of Lyon, the second largest French city, are being monitored for the H5N1 virus, better known as “Bird Flu”.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Une mesure de prévention avant tout,
Caption 23 [en]: Above all a preventive measure,

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Manif du Mois - La traditionnelle manif du 1er mai

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

French workers and unionists usually take to the streets of Paris on May 1st (Labor Day). This year, they are using the opportunity to voice their opinions about Sarkozy and the recent pension reform. They also celebrate past union accomplishments, and commemorate "Juillet 1963," with some interesting lyrical adaptations...

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Caption 22 [fr]: des collègues qui eux bossent encore et tout ça.
Caption 22 [en]: colleagues who are still working and all that.

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Provence - Domaine Rouge-Bleu - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Jean-Marc Espinasse owns a vineyard in the southern Rhone Valley, whose Mediterranean climate makes it a perfect place for wine production. In this video, Jean-Marc gives us a taste of the different types of wine he makes.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Mais malgré tout, euh... on est à la limite de... de ce... de ce climat méditerranéen.
Caption 21 [en]: But even so, uh... we are at the limit of... of this... of this Mediterranean climate.

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

The Python-Duvernois neighborhood, in Paris's 20th arrondissement, is having a block party filled with games, music, and food. There's even a stand on alcoholism prevention, complete with beer goggles!

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Caption 18 [fr]: Sauf que ça c'est mieux parce que c'est... c'est... tout simple mais...
Caption 18 [en]: Except that this is better because it's... it's... very simple but...

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Watch the blood platelets in action in this fun cartoon. Moral of the story? Always listen to your mother.

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Caption 10 [fr]: On te le rapporte tout d' suite, c'est promis. T'es d'accord?
Caption 10 [en]: We'll bring it right back to you, we promise. Is that OK?

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