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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel on his discovery of Dourdan, a small town in the Essonne department. This charming place is filled with history and boasts a thirteenth-century covered market that has been rebuilt over the years and is still in use today.

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Caption 6 [fr]: Nous sommes à une soixantaine de kilomètres au sud de Paris.
Caption 6 [en]: We are about sixty kilometers south of Paris.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of Lagny-sur-Marne. This small town is famous for its battle with the English (or les Anglois in Old French), valiantly fought by Joan of Arc in 1430. You will also find more peaceful sites like the washhouse, where, by municipal decree, everyone had to be silent....

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Caption 10 [fr]: le texte nous explique que "Jeanne d'Arc désirant rendre Paris à la France,
Caption 10 [en]: the text explains to us that "Joan of Arc, wishing to give Paris back to France,

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 127 [fr]: Moi, ça fait vingt ans que j'attends la mairie de Paris
Caption 127 [en]: Me, I've been waiting for twenty years for the Paris city hall,

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Voyage en France - Rueil-Malmaison

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to town of Rueil-Malmaison and its famous castle, which once housed Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Joséphine. Besides being Empress of France, Joséphine also invented the concept of the rose garden during her stay in the castle.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Nous sommes environ à huit kilomètres de Paris, la capitale.
Caption 5 [en]: We are around eight kilometers away from Paris, the capital.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Macron, fais pas l'autruche !

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

After one year in power, President Macron has lost some of his popularity. Opinions are divided as to his performance, but most agree that he is a very shrewd ruler, for better or worse.

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Caption 85 [fr]: soutien aux cheminots dans la ville de Paris, euh...
Caption 85 [en]: support for the railway workers in the city of Paris, uh...

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Watt’s In - Grand Corps Malade : "3ème Temps" interview exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In an interview with "Watt's In," Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade, reflects on his success and his creative process. A self-proclaimed artiste engagé (artist activist), this talented slam poet shares some great insights on songwriting and collaborating with other musicians.

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Caption 100 [fr]: on a quelques... quelques dates de province et on sera à Paris,
Caption 100 [en]: we have some... some dates in the provinces and we'll be in Paris,

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Voyage en France - Le Mémorial de la France combattante - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us back to the WWII Mont-Valérien Memorial, just around the corner from the Suresnes American Cemetery. Jenna, the onsite guide, delivers a grim account of how mass executions by the Germans took place, from the reading of the sentence, to the long wait before the execution, to the firing squad and the disposing of the bodies.

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Caption 2 [en]: We are in the west of Paris, more precisely on Mont-Valérien [Mount Valérien].
Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans l'ouest parisien, plus précisément sur le Mont-Valérien.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie's acting career is in a bad place. She hasn't had a movie role in two years, and her agent is giving her two months before he gives up on her. However, an unlikely solution might revive her career. We'll find out what it is in the next few episodes.

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Caption 29 [fr]: Nous sommes à Paris dans le bureau d'Alexandre Urzinger, un agent artistique.
Caption 29 [en]: We are in Paris, in the office of Alexandre Urzinger, a talent agent.

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Lionel L - Quai d'Austerlitz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When the weather is nice, Parisians meet up on the riverbanks every weekend to dance, talk, and spend time with friends. For those who love dancing, there are free salsa, hip-hop, and Afro-Cuban dance lessons. It's a party!

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Caption 44 [fr]: il [sic] est assez difficile à Paris,
Caption 44 [en]: it's rather difficult in Paris,

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nemours is nicknamed the "Venice of the Gâtinais" (a former French province), and you'll see why in the final part of Daniel's tour of the town. Traversed by many streams and rivers, Nemours is also a great place to go hiking and immerse yourself in a medieval atmosphere.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Nous sommes à... environ à une centaine de kilomètres de Paris,
Caption 3 [en]: We are at... about one hundred or so kilometers from Paris,

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next part of his tour of Nemours, Daniel shows us the Church of Saint John the Baptist, a medieval church that was destroyed in the 1600s and then rebuilt over the course of the next two centuries. It houses a bell called the Cloche Philippe (Philippe Bell), which has a lengthy history of its own.

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Caption 2 [fr]: à une centaine de kilomètres de Paris,
Caption 2 [en]: at around a hundred kilometers from Paris,

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The town of Nemours is linked to the history of the United States in two important ways. Daniel will tell you more about that in this segment of his tour, and he'll also show you a group of charming bridges called the "Ponts des Petits Fossés" (Little Ditch Bridges).

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Caption 3 [fr]: à environ une heure de route de Paris.
Caption 3 [en]: about a one-hour drive from Paris.

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Lea & Lionel L - Bibliothèque François Mitterrand - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The François Mitterrand Library, part of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (National Library of France), is comprised of four large towers in the shape of open books. Lea notes that most of the library's visitors are specialists in art, science, and architecture rather than students.

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Caption 43 [fr]: si on est pour quelques jours à Paris d'aller voir l'intérieur.
Caption 43 [en]: if you're in Paris for a few days to go see the inside.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Nous sommes à Paris dans le onzième arrondissement près du canal Saint Martin.
Caption 26 [en]: We are in Paris in the eleventh arrondissement near the Saint Martin Canal.

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Boursorama - Voici pourquoi il n'y a plus de beurre dans votre supermarché...

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The price of butter has skyrocketed in the past year. It's a concern for French people, bakeries, and supermarkets alike. As you may know, butter is a basic and indispensable ingredient in French cuisine. Multiple reasons are cited in this video for this sudden increase. Let's hope it's only temporary!

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Caption 68 [en]: for example in a bakery in the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris,
Caption 68 [fr]: exemple dans une boulangerie du quinzième arrondissement parisien,

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