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Extr@ - Ep. 11 - Les vacances - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Sam, Annie, Sacha, and Nico badly need a vacation. But where can they go? Sam proposes London, where he used to go with his family as a child.

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Caption 9 [fr]: On voyage en avion, en train et en voiture.
Caption 9 [en]: They're traveling by plane, by train, and by car.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Promenade des Anglais - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia is on the Promenade des Anglais, the most famous avenue in Nice. The avenue is very long and stretches from the port of Nice to its airport. You can even wheel your suitcase all the way to the airport and catch your plane.

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Caption 25 [fr]: On peut donc partir en voyage à pied,
Caption 25 [en]: So you can go a on trip on foot,

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Le saviez-vous? - Mener une vie de bâton de chaise

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video takes an in-depth look at the curious French idiom mener une vie de bâton de chaise (to lead a chair-pole life). Though the life of a chair pole might not seem very interesting, the history behind the idiom certainly is!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Les porteurs de chaise et leurs bâtons étaient sans cesse en voyage avec leur employeur,
Caption 25 [en]: The chair bearers and their poles were constantly traveling with their employer,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Je dirais que... inconsciemment en France on la maltraite par snobisme
Caption 39 [en]: I would say that... in France they unconsciously mistreat it [the language] by snobbery,

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Manon et Clémentine - Vocabulaire du livre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether you're a scholar, a budding writer, or just a casual beach reader, you'll find a lot to learn in Manon and Clémentine's lesson on book-related vocabulary. Using one of the most renowned works of French literature, In Search of Lost Time, as a guide, our two friends also recite their own poem on the future of the book. Happy reading!

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Caption 37 [fr]: Dans ce format de poche, il y a aussi en France une collection très prestigieuse
Caption 37 [en]: In this paperback format, there is also in France a very prestigious collection,

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Alex Terrier - "Roundtrip" et ses inspirations

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Alex Terrier’s second project as a bandleader, Roundtrip, is a critically-acclaimed album in the vein of John Coltrane. Listen to it in full (and for free!) here.

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Caption 11 [fr]: J'étais allé, euh... en Espagne, en Allemagne, enfin j'ai un peu voyagé en Europe.
Caption 11 [en]: I had gone, uh... to Spain, to Germany, so I traveled a little in Europe.

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Sophie et Patrice - J'ai acheté un chien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patrice has an announcement to make. He just bought a dog! Sophie is not thrilled about the idea... But did he really buy one or is he just kidding?

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Caption 16 [fr]: Je... je veux pas, euh... ne... ne pas pouvoir partir en voyage.
Caption 16 [en]: I... I don't want, uh... to not... to not be able to go on a trip.

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Jamy Epicurieux - La drôle d'histoire des JO (Jeux Olympiques) - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final episode of this series, find out how the Olympic flame ritual started, what the medals were made of for the Tokyo Olympics, and many other interesting facts.

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Caption 24 [fr]: La flamme a voyagé en bateau,
Caption 24 [en]: The flame has traveled by boat,

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Français avec Nelly - Alternatives to "je veux" - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nelly lists some other alternatives for expressing a desire or wish. By the end of the video, you'll be able to order in a restaurant like a pro!

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Caption 15 [fr]: J'aimerais tellement partir en voyage.
Caption 15 [en]: I'd like to go on a trip so much.

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Le saviez-vous? - La pratique de dessin de Maxime Duveau

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Maxime Duveau explains his art at his solo exhibition, which is based on photographs he took in San Fransciso and Los Angeles. He uses an interesting charcoal drawing technique he calls "masking."

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Caption 46 [fr]: autour du dessin et de ce voyage en... en Californie
Caption 46 [en]: around drawing and this trip to... to California

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise begs Edna to try to make Sylvette jealous enough so that she will go back to her husband René. Edna, posing as René's new girlfriend Annette, agrees to confront Sylvette to tell her that she's in love with him.

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Caption 70 [fr]: et bon voyage en Australie.
Caption 70 [en]: and have a nice trip to Australia.

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Le saviez-vous? - Comment voyager?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know how to travel in France? If not, Patricia will give you some travel tips and vocabulary. Follow her all the way to Antibes!

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Caption 2 [fr]: Comment voyager en France?
Caption 2 [en]: How to travel in France?

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next segment of this Il était une fois... episode on ecosystems, the Maestro teaches us how to build a butterfly garden. You can build one anywhere—even on your apartment balcony!

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Caption 25 [fr]: Cela vous dirait un petit voyage en Malaisie?
Caption 25 [en]: What do you say to a little trip to Malaysia?

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Oldelaf - La Tristitude

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Oldelaf bares his soul in his song "La Tristitude," a portmanteau that combines tristesse (sadness) and attitude (and a little solitude). We might call it "saditude." Listen to his lyrics and you'll surely recognize it. Ça fait mal!

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Caption 26 [fr]: C'est quand lors d'un voyage en Inde tu bois de l'eau
Caption 26 [en]: It's when while you're on a trip to India, you drink the water

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Micro-Trottoirs - Un rêve récurrent?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A reporter interviews people on the street about their dreams. The interviewees candidly share their dreams, from the classic chase nightmares to voluptuous dreams of skinny dipping in a fountain of chocolate.

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Caption 11 [fr]: Et je rêve que je dois partir en voyage,
Caption 11 [en]: And I dream that I have to go on a trip,

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