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Lionel - au club canin - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel says goodbye to his cousin Jean-Pierre and his "nephew" Chic. Jean-Pierre shares a few more thoughts on dog training, which he believes should be a joy for both dogs and their owners.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Merci en tout cas.
Caption 34 [en]: Thank you, in any case.

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Lionel L - La Butte aux Cailles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to the friendly Butte aux Cailles neighborhood in Paris. Its village-like atmosphere is a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the capital. The Butte aux Cailles was formerly part of the small town of Gentilly before being attached to the city of Paris.

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Caption 35 [fr]: tout le monde se parle.
Caption 35 [en]: everybody is speaking to one another.

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

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In the final segment of Alain Etoundi's Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! (Go Film Yourselves!), Etoundi denounces the French criminal justice system, which tends to punish poor people of color more heavily than affluent white people who commit similar crimes.

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Caption 42 [fr]: qui veulent tout, tout de suite.
Caption 42 [en]: who want everything, right now.

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Christian Le Squer - Je ne fais que goûter!

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Chef Christian Le Squer, takes us into the kitchen of his three-Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Cinq. You will see the cooks at work making exquisite dishes. Le Squer wants the food cooked to perfection, even "sexy," as he puts it. His job is to taste only, but it's not as easy as it looks.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Une cuisine simple mais trois étoiles tout de même au Michelin,
Caption 50 [en]: A simple cuisine, but all the same, three stars in the Michelin guide,

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Alain Etoundi - Allez tous vous faire enfilmer! - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

A black mother who joined the film project launched by Alain Etoundi is critical of movies that don't portray black people accurately and perpetuate stereotypes. She says there's a dearth of good movies with positive role models for young black people.

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Caption 42 [fr]: qui aiment tout ce qui brille.
Caption 42 [en]: who love all that shines.

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Lionel - au club canin - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Chic is a very special dog who is the epitome of excellent training and good behavior. Jean-Pierre explains some important factors regarding training, like the sex of the animal. Apparently, male dogs respond better to female trainers and vice versa.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Tout le monde peut lui demander quelque chose alors?
Caption 23 [en]: Everyone can ask him something then?

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel finishes up his tour of Auvers-sur-Oise with an appreciation of Vincent Van Gogh, who completed an astounding eighty paintings during his two-month sojourn in the village. In this video, you'll see the inn where the artist stayed during his visit, along with some of the gorgeous stops on the "painters' discovery" tour of Auvers-sur-Oise. It's easy to see why the village was such an inspiration to the impressionists!

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Caption 44 [fr]: Et comme vous pouvez le constater, il est tout simplement en plein milieu des champs.
Caption 44 [en]: And as you can see, it's quite simply right in the middle of the fields.

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Rokhaya Diallo draws a parallel between incidents of racial discrimination and police brutality in the United States and similar incidents in French suburbs. She notes that young people are mobilizing and becoming more politically engaged in the aftermath of the infamous Théo case.

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Caption 10 [fr]: En tout cas ce que je constate,
Caption 10 [en]: In any case, what I observe

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Lionel - au club canin - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel interviews his cousin Jean-Pierre, who is a dog trainer. Jean-Pierre explains that dogs are like children: the sooner they are trained, the better. As a dog gets older, it becomes increasingly difficult to fix bad behaviors. However, it's never too late to teach an old dog new tricks...

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Caption 12 [fr]: Alors, première question tout d'abord:
Caption 12 [en]: So, first question first of all:

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Stromae - Te Quiero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

Stromae sings "Te Quiero" ("I love you" in Spanish). He describes a frustrating relationship that he knows he won't be able to quit.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Un jour je l'ai vue, j'ai tout de suite su que...
Caption 1 [en]: One day I saw her, I knew immediately that...

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Le saviez-vous? - La Cigale et la fourmi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patricia recites one of Jean de La Fontaine's most famous fables, "La Cigale et la Fourmi" (The Cicada and the Ant). After spending the entire summer singing instead of storing food, the cicada is starving come winter. She hopes her neighbor the ant can help her....

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Caption 25 [fr]: La Cigale, ayant chanté tout l'été,
Caption 25 [en]: The Cicada, having sung all summer long,

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Louane - Je l'aime à mourir

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Louane added a beautiful touch to Francis Cabrel's 1979 hit "Je l'aime à mourir" (I Love Her to Death) during the French Song Festival in 2015.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Vous pouvez écrire tout ce qu'il vous plaira
Caption 4 [en]: You can write whatever you feel like

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel and Jean-Pierre conclude the Lindre-Basse series from the top of a wildlife observatory overlooking the Lindre pond. It's a very fragile area filled with bird life that deserves protection.

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Caption 55 [fr]: pour ne pas faire mourir cet espace tout à fait magique.
Caption 55 [en]: so as not to let this totally magical space die.

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Voyage en France - Montmorency - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The quaint little town of Montmorency holds a few peculiar surprises, such as a gas station sign with an outdated phone number and a statue of Jean-Jacques Rousseau that's been knocked over multiple times.

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Caption 18 [fr]: le tout dans un parc de près de treize hectares.
Caption 18 [en]: all in a park of almost thirteen hectares.

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Banlieues françaises - jeunes et policiers, l'impossible réconciliation? - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Many residents of Aulnay-sous-Bois have been reporting instances of police hostility in the town. In this segment, journalists show testimonies gathered from residents to a police official, who hopes that both sides will be able to rise above the situation and seek a permanent solution.

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Caption 26 [fr]: vu tout ce qu'on a subi,
Caption 26 [en]: given all that they've undergone,

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