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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker was inducted into the Pantheon in recognition of her outstanding service during World War Two. Yet scholars have only just begun to study her contributions to the war effort.

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Caption 30 [fr]: C'était pour mener à bien cette triple mission
Caption 30 [en]: It was to carry out this triple mission

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Le Monde - Joséphine Baker résistante ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Josephine Baker, the legendary singer, actress, and cabaret dancer, played a very active role in World War Two in France. Using her celebrity as a cover, she helped with counterintelligence efforts during the French Resistance.

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Caption 86 [fr]: Ça tombe bien.
Caption 86 [en]: It's perfect timing.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more treasures from the Sceaux domain, including the orangery and the rose garden, as well as the beautiful Dawn Pavilion. The estate also includes something that is fairly rare in France: a dog park!

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Caption 28 [fr]: Parc canin: ça porte bien son nom, c'est un parc donc qui est réservé aux chiens.
Caption 28 [en]: Dog park: its name suits it well, so it's a park that's reserved for dogs.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us two historic landmarks in the town of Sceaux: the Saint John the Baptist Church, which contains many valuable artifacts, and the Félibres Garden, which is named after the Félibrige literary movement. He starts out his tour at a former railway station that is now the town's market hall.

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Caption 39 [fr]: C'est un label bien sûr qui a pour vocation
Caption 39 [en]: It's a label that of course has for its mission

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol braves a chilly February day in Meudon to show us an amazing vantage point from which you can enjoy an almost complete panoramic view of Paris. If you want to look further still, you can visit the Meudon observatory, which has the third biggest telescope in the world.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Eh bien nous voici maintenant devant le... le clou du spectacle bien sûr à Meudon,
Caption 17 [en]: Well, here we are in front of the... the highlight of the show in Meudon, of course,

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in the town of Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to an impressive building, the parish church of Saint John the Theologian. It houses an orphanage that helps nearly thirteen thousand young people reintegrate into society.

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Caption 29 [fr]: et avec le domaine national de Meudon, elle est propriété de l'État, bien entendu.
Caption 29 [en]: and with the national domain of Meudon, it is the property of the State, of course.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of his visit to Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a church famous for the priest who officiated there: the renowned satricial writer Rabelais. Meudon's rich geological history is explained on a panel overlooking the town.

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Caption 48 [fr]: bien, il y a des poules en liberté.
Caption 48 [en]: well, there are some chickens roaming free.

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Giulia - Sa marque de bijoux 'Desidero'

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Giulia has been a jewelry maker since 2012, when she launched her Desidero brand. You can see and buy her creations in her boutique and studio located in Paris.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Après j'aime bien lancer des petits croquis
Caption 21 [en]: Then I like to start some little sketches

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Gilles de 'Paname Workshop' - Créateur d'objets de décoration

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gilles Martineau is a craftsman who makes beautiful objects out of concrete. Using 3D software, he first designs a mold that he prints himself with a 3D printer. Then he pours concrete into the mold to create his art.

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Caption 29 [fr]: qui va très bien vieillir.
Caption 29 [en]: that will age very well.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This video on Nogent-sur-Marne focuses on the town's beautiful architectural heritage, from the Royal Palace Cinema, to the Art Nouveau houses, to the Coignard mansion and its gardens. Daniel concludes with a discussion of the song that made Nogent famous, "Le petit vin blanc" (The Little White Wine).

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Caption 5 [fr]: de se trouver bien entendu sur les bords de la Marne,
Caption 5 [en]: being located on the banks of the Marne of course,

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Maison Légeron - Boutique de fleurs artificielles

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Bruno Légeron tells us about his family business of making artificial flowers and feathers for fashion houses and the movie industry. The Maison Légeron dates all the way back to 1727.

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Caption 66 [fr]: que la teinture puisse bien pénétrer dans... dans la plume.
Caption 66 [en]: so that the dye can penetrate well into... into the feather.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to housing the second largest port in the Paris region, Nogent-sur-Marne also includes a promenade dedicated to the "accordion queen" Yvette Horner and a square named after the famous Corsican singer Tino Rossi. The latter is located on the Marne River's "Île de Beauté" (Island of Beauty), which is also a nickname for Corsica.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Et vous découvrez bien évidemment [avec] tous ces magnifiques bateaux,
Caption 9 [en]: And you discover, quite obviously, [with] all these magnificent boats,

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