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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside the Saint Joan of Arc Basilica, which contains several paintings depicting events in Joan's life.

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Français avec Nelly - How to Speak Like Marie Antoinette - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part 2, we learn more fascinating facts about Marie Antoinette's private life, as well as some of her famous quotes. Can you guess what her last words were?

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Caption 148 [fr]: et sur la vie à Versailles en général...
Caption 148 [en]: and about life in Versailles in general...

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Français avec Nelly - La Marseillaise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly explains in detail the meaning of the most famous verses of the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise."

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Caption 48 [fr]: mais c'est un verbe qu'on réserve aux animaux en général.
Caption 48 [en]: but it's a verb generally reserved for animals.

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Le saviez-vous? - Le zeppelin français et le rêve de voler

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Humanity has always dreamed of flying through the air. That dream was made possible with the arrival of the zeppelin at the end of the nineteenth century.

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Caption 47 [en]: Several French engineers and inventors
Caption 47 [fr]: Plusieurs ingénieurs et inventeurs français

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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 32 [fr]: créé par le général de Gaulle.
Caption 32 [en]: created by General de Gaulle.

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We conclude our visit to the Joan of Arc museum with a look at Joan's influence through the ages. Did you know that the company that used Joan's image the most in advertising was Laughing Cow cheese?

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Caption 21 [en]: We mentioned it several times:
Caption 21 [fr]: On l'a évoqué à plusieurs reprises:

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Lionel - Le musée de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The second room of the Joan of Arc museum is dedicated to the iconography of the saint, including a bronze sculpture by Prosper D'Épinay.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Les collectionneurs en général en ont.
Caption 26 [en]: Collectors generally have some.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Lionel and Roger in front of the Domrémy basilica dedicated to Joan of Arc. You will find out some more about her family, as well as a surprising fact about Roger's!

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Caption 47 [en]: So this basilica was built in several stages.
Caption 47 [fr]: Alors cette basilique a été construite en plusieurs étapes.

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Lionel - L'Église de Domrémy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is with Roger in the town of Domrémy, the birthplace of Joan of Arc. You will discover the statue of the three saints who spoke to Joan at the age of thirteen and a half, as legend has it.

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Caption 24 [en]: and, uh... it was built over several years:
Caption 24 [fr]: et, euh... elle a été bâtie en plusieurs années:

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte les événements fondateurs d'Antibes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard tells us about the history of Antibes, from the time of Julius Caesar to the construction of the city walls and the Fort Carré.

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Caption 45 [en]: since they burned the city several times.
Caption 45 [fr]: puisqu'ils ont incendié à plusieurs reprises la ville.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nogent-sur-Marne is a charming town that has been the home of many celebrities, including the scientist Marie Curie and the singer Charles Trenet. Daniel shows us some of the town's beautiful landmarks, including the Baltard Pavilion and the Passerelle des Arts.

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Caption 25 [en]: or even quite simply for TV shows that are very well liked by the general public.
Caption 25 [fr]: ou encore tout simplement de shows télévisés qui sont très appréciés du grand public.

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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Françoise talks to Lionel about the Church of Liverdun. Built in 1184, the church is distinctive for its two superimposed doorways: an original Romanesque one, and a Baroque one added in the eighteenth century.

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Caption 50 [en]: On this side of the church, we see several things:
Caption 50 [fr]: Sur ce côté de l'église, on voit plusieurs choses:

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Le saviez-vous? - L'histoire de la dictée - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

It took two hundred years to standardize French spelling before it could be taught in schools using a method called la dictée (dictation), in which a student writes out the words he or she hears. As a matter of fact, this is the exact same principle behind Yabla's Scribe game!

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Caption 22 [en]: that France is made up of several regions
Caption 22 [fr]: que la France est constituée de plusieurs régions

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Continuing his tour of the town of Chantilly, Daniel takes us to a bucolic vegetable garden called the "Potager des Princes" (Princes' Vegetable Garden), which was frequented by many of France's most famous writers and dramatists, including Racine, Molière, and the Madame de Sévigné. Today it also includes a goat petting zoo!

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Caption 56 [en]: And the good... the du'... the prince of Condé protected several of them,
Caption 56 [fr]: Et le bon... le du'... le prince de Condé en a protégé plusieurs d'entre eux,

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dourdan is a historic town with a magnificent church called the Église de Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. Renamed the "Temple of Victorious Reason" during the Revolution, the church now contains a statue that bears a striking resemblance to Darth Vader (known as Dark Vador in France).

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Caption 20 [fr]: recevait sur cette place tout simplement le Général De Gaulle
Caption 20 [en]: received on this square, quite simply, the General De Gaulle

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