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Micro-Trottoirs - Sacrée France Gall

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Following the recent passing of French singer France Gall, people share their reactions and thoughts about her songs and her life. She belonged to an older generation, but young people also enjoyed her songs.

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Caption 17 [fr]: C'était absolument pas du tout ma tasse de thé depuis le début.
Caption 17 [en]: It was absolutely not my cup of tea at all from the beginning.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second part of this series on negation, you will learn the negative forms rien ne... (nothing), ne... aucun(e) (not any), and ne... nulle part (nowhere). We hope you will be feeling more positive about these negatives!

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Caption 2 [fr]: "Rien ne": forme négative de "quelque chose" et "tout"
Caption 2 [en]: "Rien ne" [Nothing]: negative form of "quelque chose" [something] and "tout" [everything]

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Miniji - Patrick

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Competitors are taking part in the "Championnat de Bretagne de Miniji" (Brittany Miniji Championship) in Roscoff, a small port in Brittany. It's a sailing race that is similar to the America's Cup but with smaller boats especially designed for people with disability. The competitors had to abandon this round due to lack of wind.

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Caption 30 [fr]: C'est pas fort. Ils avaient de l'ouest tout à l'heure.
Caption 30 [en]: It's not strong. They had a west wind earlier.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Macron, fais pas l'autruche !

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After one year in power, President Macron has lost some of his popularity. Opinions are divided as to his performance, but most agree that he is a very shrewd ruler, for better or worse.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Et j'ai l'impression qu'il fait du commerce avec tout et euh...
Caption 28 [en]: And I have the impression that he makes everything about business and uh...

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the first part of this series on negation, you will learn how to use the formula ne... ni... ni (neither... nor... nor) to construct a negative sentence in French.

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Caption 27 [fr]: "quelqu'un" et "tout le monde"
Caption 27 [en]: "quelqu'un" [someone] and "tout le monde" [everyone]

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Actus Quartier - Bêtes de scène ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

People on the street are asked their opinions about including animals in circuses. Most people object to the practice, but some are undecided.

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Caption 11 [fr]: qui est pas fait du tout pour vivre dans un milieu confiné,
Caption 11 [en]: who isn't at all made to live in a confined environment,

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Watt’s In - Grand Corps Malade : "3ème Temps" interview exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In an interview with "Watt's In," Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade, reflects on his success and his creative process. A self-proclaimed artiste engagé (artist activist), this talented slam poet shares some great insights on songwriting and collaborating with other musicians.

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Caption 26 [fr]: j'écris pas tout le temps en me disant, tiens, j'écris pour le troisième album.
Caption 26 [en]: I don't write all the time telling myself, look, I'm writing for the third album.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 21 [fr]: comme vous avez pu nous voir faire tout à l'heure.
Caption 21 [en]: as you could see us do just a minute ago.

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Grand Lille TV - Un jeune champion de BMX

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this video, BMX champion Alexis Bonnay talks about his passion for his sport. Alexis recently came in second in the BMX World Championships in Zolder, Belgium. A pretty impressive feat for a fourteen-year-old!

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Caption 1 [fr]: On enchaîne avec tout autre chose.
Caption 1 [en]: We're moving on to something else altogether.

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TV Vendée - Basilique: Installation d'une nouvelle cloche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, people have come out to witness the installation of bells in the bell tower. It's a very delicate and dangerous operation that requires a huge crane to lift the bells, each weighing several tons, into a very tight space.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Avant de hisser les cloches tout en haut,
Caption 1 [en]: Before hoisting the bells to the very top,

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Watt’s In - Louane : Avenir Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louane talks about her meteoric rise to fame and success. Spotted by Éric Lartigau during her auditions for The Voice, she was selected for his movie La Famille Bélier, which earned her a César Award in 2015 at the tender age of eighteen. Despite her instant success, she still has her feet firmly planted on the ground.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Tout va très vite pour Louane
Caption 6 [en]: Everything is going very fast for Louane,

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Le saviez-vous? - La liaison - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In part two of her lesson, Patricia will explain in-depth which words require a liaison. Some liaisons are compulsory while some are optional or omitted.

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Caption 55 [fr]: considère tout cela comme des liaisons.
Caption 55 [en]: considers all these as liaisons.

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François - Livres conseillés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

François selected three books to show us that are suitable for teens, adults, and French-language learners alike: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh by Philippe Claudel, and Les Demeurées by Jeanne Benameur.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Ça c'est... c'est des livres qui peuvent... en France en tout cas qu'on conseille
Caption 43 [en]: That's... they're books that can... in France in any case, that are recommended

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Lea - Cour Saint-Émilion

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea takes us on a mini tour of Cour Saint-Émilion in the twelfth arrondissement in Paris. Named for the wine that used to be sold there, the Cour Saint-Émilion has suffered fires and floods but was rebuilt a few times and is now a lovely open-air shopping complex.

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Caption 7 [fr]: et même un cinéma tout au fond.
Caption 7 [en]: and even a movie theater at the very back.

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Miniji - Michel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France Brittany

Let's go to Brittany for a spot of sailing! A specially designed boat called the Miniji allows handicapped people to sail and compete in regattas.

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Caption 10 [fr]: parce qu'il faut déjà, ben... tout enlever le... voilà...
Caption 10 [en]: because it's necessary already, well... to remove all the... there...

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