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Lionel L - La Pyramide du Louvre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France Parisian

Toujours à Paris, Lionel L se trouve devant la fameuse Pyramide du Louvre qui fait 22 mètres de haut et pèse 95 tonnes. Ne manquez le selfie du siècle de Lionel devant la pyramide!

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Alsace 20 - Grand sapin de Strasbourg: tout un art pour le décorer!

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

À Strasbourg, on ne chôme pas! Les décorations de l'immense arbre de Noël de la Place Kléber prennent trois semaines de travail pour se parer. Des centaines de lumières, des boules de cristal créées à Saint Louis... Du haut de ses trente-et-un mètres, le grand sapin de la place Kléber fait la joie des visiteurs et des Strasbourgeois, même s'il a un petit air penché... malgré toute l'expérience d'Antoinette Pfimlin qui n'a pas su le remettre bien droit.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The moment of truth has come for Marie. She is going to draw a figure with the right proportions for Sandra.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Alors je vais faire, euh... d'abord le haut du corps.
Caption 4 [en]: So I'm going to do, uh... the upper body first.

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When drawing the human figure, do you start with the general outline or by dividing it into sections? Find out in this video!

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Caption 45 [fr]: peut-être de... ben, une... masse en haut,
Caption 45 [en]: maybe some... well, a... volume at the top,

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We end our visit to the museum where Josef Pyrz's beautiful wooden statues are displayed. Find out why some heads are represented upside down and a few are not.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et il a sculpté ça chez nous. On habite un peu plus haut.
Caption 32 [en]: And he sculpted that in our house. We live a little farther up.

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Amal et Caroline - Centre Georges Pompidou

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Caroline and Amal are in front of the Centre Georges Pompidou, a contemporary art museum built by, you guessed it, President Georges Pompidou! Its unusual architectural design created some controversy initially, but it has since become a very popular spot in Paris.

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Caption 68 [fr]: C'est que tout en haut,
Caption 68 [en]: It's that at the very top,

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Nemours is linked to the history of the United States in two important ways. Daniel will tell you more about that in this segment of his tour, and he'll also show you a group of charming bridges called the "Ponts des Petits Fossés" (Little Ditch Bridges).

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Caption 41 [fr]: Et comme vous pourrez le constater le niveau de la rivière est réellement très haut ces temps-ci.
Caption 41 [en]: And as you can see, the level of the river is really very high these days.

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Lea & Lionel L - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The François Mitterrand Library, part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France), is comprised of four large towers in the shape of open books. Lea notes that most of the library's visitors are specialists in art, science, and architecture rather than students.

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Caption 8 [fr]: parce qu'elles font toutes soixante-dix-neuf mètres de haut,
Caption 8 [en]: because they're all seventy-nine meters high,

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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.

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Caption 44 [fr]: est toujours, euh... édulcorée et haut en couleur
Caption 44 [en]: is always, uh... toned down and highly colorful

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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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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces the charming town of Compiègne and its magnificent City Hall. In the City Hall building, you'll find the Bancloque, a fourteenth-century bell that still rings today with the help of three automated figures called jacquemarts that "poke" the bell on the hour. And make sure to stop by the burger kiosk on your way out of the city for a delicious, locally sourced treat!

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Caption 12 [fr]: résonne encore de nos jours du haut du beffroi.
Caption 12 [en]: still resounds today from the top of the belfry.

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Suzy Le Blanc - Romancière, poète

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Suzy Le Blanc is a poet, novelist, and short story writer who sets much of her work in the French region of Lorraine. In this video, she talks to us about some of her books and her passion for storytelling.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Lorraine, le Haut Pays et c'est plus une étude de caractère.
Caption 6 [en]: Lorraine, the Haut Pays [Highlands], and it's more of a character study.

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B-Girl Frak - Le "6-Step"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

B-Girl “Frak” breaks down one of the most basic moves in hip-hop — the six-step. See if you can follow her body movements and her instructions in French at the same time.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Comme ça tu es plus haut et c'est plus facile de bouger en dessous de toi-même.
Caption 20 [en]: That way you are higher and it's easier to move underneath yourself.

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Niko de La Faye - "Visages" - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this second part, French visual artist Niko de la Faye shares with us the complexity of his work, his beginnings, the sources of his inspiration, and his favorite artists.

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Caption 23 [fr]: il est chauve, et sa ligne arrive jusqu'en haut de son crâne.
Caption 23 [en]: he is bald, and his line reaches up to the top of his skull.

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Le Journal - Mozart à l'Opéra de Vichy

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Mozart fans, take note: Go in through the back door of the Vichy Opera House to see Jérôme Deschamps and his talented crew’s reimaginings of the famous composer’s works. Don’t worry—all the tunes are still pure Wolfgang.

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Caption 26 [fr]: quel que soit l'habit, quel que soit le décor, au plus haut de l'émotion.
Caption 26 [en]: no matter the costume, no matter the set, at the height of emotion.

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