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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Ina-Ich - Libre comme l'eau

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Talented musician Ina-Ich is back to share another song with us. Her live acoustic performance of “Libre comme l’eau” shows off a more classical side to her music, and treats us to a heartfelt and powerful tribute about roots, identity, and the notion of freedom.

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Kendji Girac - Color Gitano

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, Spain

Kendji Girac, a star of the French version of The Voice, goes back to his Gypsy roots in "Color Gitano" (Spanish for "Gypsy color"). This fun, rhythmic song will definitely make you want to get up and dance, and it'll even teach you some Spanish too!

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Le Journal - Marianne

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marianne is the symbol of the French Republic and has roots in the revolution of 1789. But are French mayors ready to represent the France of today with a Marianne of color?

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Corneille - Comme un fils - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

Canada

After finding early success in his native Rwanda in ’93, Corneille was forced to flee his country. “Comme un fils” (“Like a Son”) is representative of his soul roots and affinity for emotional melodies.

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Sophie et Olivier - Les avocatiers de Sophie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sophie likes to grow avocados from seeds in a jar of water. She shows off her avocado "farm" to Olivier and explains how she does it. He'll soon be the proud owner of an avocado plant!

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Caption 30 [en]: Because there are the roots.
Caption 30 [fr]: Parce que y a les racines.

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Mère & Fille - Tout en couleur

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Barbara wants to get the Scarlett Johansson look to please her boyfriend, Gaël. There's only one problem: she needs to dye her hair blond. How will that work out?

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Caption 48 [en]: very fine, dry roots and ends... OK.
Caption 48 [fr]: très fins, racines et pointes sèches... Bon.

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Sophie et Patrice - Le sapin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

With Christmas around the corner, Patrice and Sophie discuss the pros and cons of live Christmas trees versus artificial ones. Patrice makes a crazy suggestion. Be sure to watch to the very end!

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Caption 61 [en]: to bring it back with the roots.
Caption 61 [fr]: pour le ramener avec les racines.

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France 24 - Incendies en Gironde

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

As a heatwave scorches Western Europe, some 38,500 people have been evacuated away from forest fires raging in France’s southwestern Gironde region. The firefighters are trying everything to prevent the fires from starting again.

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Caption 26 [en]: burning embers that nibble at the roots and the decaying vegetation.
Caption 26 [fr]: un feu de braise qui grignote les racines et la végétation en décomposition.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its historic castle, the town of Sceaux is also home to a group of vegetated islets that provide passersby with a place to rest and wild birds with a place to nest. The castle grounds also include an orangery and numerous pavilions to explore.

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Caption 28 [en]: thanks, among other things, to their submerged roots.
Caption 28 [fr]: grâce entre autres à leurs racines immergées.

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Sophie et Patrice - La maison verte

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Sophie loves plants so much that she isn't averse to snipping a cutting or two from a public garden. Her interest in plants comes from her grandmother, who spent endless hours tending to her plants and even climbed trees at 95 years old!

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Caption 55 [en]: the time needed for it to grow roots.
Caption 55 [fr]: le temps que ça fasse les racines.

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France 24 - Réchauffement climatique : un danger pour le vin français - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How will climate change affect wine growing in France? Is the French wine reputation at stake? What can be done about it? Find out in this extensive news report.

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Caption 71 [en]: He wants to show us the length of the roots.
Caption 71 [fr]: Il veut nous montrer la longueur des racines.

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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 66 [en]: its roots were in the ground,
Caption 66 [fr]: ses racines, elles, étaient dans la terre

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Zoom sur l'opéra - "Je t'aime, un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A theatrical spectacle called "Je t'aime, un peu, beaucoup, aveuglément" revisited the Oedipus myth, incorporating works on the same theme from twentieth-century French playwrights. The event took place in the Château du Grand-Pressigny, and the public was encouraged to wander around the castle as part of the show.

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Caption 28 [en]: A strange thing as well: despite its roots in Antiquity,
Caption 28 [fr]: Chose étrange également, malgré son ancrage dans l'Antiquité

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Black M - Sur ma route

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Rapper Black M sings "Sur ma route" ("On My Way" or "On My Road"). As a former member of the band Sexion D'Assaut, Black M sang with Maître Gims, but he has since released singles of his own. Enjoy this on-the-road adventure song!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Une vie de roots
Caption 4 [en]: A rough life

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