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Lionel L - Jacques Guillaume

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Jacques Guillaume, electric razor repairman extraordinaire. He's been fixing razors since 1962 in his tiny Paris workshop, and quite successfully at that. He's had many famous customers over the years, from interim president Alain Poher to actor Eddie Constantine.

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Caption 7 [fr]: avec, euh... l'intervention de tout ce qui est...
Caption 7 [en]: with, uh... the introduction of everything that is...

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Astrid gives us a detailed description of the Toul Cathedral, its history, and its special features. Though its gargoyles may look scary, they serve a special purpose: draining rainwater off the roof. A light and sound show takes place every year, highlighting the gargoyles and the cathedral's amazing architecture.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Ben, en tout cas on peut vous remercier, hein, Astrid.
Caption 46 [en]: Well, in any case, we can thank you, Astrid.

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Tout vient de Chine maintenant. Ils disent que la durée c'est une année.
Caption 10 [en]: Everything comes from China now. They say the lifespan is one year.

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Mika - Elle me dit

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this tongue-in-cheek song, "Elle me dit" (She Tells Me), Mika teams up with French actress Fanny Ardant, who plays an overbearing and critical mother.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Une chanson que tout le monde aime
Caption 4 [en]: A song that everyone likes

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TV Tours - La cathédrale Saint-Louis est ouverte aux musulmans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Bishop of Blois organized an interfaith initiative in the cathedral. Christians and Muslims were invited to share their faith and exchange thoughts in hopes of uniting and promoting peace.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Tout a toujours commencé à toute époque
Caption 3 [en]: Everything has always started, in every time period,

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 10 [fr]: et bien sûr, avec deux tours tout en haut qui sont extraordinaires
Caption 10 [en]: and, of course, with two towers at the very top that are extraordinary

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Réchauffement climatique : Les stations sont préoccupées

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Global warming is threatening the ski industry in the French Alps. Many operators have to resort to snow guns to keep the slopes open as snowfall has halved in the last fifty years.

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Caption 13 [fr]: On peut pas tout miser, euh... sur, euh... sur... sur le ski.
Caption 13 [en]: We can't wager everything, uh... on, uh... on... on skiing.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les pronoms possessifs - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Make this final lesson on possessive pronouns yours! Listen and watch carefully to master all the nuances in sounds and spelling.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Et voilà, vous connaissez tout des pronoms possessifs.
Caption 43 [en]: And that's it, you know everything about possessive pronouns.

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

During the summer, a portion of Paris reinvents itself as "Paris-Plage" [Paris Beach]. The capital turns into a vacation spot by providing water access and outdoor activities near the Seine and other waterways like the Canal de l'Ourcq.

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Caption 12 [fr]: sur lequel vous pouvez tout simplement effectuer un aller-retour.
Caption 12 [en]: on which you can simply take a round trip.

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video you will hear a fable by Jean de La Fontaine, the most famous fable writer in French literature. "Le Chêne et le Roseau" (The Oak and the Reed) is a lesson in humility. The humble reed belies an inner strength that the oak does not possess. The oak's unbending nature proves to be its downfall.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Tout vous est Aquilon, tout me semble Zéphyr.
Caption 12 [en]: All is Aquilon [strong north wind] to you; all seems a Zephyr to me.

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Every year, a portion of Paris turns into a miniature beach where people of all ages can play games and bask in the sun.

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Caption 22 [fr]: et tout le reste.
Caption 22 [en]: and all the rest.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 55 [fr]: L'hypnose, c'est un mode de fonctionnement tout à fait normal,
Caption 55 [en]: Hypnosis is a functioning mode that is totally normal,

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 10 [fr]: mais malgré tout le bâtiment mérite très largement le détour.
Caption 10 [en]: but despite all that, the building is very much worth a visit.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les adjectifs possessifs - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In the second part of Patricia's video on possessive adjectives, you will learn the plural adjectives and what to do when a noun starts with a vowel.

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Caption 56 [fr]: Voilà, tu sais presque tout sur les adjectifs possessifs.
Caption 56 [en]: That's it, you know almost everything about possessive adjectives.

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 6 [fr]: tout en soignant sa vision contemporaine.
Caption 6 [en]: all while taking care of his contemporary vision [approach].

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