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Mathilde - Le cimetière du Père Lachaise

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mathilde takes us to Père-Lachaise Cemetery in Paris, where some very famous people are buried. You'll find the graves of Jim Morrison, Guillaume Apollinaire, Honoré de Balzac, Beaumarchais, and Frédéric Chopin, to name a few. The cemetery attracts many visitors from around the world.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Donc voilà, ce lieu est bien évidemment un lieu de recueillement,
Caption 19 [en]: So there you have it, this place is obviously a site of meditation,

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves et cauchemars

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Micro-Trottoirs is interested in people's dreams and nightmares. Accounts range from pleasant dreams of swimming with dolphins to terrifying nightmares of people being amputated.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Euh... voilà, donc je... j'étais plutôt assez bien quoi.
Caption 7 [en]: Uh... there you are, so I... I was doing pretty well, you know.

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Réfugiés de Calais - L’accueil des migrants en Finistère

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Euh... voilà. Ensuite dans le quotidien,
Caption 10 [en]: Uh... there you have it. Then, on a daily basis,

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 31 [fr]: Donc voilà. Donc ils... ils tournaient tout simplement en rond.
Caption 31 [en]: So there you have it. So they... they simply went around in circles.

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Mathilde - La Comédie-Française

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Right in the heart of Paris, the Comédie-Française is a major institution. It's a theater where the famous playwright Molière performed his plays over three centuries ago. To this day, the Comédie-Française still captures the imagination of French people.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Et donc, euh... voilà, dans le bâtiment qui se tient juste derrière moi,
Caption 11 [en]: An so, uh... there you are, in the building standing just behind me,

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Festival du cinéma chinois - Coup d'envoi à Richelieu

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Richelieu, named for the famous cardinal, organized a Chinese film festival. Already twinned with the Chinese town of Wuzhen, the town took an opportunity to celebrate both classic and newly released films from that country. The famous French director Claude Lelouch was the "godfather" of this initiative.

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Caption 19 [fr]: Voilà. Donc, comme y avait que des bonnes raisons, j'ai accepté.
Caption 19 [en]: There you are. So, since there were only good reasons, I agreed.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, located around thirty kilometers from Paris, which is known as the capital of canal transportation. You'll see some beautiful barges and cruise boats, as well as a public toilet that Daniel calls an "aesthetic success"!

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Caption 8 [fr]: Voilà. Nous avons eu de la chance.
Caption 8 [en]: There we are. We were lucky.

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Mathilde - Le métro parisien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Parisians can thank Fulgence Bienvenüe for their metro system, which is so efficient that many people use the names of the metro stations in favor of street names when giving directions. Some of the most interesting stations are Bir-Hakeim, overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and Arts et Métiers, with its old-fashioned industrial design. Some metro stations are a destination in themselves!

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Caption 16 [fr]: Euh... bon voilà. Je... je veux pas toutes vous les dire.
Caption 16 [en]: Uh... well, there you are. I... I don't want to tell you all of them.

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Patricia - Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last segment of "No Credit in the World of Clones," Patricia and her dog discover that it's not that easy to live without a credit card.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Voilà, c'est fait.
Caption 25 [en]: There, that's done.

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Questions à la con - Tarabuster

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

In this episode of "Questions à la con" (Stupid Questions), people on the street give some strange and hilarious responses to questions about obscure French vocabulary. Have a laugh, and learn some new words to impress your friends!

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Caption 4 [fr]: "Buster", faut montrer son buste. -Voilà, montrer son buste.
Caption 4 [en]: "Buster," you have to show your bust. -That's it, showing one's bust.

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Lionel - Les dragées de Verdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside a shop that sells "dragées" (sugared almonds), which are the specialty of Verdun. These treats come in all colors and flavors, from chocolate to marzipan to hazelnut. If you want to try the famous "dragées," be sure to visit this shop in Verdun on your next trip to France!

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Caption 20 [fr]: Voilà comment se présentent des dragées, la spécialité de la ville de Verdun.
Caption 20 [en]: Here is how "dragées" are presented, the specialty of the town of Verdun.

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Lionel L - Les Jeux olympiques de Rio

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

While the Rio Olympic Games were taking place, the Paris Mayor's Office installed a beach volleyball court complete with real sand in front of the city hall building. Parisians relished the opportunity to practice a sport that is not readily available in the heart of the city.

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Caption 25 [fr]: et la rue de Rivoli à deux pas. Voilà.
Caption 25 [en]: and the Rue de Rivoli [Rivoli Street] nearby. There you have it.

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Ostréiculture - Rencontre avec Gildas Mourier (Morbihan)

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Meet Gildas, who works on an oyster farm in Brittany. He'll tell you all about collecting oysters. It's a tough job, but well worth the effort, since you're always rewarded with a delicious treat in the end!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Ici, voilà vous allez avoir deux... laveurs.
Caption 26 [en]: Here, there you are, you're going to have two... washers.

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Patricia - Pas de crédit dans le monde des clones - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this sci-fi video, you'll see animals speaking with clones and using credit cards. Enjoy this tongue-in-cheek vision of the future!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Voilà ma chance de m'enfuir d'ici.
Caption 39 [en]: Here's my chance to run away from here.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.

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Caption 32 [fr]: qui laisse de nombreuses questions, euh... dans l'inconnu. Voilà.
Caption 32 [en]: that leaves a number of questions, uh... unknown. There you have it.

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