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Sophie et Patrice - Paris, c'est vert

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice et Sophie expliquent comment la Ville de Paris, comme partout en Europe, est en train d'être végétalisée. Il s'agit d'encourager les habitants à mettre des grands pots de fleurs, ajouter des arbres en leur distribuant des graines gratuites.

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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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Lionel L - Les homonymes et homophones

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel explains the concept of homonyms and homophones in French, using the examples of leur, leurs, leurre, l'heure and l'heur.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Peut-être que quand il s'agit d'une question,
Caption 38 [en]: Maybe when it's a question,

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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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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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JB - La tarte aux mirabelles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

JB shows us how to make a mirabelle plum tart, a delicious end-of-summer treat. Mirabelles are hard to find in the US, but you can substitute another type of plum.

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Caption 36 [fr]: il s'agit de la faire cuire au four
Caption 36 [en]: it's a matter of baking it in the oven

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Farid et Hiziya - Amener, apporter, emmener, emporter

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Farid and Hiziya talk about a common grammar mistake that even native French speakers make: confusing the verbs amener, apporter, emmener, and emporter. For more on these tricky verbs, read our lesson Bringing and Taking in French.

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Caption 17 [fr]: il s'agit d'un objet.
Caption 17 [en]: is referring to an object.

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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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