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Voyage en France - La Ville de Chartres

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover the charms of the city of Chartres with our famous guide, Daniel Benchimol! With medieval roads, a famous cathedral, and the International Stained Glass Center, Chartres is a must-see destination for your next trip to France.

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Caption 36 [fr]: Il s'agit du pont des Minimes, une petite balade au-dessus de l'Eure.
Caption 36 [en]: It's the pont des Minimes [Juniors Bridge], a short stroll over the Eure.

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Voyage dans Paris - Saint-Germain-des-Prés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

From the smallest square to the oldest tree in Paris, our very knowledgable guide, Daniel Benchimol, knows where to look. Enjoy strolling through the sixth arrondissement and making some interesting discoveries!

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Caption 34 [fr]: Il s'agit d'un puits, avec comme particularité le fait que la poulie est encore présente.
Caption 34 [en]: It's a well with, as a distinctive feature, the fact that the pulley is still present.

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Le Journal - Au Liban

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This news report documents a trek by UNIFIL into Hezbollah territory in Lebanon for a mission of observation.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Il s'agit de... de savoir, euh... d'où est-ce qu'on peut assurer notre mission
Caption 7 [en]: It's a matter of... of knowing, uh... from where can we safely carry out our mission

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Voyage dans Paris - 7ème Arrondissement

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Whether you're a film fanatic or an architecture enthusiast, you'll surely find something to love about Paris's seventh arrondissement, presented to us by our trusty tour guide, Daniel Benchimol.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Le second: "Midnight in Paris", il s'agit bien sûr du nouveau Woody Allen.
Caption 9 [en]: The second one: "Midnight in Paris," which of course is the new Woody Allen.

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Watch the blood platelets in action in this fun cartoon. Moral of the story? Always listen to your mother.

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Caption 46 [fr]: Il s'agit d'héparine ou agents anticoagulants;
Caption 46 [en]: They're heparin or anticoagulant agents;

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Voyage dans Paris - Cité Florale

Difficulty: Beginner

France

If you're into flowers, the Cité Florale (Floral City) is the place to go. Daniel Benchimol walks us through the secret streets of this quiet Parisian neighborhood.

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Caption 8 [fr]: il s'agit de la rue Dieulafoy où nous trouvons [sic] maintenant.
Caption 8 [en]: it's Dieulafoy Street, where we are now.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Treizième arrondissement de Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Aqueducts in Paris? Who would have thought? Daniel Benchimol will show you where to find them. Follow him around the thirteenth arrondissement for a very interesting aquatic and rustic stroll.

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Caption 15 [fr]: il s'agit tout simplement du réservoir de Montsouris.
Caption 15 [en]: it's quite simply the Montsouris Reservoir.

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Actu Vingtième - La burqa

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Interviewees on the streets of Paris protest the banning of the burqa in public places in France and offer their perspectives on this controversial issue.

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Caption 34 [fr]: Il s'agit de se cacher le visage là quand même.
Caption 34 [en]: Here we're talking about hiding one's face, however.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Treizième arrondissement de Paris - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol gives us a tour of some of the historic and slightly quirky landmarks of Paris’s thirteenth arrondissement (district), which include an old artists’ colony, a hospital, and the city’s last remaining street urinal.

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Caption 21 [fr]: il s'agit de la prison de la Santé.
Caption 21 [en]: namely, the Santé [Health] Prison.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Seizième Arrondissement de Paris - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol gives us a tour of Paris’s sixteenth district, where you’ll find the homes of Benjamin Franklin and Honoré de Balzac, among much else.

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Caption 10 [fr]: Il s'agit de l'immeuble... d'Auguste Perret, l'architecte.
Caption 10 [en]: It's the building... by Auguste Perret, the architect.

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Voyage dans Paris - Butte Montmartre

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The Butte Montmartre is a famous Parisian tourist hot spot, much of it filled with teeming crowds of camera-happy visitors. But if you take a look down some of the side streets and back alleys, you may be surprised by all the magnificent sights to be seen.

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Caption 24 [fr]: et la statue Dalida; bien entendu il s'agit d'un hommage à la chanteuse,
Caption 24 [en]: and the Dalida Statue; of course, it's a tribute to the singer,

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Télé Miroir - Adresse postale du Père Noël

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know where Santa Claus lives? According to the post office, he lives on North Pole Street in the land of snow. And rest assured, if you send him a letter, it’ll get to where it needs to go.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Quant à l'adresse du destinataire, il s'agit du Père Noël,
Caption 24 [en]: As for the recipient's address, it's Santa Claus,

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

French Minister of Finance Christine Lagarde takes a stroll through the aisles of a Parisian supermarket, checking as she goes to see if the actual prices of the store’s dairy products match prices recorded in a recent French consumer’s report. The verdict? It appears that shelf prices are actually lower than what was listed in the report. But the French can rest assured that this won’t stop the government’s investigation into the country’s rising food prices.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Il s'agit de savoir à qui profite la hausse des prix.
Caption 23 [en]: The point is to find out who's profiting from the price increases.

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Le Journal - Contrôle des prix alimentaires - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The first in a trilogy of segments from Le Journal on the same subject, this video discusses the emergency measures called for by the French government, which has brought together a task force to deal with rising food prices in French stores.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Il s'agit de voir où sont les abus,
Caption 13 [en]: It's a question of seeing where the abuses are,

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Le Journal - Opérateurs virtuels de portables

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Virtual service providers hope to provide a cheaper alternative to the French mobile phone market. Debitel, a German company, hopes to reach would-be cell phone users who have not yet purchased a phone.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Il s'agit d'entreprises sans réseau propre
Caption 3 [en]: These are businesses without networks

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