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Le Journal - Les Malgré-nous/Massacre d'Oradour (2 videos)

The Oradour-sur-Glane massacre took place over a half a century ago, but France still remembers.

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

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Dans la deuxième partie de cette vidéo sur la reine Marie-Antoinette, vous allez encore faire des découvertes fascinantes sur sa vie privée. Est-ce qu'elle a été heureuse malgré sa fin tragique ? Et comment est-ce qu'elle traitait son mari et ses enfants ? Allez découvrir ces faits sans plus tarder !

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galilée s'apprête à révéler ses découvertes malgré les objections de sa femme.

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Le Figaro - Les cinq scènes historiquement fausses du «Napoléon» de Ridley Scott - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

In part 2 of this review of Ridley Scott's Napoleon, we learn why Napoleon really left the island of Elba and how he dealt with the death of his wife Josephine.

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Caption 45 [fr]: Mais malgré ça, le film de Ridley Scott
Caption 45 [en]: But despite that, the Ridley Scott film

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Le saviez-vous? - Le casino ou la guerre

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Nice's Jetée-Promenade is the site of a former casino by that name. Built on pilings over the sea, the original building was once a thriving casino attracting many tourists, especially British tourists who flocked to the Riviera.

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Caption 22 [fr]: malgré de nombreuses difficultés économiques et politiques.
Caption 22 [en]: despite many economic and political difficulties.

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us inside the castle of Dourdan, with its belfry, arrow loops, and many fortifications. This castle has a somewhat unusual history: find out why its roof was knocked off and why it was pretty much impregnable.

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Caption 60 [fr]: c'est malgré tout nettement moins résistant.
Caption 60 [en]: it's still clearly much less resistant.

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 54 [fr]: Malgré son état de ruine,
Caption 54 [en]: Despite its state of ruin,

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 46 [fr]: malgré le fait que l'époque baigne dans la Renaissance.
Caption 46 [en]: despite the fact that the era was immersed in the Renaissance.

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De nouvelles découvertes avec Marion - Le canal Saint-Martin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Marion takes us along Paris's Canal Saint Martin, which is part of a waterway network that measures one hundred thirty kilometers long. In their heyday, the Parisian canals were the main means of transportation of goods and materials, and even drinking water! Nowadays, historic buildings, restaurants, and concert halls are the main attractions along the canals.

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Caption 15 [fr]: et souvent de mauvaise qualité, malgré l'existence d'aqueducs et de puits.
Caption 15 [en]: and often of poor quality, despite the existence of aqueducts and wells.

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to the Rambouillet castle, which includes a very interesting building on its grounds: the Laiterie de la Reine, or Queen's Dairy, which was built for Marie Antoinette in accordance with the "pleasure dairy" trend of the eighteenth century.

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Caption 30 [fr]: mais malgré tout, c'est un endroit à découvrir absolument.
Caption 30 [en]: but despite everything, it's a place that is absolutely to be discovered.

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Il était une fois: Les découvreurs - 9. Galilée - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Galileo is under close scrutiny because of his Copernican views. Unfazed, he carries on his research and his teachings. Will the Inquisition bring his demise or will his powerful friends, Pope Urban VIII among them, protect him?

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Caption 29 [fr]: Et malgré attaques et critiques, il sera choyé et adulé.
Caption 29 [en]: And despite attacks and criticisms, he will be pampered and adulated.

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Voyage en France - La Cathédrale de Chartres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The cathedral of Chartres is one of the most famous in Europe and is a prime example of Gothic architecture. Daniel Benchimol gives us an exclusive tour of this magnificent cultural landmark.

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Caption 21 [fr]: mais malgré tout le panorama sur la vieille ville et sur la cathédrale est réellement exceptionnel.
Caption 21 [en]: but despite everything, the panorama over the old town and the cathedral is really exceptional.

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