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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continue sa visite de Lagny-sur-Marne, une ville riche en histoire puisque Jeanne d'Arc y est venue pour se battre contre les Anglais. Continuez votre visite en passant par le lavoir qui est encore en état de fonctionnement et finissez par admirer le mur en trompe l'œil avec ses "vraies" fenêtres.

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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 68 [fr]: Par contre, du fait de la... des petites roues,
Caption 68 [en]: On the other hand, because of the... the small wheels,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo has not heard from Angèle since the fiasco of his last visit, but he does hear from Brice, who contacts him unexpectedly to share stories about his father. Enzo finds out that Brice used to be a very close friend of his father's, and Enzo is thrilled to gather some information at last.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Si Enzo est sans nouvelles d'Angèle, c'est Brice, qui contre toute attente,
Caption 2 [en]: If Enzo is without news from Angèle, it's Brice who, against all expectations,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Enzo ruined his chances with Angèle, and their budding romance is shattered. Angèle feels totally betrayed as she learns the real reason of his pursuit: the search for his father.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Bon, je sais que toutes les apparences sont contre moi, mais je suis vraiment attaché à toi.
Caption 17 [en]: OK. I know that all appearances are against me, but I am really attached to 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 11 [fr]: Et le lendemain matin, il est très remonté contre sa mère.
Caption 11 [en]: And the next morning, he is very upset with his mother.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.

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Caption 5 [fr]: aller se venger, par exemple, contre les Iroquois...
Caption 5 [en]: to go retaliate, for example, against the Iroquois...

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Lionel - à la ferme

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel shows us around a family farm that spans three generations. This traditional dairy and cattle farm takes good care of its animals, which enjoy a special "cow wash." Nursing cows are allowed a break from milk production prior to calving, and nothing is left to chance as the sex of the newborn calf is predetermined thanks to artificial insemination.

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Caption 48 [fr]: Mais par contre on sait si ce sera des vaches laitières ou des vaches à viandes ou pas?
Caption 48 [en]: But on the other hand do we know if they are going to be dairy cows or beef cattle or not?

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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 34 [fr]: Mais ce que j'aime pas par contre, c'est un commentaire qu'on reçoit parfois
Caption 34 [en]: But what I don't like, however, is a comment we get sometimes

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Ferme de la Croix de Pierre - Les chèvres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second episode of Ferme de la Croix de Pierre, the goat breeder gets all warm and cuddly with one of her baby goats, which become like plush toys when bottle-fed. She'll teach you all you need to know about caring for these adorable animals.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Par contre eux, ils n'iront dehors que l'année prochaine.
Caption 18 [en]: However, they won't go outside until next year.

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La Conspiration d'Orion - Conspiration 4/4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the final part of this film, we find out what the real motivation is behind the Orion Conspiracy. As it turns out, like so many other things, it’s “all about the Benjamins…” Need to get more of your conspiracy-theorist fix? Watch the film in HD quality here. After all, “The only new things are those which have been forgotten.”

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Caption 27 [fr]: contre un “ennemi” venu de l'espace.
Caption 27 [en]: against an "enemy" from outer space.

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