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Le saviez-vous? - La tradition du poisson d'avril

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The first of April is the day of hoaxes, pranks, and jokes. In France, the tradition is to hang paper fish on people's backs and shout, "Poisson d'avril!" (April Fish!).

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Caption 48 [fr]: et de l'humour en tout genre.
Caption 48 [en]: and all kinds of humor.

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Nils - L'auberge de jeunesse à Avignon

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nils shows us around ho36, a lovely youth hostel in Avignon. It has a wide range of accommodations and also offers a complete breakfast.

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Caption 53 [fr]: ou tout simplement de l'eau chaude pour le thé.
Caption 53 [en]: or simply hot water for tea.

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L'Obs - Quelles sont les armes de la médecine contre le coronavirus ?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Scientists around the world are working together to combat the coronavirus. With the help of big data and artificial intelligence, research should yield results more quickly.

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Caption 1 [fr]: L'information, ça change tout.
Caption 1 [en]: Information changes everything.

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Yseult - Rien à prouver

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In her single 2019 "Rien à prouver" (Nothing to Prove), Yseult sings about her struggles on the road to success.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Tout le monde était là mais personne n'a rien dit
Caption 18 [en]: Everyone was there but nobody said anything

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Pep's - Réparation de parapluies

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Thierry Millet is an umbrella repairer in Paris, and one of last remaining ones in France. He shares his wealth of knowledge and some interesting umbrella facts. Did you know that the first umbrella dates from 6500 B.C.?

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Caption 77 [fr]: C'est pas... c'est pas tout jeune.
Caption 77 [en]: It's not... it's not all that young [it's pretty old].

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Lionel & Lahlou - Être musulman - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lahlou discusses what it's like to be a Muslim in France. He normally prays five times a day and goes to the mosque on Friday. He distances himself completely from those who commit attacks in the name of Islam, which is a religion of peace.

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Caption 57 [fr]: On fait la prière avec tout le monde,
Caption 57 [en]: We say our prayers with everyone,

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Extr@ - Ep. 3 - Sam a un rendez-vous - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sam and Nico are very excited about their upcoming date tonight with some cabaret dancers.

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Caption 56 [fr]: Tout facile.
Caption 56 [en]: Very easy.

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Sophie et Patrice - La maison verte

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie loves plants so much that she isn't averse to snipping a cutting or two from a public garden. Her interest in plants comes from her grandmother, who spent endless hours tending to her plants and even climbed trees at 95 years old!

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Caption 14 [fr]: Oui, c'est vrai. -cultures de plantes et tout ça, hein?
Caption 14 [en]: Yes, that's true. -cultivation of plants and all that, right?

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Le saviez-vous? - Le Petit Chaperon rouge - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Enjoy the classic tale Le Petit Chaperon rouge (Little Red Riding Hood), as told by Patricia.

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Caption 18 [fr]: car des bûcherons étaient tout près dans la forêt.
Caption 18 [en]: for some lumberjacks were in the forest nearby.

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Victoria - dirigeante de Millymenthe

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Victoria manages Millymenthe, one of the last remaining herbalist's shops in France. If you're ever in the Essonne area, stop by the shop and enjoy the specialty of the region, a delicious peppermint tea.

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Caption 9 [fr]: tout un panel de... de produits
Caption 9 [en]: a whole range of... of products

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Sophie et Patrice - Le vingtième arrondissement

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie and Patrice visit the twentieth arrondissement of Paris, a quiet, authentic neighborhood undisturbed by tourists.

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Caption 7 [fr]: c'est pas du tout un quartier
Caption 7 [en]: it's not at all a neighborhood

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Laurent Leclercq - Restauration de meubles anciens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Laurent Leclercq is a specialist in the restoration of antique furniture. He's so passionate about his craft that he finds excuses to go into the studio when he's on vacation!

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Caption 20 [fr]: On va en [sic] pas laisser un cuir tout taché, troué, et cetera.
Caption 20 [en]: We're not going to leave a piece of leather all stained, with holes, et cetera.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les expressions du poulailler

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Why do we get "hen flesh" (chair de poule) when it's "duck cold" (froid de canard)? Learn more about these and other poultry-related expressions in this video.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Tout le monde le connaît,
Caption 28 [en]: Everyone knows him,

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Lionel & Lahlou - La grève

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Paris, Lionel talks to Lahlou about the ordeal of getting to and from work during the recent pension reform strikes. With ten out of fourteen subway lines closed, Lahlou's commute can take upwards of three hours.

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Caption 5 [fr]: tout à l'heure hors antenne
Caption 5 [en]: earlier, off the air,

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Claude et Zette - Les crêpes bretonnes

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this video on Breton crêpes, you will learn about crêpes de sarrasin (or galettes de sarrasin), which are made of buckwheat flour and usually savory, and crêpes made with wheat flour, which are usually sweet.

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Caption 51 [fr]: avec du fromage, tout simplement.
Caption 51 [en]: with cheese, quite simply.

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