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Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc (3 videos)

We conclude our tour of Joan of Arc's birthplace with a look at the very spot where she heard divine voices for the first time. You don't want to miss this!

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Vidéméra - Histoire et origine du sapin de Noël

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Dans cette vidéo, vous allez découvrir l'origine du sapin de Noël. Saviez-vous que cette tradition date du temps des Romains qui décoraient leur maison avec une branche de sapin?

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Français avec Nelly - Coco Chanel - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly continues to explore Coco Chanel's enormous contribution to the world of women's fashion and explains how the iconic perfume Chanel Number 5 got its name.

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Caption 121 [fr]: La maison Chanel continue d'éblouir le monde.
Caption 121 [en]: The house of Chanel continues to dazzle the world.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le dernier duel à l'épée pour l'honneur en France

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In centuries past, when a person's honor was offended, he would challenge the culprit to a duel. The last duel in France took place as recently as 1967, between two respected politicians!

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Caption 62 [fr]: Ce duel a lieu dans une maison privée de Neuilly-sur-Seine,
Caption 62 [en]: This duel takes place in a private home in Neuilly-sur-Seine,

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final part of Lionel and Roger's tour of the Domrémy basilica, you will discover a painting depicting Joan of Arc's tragic end at the stake.

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Caption 45 [fr]: puisque nous allons aller voir la maison de Jeanne d'Arc où elle a grandi.
Caption 45 [en]: since we're going to go see Joan of Arc's house, where she grew up.

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Le Monde - Nouvelle-Calédonie : la dernière colonie française - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, New Caledonia

In New Caledonia, the last French colony, two societies continue to coexist: the descendants of the white colonists known as "Caldoches," and the native Kanaks, whose numbers were decimated by the colonists beginning in 1853.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Et personne ne viendra m'insulter dans ma maison.
Caption 25 [en]: And nobody will come to insult me in my house.

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Lionel - La Place de la Fontaine de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Liverdun with Lionel. The town features a lot of houses with gerbières, or hayloft windows, through which people would hoist sheaves of wheat.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Vous avez l'exemple sur cette place d'une maison typiquement lorraine
Caption 21 [en]: You have the example on this square of a typical Lorraine house,

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Lionel - La Place de la Fontaine de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The village of Liverdun has an interesting fountain with a huge underground reservoir that collects water from the nearby Moselle River. In the Middle Ages, people used the religious statues on the village's street corners to orient themselves.

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Caption 18 [fr]: protéger le... la maison et ses habitants.
Caption 18 [en]: protect the... the house and its occupants.

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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 27 [fr]: C'est une superbe maison de campagne qui date du dix-septième siècle.
Caption 27 [en]: It is a superb country house that dates from the seventeenth century.

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