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Le saviez-vous? - Paris, capitale de France

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dans cette épisode "Le saviez-vous"? nous découvrons l'histoire de la capitale. En effet, Paris ne s'est pas faite en un jour, comme l'expression nous l'indique. Il a fallu des siècles pour en faire la capitale non seulement administrative mais culturelle de la France. En fait, Paris se fait tous les jours et écrit encore son histoire.

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Lionel - La maison de Jeanne d'Arc - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this tour of Joan of Arc's childhood home in Domrémy, you'll get to see the room where the iconic figure was born.

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Caption 15 [fr]: où je crois Jeanne d'Arc a vu le jour.
Caption 15 [en]: where I believe Joan of Arc was born.

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Le Mans TV - Mon Village - Malicorne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the first episode of "Mon Village" (My Village), Olivier takes us to Malicorne, a small town of two thousand inhabitants where exciting and innovative events happen all the time. You'll meet the enthusiastic mayor extraordinaire of Malicorne who can tread on water! Be sure to catch the very last caption to find out how it's done.

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Caption 85 [fr]: Le treize juillet? -Le treize juillet. Tout à fait. -Qui tire où?
Caption 85 [en]: On July thirteenth? -On July thirteenth. Exactly. -Which happens where?

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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 22 [fr]: eh bien ce n'est plus tout à fait le cas car elle a été comblée.
Caption 22 [en]: well, that's no longer exactly the case because it was filled in.

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Mathilde - Le métro parisien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Parisians can thank Fulgence Bienvenüe for their metro system, which is so efficient that many people use the names of the metro stations in favor of street names when giving directions. Some of the most interesting stations are Bir-Hakeim, overlooking the Eiffel Tower, and Arts et Métiers, with its old-fashioned industrial design. Some metro stations are a destination in themselves!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Le métro à Paris a vu le jour au début du vingtième siècle grâce à un homme
Caption 22 [en]: The metro in Paris saw the [light of] day at the beginning of the twentieth century thanks to one man

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Le Mans TV - Mon Village - Malicorne - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Olivier takes us to the Malicorne castle for the last episode of "Mon Village" (My Village). The castle has been owned by the same family since the 1800s and boasts a magnificent marble stairway as well as beautiful floor marquetry. It's often used to host events during festivals.

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Caption 38 [fr]: On peut remarquer le sol aussi... -Oui, tout à fait il y a une très, très belle marqueterie...
Caption 38 [en]: One can notice the floor as well... -Yes indeed, there's very, very beautiful marquetry...

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Voyage en France - Rambouillet - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this last video on Rambouillet, Daniel shows us around the beautiful and enchanting Espace Rambouillet nature preserve, a large forest filled with deer, birds of prey, and other free-roaming animals. It's a perfect spot for nature lovers and animal lovers alike!

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Caption 34 [fr]: Dans la Forêt des aigles, il y a cet endroit où plusieurs fois par jour
Caption 34 [en]: In the Eagle Forest, there is this place, where several times a day

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Adrien - Le métro parisien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Adrien will tell you everything about the Paris metro, which opened its doors in nineteen hundred for the World's Fair. It carries an impressive five million passengers per day and is one of the busiest underground systems in the world.

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Caption 26 [fr]: où il y a environ deux millions de personnes par jour,
Caption 26 [en]: where there are about two million people a day,

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Seizième Arrondissement de Paris - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Come take a stroll with Daniel Benchimol through Paris’s sixteenth arrondissement (district), which has more museums than any other district in the capital. There’s even a wine museum!

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Caption 15 [fr]: Et la... le Musée du Vin a la particularité de se trouver tout simplement au [sic] rue des Eaux.
Caption 15 [en]: And the... the Wine Museum has the distinction of being located, quite simply, on Rue des Eaux [Water Street].

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Français avec Nelly - 10 Places to Visit in France - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly shares her selection of the top places to visit in France, from the Loire castles, to the medieval city of Carcassonne, to the Riviera. Happy travels!

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Caption 91 [fr]: le jour de la fête nationale,
Caption 91 [en]: the day of the national holiday [Bastille Day],

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean-Pierre teaches Lionel some more interesting facts about the birds of the Saulnes region. For example, did you know that a swan can eat up to three kilos of grass per day? How's that for a vegetarian diet!

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Caption 64 [fr]: Pas tout à fait, non.
Caption 64 [en]: Not exactly, no.

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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our series on train travel in the Moselle region, where we'll accompany Lionel on a short train ride from Faulquemont to Rémilly. Many commuters travel to and from work by train each day, some even to Germany, which is just a few miles across the border.

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Caption 16 [fr]: euh... pour tout le monde.
Caption 16 [en]: uh... for everyone.

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World Travel Market à Londres - Cristina nous parle du Sénégal

Difficulty: Intermediate

Senegal

Cristina talks about Senegal, where she comes from. This French-speaking country has close ties with France and is well worth a visit. It has a mild climate and a beautiful coast. And you might like to try the local cuisine, such as chicken yassa.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Mais aussi, on a le "yassa" au poulet
Caption 36 [en]: But we also have chicken "yassa,"

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Voyage en France - Maisons-Laffitte - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part three of our visit to Maisons-Laffitte, Daniel Benchimol reveals even more interesting facts about this city. The Maisons Castle, which epitomizes seventeenth-century French architecture, has been used for the filming of many famous movies, such as Love and Death, Dangerous Liaisons, Queen Margot, and many more.

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Caption 16 [fr]: et son escalier à jour. Il fut construit entre mille six cent quarante et mille six cent cinquante
Caption 16 [en]: and its open staircase. It was built between sixteen forty and sixteen fifty

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Voyage dans Paris - Butte Bergeyre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Take a tour of the Butte Bergeyre, a charming area of Paris that even Parisians don’t know much about. Unlike the rest of the city, you won’t find many tourists here -- though you may spot a vineyard or two!

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Caption 26 [fr]: Un "vide-grenier", c'est à peu près comme une brocante sauf que c'est ouvert à tout public.
Caption 26 [en]: A "vide-grenier" is more or less like a flea market except that it is open to all sellers.

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