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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol va vous faire découvrir une charmante petite ville à l'est de Paris, Nogent-sur-Marne. Vous y verrez le Pavillon Baltard, la passerrelle des Arts. Cette ville est aussi connue grâce à ses habitants comme Marie Curie ou Charles Trenet.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol nous présente la ville de Lagny-sur-Marne, une petite ville chargée d'histoire pleine de petits trésors d'architecture de la Belle Époque et bien d'autres choses encore. Une petite surprise vous attend... Regardez la vidéo pour la découvrir.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol est encore à Meudon, une petite ville qui recèle de fabuleux secrets. Pour les photographes, il y a un panorama presque complet sur toute la ville de Paris. Pour les amateurs d'astronomie et les curieux, il y a l'observatoire de Meudon qui garde le téléscope le plus grand d'Europe.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continue sa visite de Lagny-sur-Marne, une petite ville qui a vécu des moments extraordinaires. Il paraît que Jeanne d'Arc a accompli un miracle lors de sa deuxième visite ici. Aussi, pendant longtemps, l'Abbatial Saint-Pierre et Notre-Dame des Ardents recela deux grands secrets, le clou de la croix de Jésus et l'épée de Jeanne d'Arc avec laquelle elle a accompli un miracle.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sceaux is full of many historical treasures, including a castle and an orangery, as well as an esplanade that became famous more recently as the site of a historic concert by Madonna in 1987. Watch the video to find out which French president was there (and the legend attached to his attendance!).

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Caption 6 [fr]: Quittons quelques instants la grande histoire pour la petite histoire.
Caption 6 [en]: Let's leave the big story for the little story [side story] for a few moments.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Meudon, a small town near Paris. There, you can admire a statue of the famous writer François Rabelais. You can also wander through the Dauphin's Vegetable Garden, created in 1681.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Meudon, c'est une petite ville de la banlieue parisienne
Caption 6 [en]: Meudon is a small town in the suburbs of Paris

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Sandra - Gérante de "Gîte Arbonne"

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

You can get away from it all just an hour away from Paris by visiting Sandra's alternative accommodation in Arbonne-la-Forêt. You can choose between a tree house or a cottage in the heart of the forest and enjoy the wildlife. There's no public lighting, so the animals won't be disturbed.

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Caption 35 [fr]: d'une petite cuisine, des toilettes, d'une petite douche, euh...
Caption 35 [en]: of a small kitchen, a bathroom, a small shower, uh...

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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 57 [fr]: avec la petite recette maison,
Caption 57 [en]: with the little homemade recipe,

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Bicloune - Magasin de vélos à Paris

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Bicloune is a unique bicycle shop in Paris with a wide variety of models, from antique bikes from 1905 to contemporary foldable ones. Audrey Hepburn supposedly used to ride a bicycle like one found in this store.

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Caption 65 [fr]: Euh... la différence petite roue, grande roue:
Caption 65 [en]: Uh... the little wheel, big wheel difference:

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo meets Angèle's dad Brice again and seizes the opportunity to take a picture of him by pretending to admire his tattoo. His hopes of finding his real father are dashed when he shows his mother the photograph, and she doesn't recognize the face. The only bright spot in all this is that Angèle may not be his sister after all.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Il a une petite idée derrière la tête. -Merci.
Caption 20 [en]: He has another little idea in mind. -Thank you.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo's mother finally admits that she knew of his father's whereabouts and asks for Enzo's forgiveness for keeping it a secret. Enzo is still in shock and not ready to forgive her. He's following another lead, a young woman who may eventually take him to his real father.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Ils avaient amassé une petite fortune...
Caption 3 [en]: They had amassed a small fortune...

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Joanna - Son nouvel appartement

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Joanna just moved into a new apartment, which is slightly bigger than her old one, and she invited us inside to show us around. She uses some essential household-related vocabulary in her tour, so keep your eyes open for any words you don't already know!

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Caption 10 [fr]: Je l'ouvre avec ma petite clef bleue.
Caption 10 [en]: I open it with my little blue key.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Vous voulez une petite chanson?
Caption 54 [en]: Do you want a little song?

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Lucette - La confiture d'abricots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this video, Lucette teaches us how to make some delicious, homemade apricot jam. She also skillfully recites an apricot-related tongue-twister!

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Caption 49 [fr]: Quand j'étais petite, quand on faisait la confiture d'abricots,
Caption 49 [en]: When I was little, when we were making apricot jam,

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Le Tapissier - L'artisan et son travail

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

René-Marc Cohen, a very fine artisan, will show us how to upholster a squat armchair, "un fauteuil crapaud" (literally a "toad armchair").

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Caption 22 [fr]: on va tracer avec une petite craie pour bien souligner toutes ces parties-là.
Caption 22 [en]: we'll trace with a little piece of chalk to clearly outline all those parts.

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