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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Venez visiter avec Daniel l'ancienne ville de Dourdan dans le département de l'Essone. Il s'agit d'une ville charmante, pleine d'histoire et de bâtiments intéressants à voir comme par exemple la halle du marché.

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Le Monde - Pourquoi Molière est devenu aussi célèbre - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

How did Molière become so successful? The French playwright, whose plays are still being performed today, did not just rely on his talent as a writer—he knew how to drum up publicity for himself as well.

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Caption 68 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jean Ribou.
Caption 68 [en]: He is Jean Ribou.

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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 18 [fr]: Il s'agit du Mont-Saint-Michel.
Caption 18 [en]: It's Mont-Saint-Michel.

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Le Monde - Incendies : peut-on empêcher les feux de forêt ? - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In 2022, France experienced an unprecedented number of forest fires. This video explores whether we can really prevent them.

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Caption 90 [fr]: Il s'agit de diminuer le combustible
Caption 90 [en]: It's a question of reducing combustible material

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Français avec Nelly - 12 Songs to Improve Your French - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nelly suggests some songs for more advanced French speakers: Charles Aznavour's "La bohème," Angèle's "Balance ton quoi," Stromae's "Formidable," Serge Gainsbourg's "La javanaise," and Orelsan's "Tout va bien."

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Caption 89 [fr]: Il s'agit d'Orelsan
Caption 89 [en]: It's Orelsan

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Lionel - Le Musée du Calendrier de la Paix - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Calendar of Peace includes three figures depicted with their eyes closed, signifying their "inward-looking" lives: Jesus, Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Il s'agit de Jésus Emmanuel, du Bouddha et de Louis Braille.
Caption 12 [en]: They are Jesus Emmanuel, the Buddha, and Louis Braille.

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its historic castle, the town of Sceaux is also home to a group of vegetated islets that provide passersby with a place to rest and wild birds with a place to nest. The castle grounds also include an orangery and numerous pavilions to explore.

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Caption 23 [fr]: il s'agit des îlots végétalisés.
Caption 23 [en]: it's vegetated islets.

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Lionel - Schengen

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is in the city of Schengen in Luxembourg. He talks about the Schengen Area, a group of countries between which European citizens can pass freely, without border checks.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Je crois qu'ici il s'agit de la Slovaquie.
Caption 20 [en]: I think here it's Slovakia.

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol braves a chilly February day in Meudon to show us an amazing vantage point from which you can enjoy an almost complete panoramic view of Paris. If you want to look further still, you can visit the Meudon observatory, which has the third biggest telescope in the world.

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Caption 18 [fr]: il s'agit de l'Observatoire Paris-Meudon
Caption 18 [en]: it's the Paris-Meudon Observatory

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of his visit to Meudon, Daniel Benchimol takes us to a church famous for the priest who officiated there: the renowned satricial writer Rabelais. Meudon's rich geological history is explained on a panel overlooking the town.

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Caption 30 [fr]: soixante-dix mètres, il s'agit de sable moyen,
Caption 30 [en]: seventy meters, it's medium sand,

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Voyage en France - Meudon - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Meudon, a small town near Paris. There, you can admire a statue of the famous writer François Rabelais. You can also wander through the Dauphin's Vegetable Garden, created in 1681.

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Caption 14 [fr]: Il s'agit de François Rabelais, et voici son square et son buste.
Caption 14 [en]: It's François Rabelais, and here is his square and his bust.

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Voyage en France - Nogent-sur-Marne - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This video on Nogent-sur-Marne focuses on the town's beautiful architectural heritage, from the Royal Palace Cinema, to the Art Nouveau houses, to the Coignard mansion and its gardens. Daniel concludes with a discussion of the song that made Nogent famous, "Le petit vin blanc" (The Little White Wine).

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Caption 19 [fr]: il s'agit de la rue Lepoutre où nous nous trouvons actuellement.
Caption 19 [en]: it's the Rue Lepoutre where we are now.

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Lionel - Liverdun le Haut

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our walk around the little town of Liverdun, perched on a rock spur near the Moselle river. Françoise tells us about its collegiate church and the legend of Saint Euchaire.

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Caption 35 [fr]: il s'agit bien d'une ancienne collégiale.
Caption 35 [en]: this is really a former collegiate church.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie de Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Victor Hugo is best known for his novels The Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, but he also wrote numerous poems. In this video, Patricia reads an excerpt from his poem "À l'Arc de Triomphe," in which he pays tribute to the city of Paris.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un extrait d'un de ses poèmes, appelé
Caption 22 [en]: It's an excerpt from one of his poems, called

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the final part of his tour of Chantilly, Daniel takes us back to the "Potager des Princes" (Princes' Vegetable Garden) and introduces us to some adorable barnyard critters, including a rooster, a pigeon, and some rabbits. The rabbits even have their own French-style village to roam around in, complete with a café, a town hall, and some villas too!

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Caption 27 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un petit village à la française, finalement assez traditionnel,
Caption 27 [en]: It's a small French-style village, in the end quite traditional,

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