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Jamy Epicurieux - La drôle d'histoire des JO (Jeux Olympiques) - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jamy will share some interesting and surprising facts about the history of the Olympic Games. Did you know that a Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin started the modern Olympics in 1896?

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Caption 5 [en]: It must be said that we've been waiting a year for them, these Olympics,
Caption 5 [fr]: Il faut dire que ça fait un an qu'on les attend, ces JO,

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Le Monde - Comment Napoléon a conquis (et perdu) l’Europe - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

At its peak, under Napoleon, the French territory was three times as large as it is today thanks to the emperor's very successful military campaigns. What was his secret?

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Caption 23 [en]: General Mack, is waiting for the French here,
Caption 23 [fr]: le général Mack, attend les Français ici,

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Le saviez-vous? - Gérard raconte l'histoire d'Antibes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Gérard will introduce you to Antibes, a beautiful city founded by the Phocaeans in the 400s BC. The Phocaeans were replaced by the Romans, who were replaced by the Christians. Nowadays Antibes has grown to become the third-largest city in the Alpes-Maritimes department.

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Caption 43 [en]: but as for the culture, we're still waiting, unfortunately.
Caption 43 [fr]: mais la culture, on attend toujours, malheureusement.

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Voyage en France - Le Mémorial de la France combattante - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us back to the WWII Mont-Valérien Memorial, just around the corner from the Suresnes American Cemetery. Jenna, the onsite guide, delivers a grim account of how mass executions by the Germans took place, from the reading of the sentence, to the long wait before the execution, to the firing squad and the disposing of the bodies.

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Caption 24 [en]: on trucks that are waiting at the level of the Pas de Cavalier [Knight's Step].
Caption 24 [fr]: sur les camions qui attendent au niveau du Pas de cavalier.

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Il était une fois: les Explorateurs - 15. Bruce et les sources du Nil - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this episode of the "Once Upon a Time" animated series on world explorers, we begin to learn the history of Cairo and the Nile River in Egypt.

Matches in Transcript

Caption 23 [en]: Your secretary is waiting in the living room.
Caption 23 [fr]: Votre secrétaire attend dans le salon.

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 25. Technologies - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A group of smart young people found revolutionary ways to solve our planet's woes. Electronic books, Internet mail and much more...

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Caption 25 [en]: While waiting for the space voyages, Jumbo and I,
Caption 25 [fr]: En attendant les voyages spatiaux, Jumbo et moi,

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Il était une fois: Notre Terre - 9. Les écosystèmes - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the first episode of this new cartoon series, Once Upon a Time... Planet Earth, deforestation issues are addressed from outer space... Just grow a few trees in a spaceship and plant them on land later!

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Caption 25 [en]: waiting to turn into a forest while we hibernate.
Caption 25 [fr]: en attendant la forêt pendant que nous hibernons.

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Il était une fois: l’Homme - 6. Le siècle de Périclès - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Learn about the birth of democracy in ancient Greece and watch a scene from Sophocles's famous tragedy, Antigone, in the next installment of Il était une fois....

Matches in Transcript

Caption 33 [en]: What are you waiting for to sit down?
Caption 33 [fr]: Qu'attends-tu pour t'asseoir?

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