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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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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 26

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie and Sandra decide to experiment with plein air painting, but first Marie must decide on a Paris location as a subject to paint. Which will she pick?

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us two historic landmarks in the town of Sceaux: the Saint John the Baptist Church, which contains many valuable artifacts, and the Félibres Garden, which is named after the Félibrige lit...

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Vauréal - Laurent Azriel, luthier

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Laurent Azriel is a luthier in Vauréal. In this video, he talks about his craft, how he became a luthier, and the demands of his job, which he loves!

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Caption 21 [fr]: le tour de France; je voulais être compagnon.
Caption 21 [en]: to travel around France; I wanted to be a journeyman.

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Lea & Lionel L - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea and Lionel take a trip to the thirteenth arrondissement of Paris to visit the new National Library of France, also called the François Mitterrand Library. The library is comprised of four book-shaped towers: the Tower of Time, the Tower of Laws, the Tower of Letters, and the Tower of Numbers.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Aujourd'hui nous sommes sur l'esplanade de la Bibliothèque nationale de France...
Caption 1 [en]: Today we are on the esplanade of the National Library of France...

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 27

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sandra has to end her painting lessons with Marie because she has to go back to Switzerland. But the ladies have developed a great friendship and are planning to see each other again.

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Caption 50 [fr]: Un chouette tour de la... de Suisse.
Caption 50 [en]: A nice tour of the... of Switzerland.

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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 11 [fr]: qui persistent à Paris ou en France,
Caption 11 [en]: that are left in Paris or in France,

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Lionel L - La fête de la récup

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us to a repurposing festival. It's the second edition of this festival in the Marais neighborhood, offering a great opportunity to recycle, repurpose, and reuse everyday objects that would otherwise be discarded. It's also a great way of taking care of our planet.

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Caption 19 [fr]: où ont été utilisés, euh... à tour de rôle des aspirateurs et des objets du quotidien
Caption 19 [en]: for which, uh... in turn, some vacuums and everyday objects were used

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Lionel - Les dragées de Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel takes us inside an amazing store filled with multicolored candies called dragées, or sugared almonds. This confection is very much a part of French tradition as it is offered at weddings, baptisms, and communions. A good-quality dragée is made from a top variety of almond like the Avola. Larger almonds require a thinner layer of sugar, which is considered a sign of quality as the delicate almond flavor won't be overwhelmed by the sugar.

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Caption 77 [fr]: Voilà. Le... le calibre de l'amande, c'est le tour de l'amande.
Caption 77 [en]: There you are. The... the size of the almond is the circumference of the almond.

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Français avec Nelly - Christmas in Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly takes us to the Tuileries Christmas market in Paris, then to the beautifully decorated luxury boutiques in Place Vendôme. If you've watched the show Lupin, you will recognize the jewelry store that was robbed by the famous gentleman thief, Lupin!

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Caption 37 [fr]: Allez, on va faire un petit tour des boutiques de luxe de la place Vendôme,
Caption 37 [en]: Come on, let's take a little tour of the luxury boutiques on Place Vendôme [Vendôme Square],

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Marie et Sandra - Atelier d'art - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Marie is interested in learning how to draw and paint. She decides to take classes with Sandra, a local art teacher, who gives her a list of all the supplies she'll need.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Ben écoute, ça me laisse le temps de faire un tour du quartier.
Caption 5 [en]: Well listen, that gives me time to go for a walk around the neighborhood.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to housing the second largest port in the Paris region, Nogent-sur-Marne also includes a promenade dedicated to the "accordion queen" Yvette Horner and a square named after the famous Corsican singer Tino Rossi. The latter is located on the Marne River's "Île de Beauté" (Island of Beauty), which is also a nickname for Corsica.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Or, en France quand on parle de la Corse, on l'appelle l'Île de Beauté
Caption 34 [en]: Now, in France, when we talk about Corsica, we call it the Île de Beauté,

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Adrien - Buttes Chaumont

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover the beautiful Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris with Adrien. This peaceful park used to be an execution site in the thirteenth century. Its gruesome past long forgotten, it is now a peaceful place where Parisians can get away from the city.

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Caption 46 [fr]: n'oubliez pas de faire un petit tour là-bas
Caption 46 [en]: don't forget to take a little tour over there

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Parc Astérix - La Forêt d'Idéfix

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The popular theme park Parc Astérix, situated north of Paris, opened a new area called "La Forêt d'Idéfix" (Dogmatix's Forest), which is specially designed for families with young children. This video goes behind the scenes to find out how the druids themselves built the attractions... with a little help from the designers.

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Caption 22 [fr]: et ça lui a donné l'idée de fabriquer une petite tour
Caption 22 [en]: and that gave him the idea of building a small tower

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Voyage en France - Médan - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Next to the Dreyfus Museum stands Emile Zola's house, which you can also visit. The famous writer financed his estate with the proceeds from his novels, and he even named the two towers he later added after two of his novels. He also hosted many of the biggest names in French literature and art.

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Caption 37 [fr]: et cette tour Nana hébergea, entre autres, son cabinet de travail.
Caption 37 [en]: and this Nana tower housed, among other things, his study.

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