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Le Journal - Charles Jourdan

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Good news for lovers of luxury footwear—but even more so for the work force of the French town Romans: the factory of designer brand Charles Jourdan will reopen its doors (after being forced to close several months prior) thanks to an investment from a Costa Rican firm.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Voilà. -Mais vous avez travaillé combien de temps chez Jourdan?
Caption 17 [en]: Yes. -But how long have you been working for Jourdan?

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TLT Toulouse - Dorfman mis en scène à Toulouse

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

Ariel Dorfman’s play Death and the Maiden is no light fare, detailing the horrors of both violence and military dictatorship. It is partly based on Schubert’s famous string quartet of the same name.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Et en fait euh... voilà, c'était un peu une façon pour moi et de faire un film et de monter une pièce
Caption 18 [en]: And actually uh... well, it was kind of a way for me to make not only a film but also to stage a play

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Voyage dans Paris - Montparnasse

Difficulty: Beginner

France

What do Charles Baudelaire, Simone de Beauvoir, and the architect of the Statue of Liberty have in common? They are all buried in the Montparnasse cemetery, home to the graves of some of the greatest figures in French history. Here are some of its other famous souls.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Voilà, le soleil se lève enfin!
Caption 28 [en]: There, the sun is finally coming out!

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Le Journal - Manuels scolaires

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Does your textbook ever seem more confusing than enlightening, more wrong than right? A recent study showed that some French textbooks could use a little fact-checking.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Seulement voilà, comment peut-on aider quand on ne comprend même pas l'exercice?
Caption 2 [en]: Only, how can you help when you don't even understand the exercise?

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Alsace 20 - Pourquoi le bio est-il plus cher?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As in the United States, the price of organic products is relatively high in France. But hopefully this will not be the case for too much longer, as the French Minister of Agriculture has just pledged an investment of six million euros in the organic sector. Learn more about the state of organic farming in France in this video.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Voilà. Une tomate dite conventionnelle: un euro quatre-vingt-dix-neuf le kilo.
Caption 10 [en]: Here we go. A so-called conventional tomato: one euro ninety-nine a kilo.

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Voyage dans Paris - Jardin du Luxembourg

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The beautiful Jardin du Luxembourg attracts both neighborhood students and foreign visitors alike. But let’s discover some of its lesser-known spots, such as the school of honey production and the association of pétanque players.

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Caption 43 [fr]: Voilà. J'espère que la visite du... des Jardins du Luxembourg vous aura plu.
Caption 43 [en]: There we have it. I hope you will have enjoyed your visit to the... the Jardins du Luxembourg.

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Parigot - La cuisine

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Michel, co-owner and head chef at Parigot, shows us how to make his very own tuna tartare. We can see why it’s so popular!

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Caption 21 [fr]: Et voilà mon s'... tuna tartare que l'on sert à Parigot.
Caption 21 [en]: And here is my s'... tuna tartare that we serve at Parigot.

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Parigot - Le bistrot

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come meet the owner of the bistro Parigot (French slang for “Parisian”). This charming restaurant is a French oasis at the intersection of Manhattan’s Chinatown/Little Italy and Soho districts.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Et voilà la cuisine.
Caption 34 [en]: And here is the kitchen.

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Actu Vingtième - Foire aux oignons

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Viewer Discretion Advised

This video is not for those who tear up easily. At this foire aux oignons (onion fair), you’ll learn how onions can predict the weather, how to cook them, and what scandalous meanings the word “onion” can have in French.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Ah voilà!
Caption 28 [en]: Ah, there you have it!

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Voyage en France - Saint-Jean-de-Luz

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Come take a trip to St-Jean-de-Luz, a beautiful resort town along the Atlantic in the Basque country of southwest France. Don’t forget to bring a towel!

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Caption 39 [fr]: Voilà. J'espère que vous avez bien apprécié cette découverte de Saint-Jean-de-Luz
Caption 39 [en]: There you have it. I hope that you have enjoyed this discovery of Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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Canal 32 - Aube : et vogue le canoë !

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Did you ever think you could drink champagne while kayaking? You can with “Rando Bulles de Champ’ et Canoë” (“Outing, Champagne Bubbles, and Canoeing”), a kayaking service which will take you along the Seine in the Aube department in the region of (where else?) Champagne-Ardenne.

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Caption 21 [fr]: euh, les déversoirs, ils sont cools et puis, euh... et voilà, c'est sympa.
Caption 21 [en]: uh, the spillways, they are cool and, uh... and there you go, it's nice.

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Alex Terrier - Le saxophone - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex explains the differences between the soprano, alto, and tenor saxophones. This is one of those situations where size definitely matters.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Donc voilà. À chaque fois, le... plus l'instrument est long, est grand,
Caption 12 [en]: So there you have it. Each time, the... the longer the instrument is, the bigger,

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TV Vendée - "Nieul Village de Lumière"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

On two summer nights per year, the small town of Nieul-le-Dolant transforms into “Nieul, Village de Lumière” (“Nieul, Village of Light”) and captivates both its residents and its visitors with a dazzling display of illuminated buildings and monuments.

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Caption 8 [fr]: c'est ce qui fait que, voilà, on est en tension pendant toute la soirée,
Caption 8 [en]: which means, you see, that we're under pressure during the whole evening,

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Télé Grenoble - La famille Maudru

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Come discover this feature-length film directed by Serge Papagalli in the Trièves. Humor and affection drive his story, which focuses on the difficulties of peasant life.

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Caption 16 [fr]: sur les interprétations, sur les niveaux de jeux, euh... voilà,
Caption 16 [en]: our interpretations, the qualities of our performances, uh... you see,

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Le Journal - Firewood

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The French lumber market sees a long-awaited recovery, after “the storm of the century.” Time to heat up that new log cabin with a crackling fire in the fireplace.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Voilà près de sept ans que les professionnels du bois attendaient ça.
Caption 5 [en]: For nearly seven years, the lumber business has been waiting for this.

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