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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Soon after Claire and Harold move into their new Parisian apartment, strange things start to open. Their new neighbors explain that their new home may have been the scene of a murder. Claire believes it, but Harold remains skeptical. Will they be able to solve this mystery?

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Caption 25 [en]: Today, they are moving into their new Paris apartment.
Caption 25 [fr]: Aujourd'hui, ils emménagent dans leur nouvel appartement parisien.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the second part of his tour of the town of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, Daniel shows us the Montjoie Tower, a Romanesque dungeon whose walls are still standing today. He also takes us to a beautiful garden filled with rare plants.

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Caption 17 [en]: It's also one of the finest examples of Romanesque dungeons of the Paris region
Caption 17 [fr]: C'est aussi un des plus bel [sic] exemples de donjon roman de la région parisienne

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Lionel L - Loi travail: Suite et fin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A very unpopular labor law caused Parisians to protest near the Bastille before it was passed in 2015. President François Hollande invoked Article 49-3 of the Constitution to force this law through. The protests continued after the law was successfully enacted in 2016. For more information, you can visit the Nuit Debout and Convergence des Luttes websites.

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Caption 26 [en]: as rather frequently happens from Denfert-Rocherau, Nation, or Bastille [places in Paris].
Caption 26 [fr]: en l'occurrence assez souvent Denfert-Rochereau, Nation ou Bastille.

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout: Août 2016

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel gives us the latest updates on France's Nuit Debout protest movement. Though the movement is no longer centered around Paris's Place de la République, it's still gaining traction online.

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Caption 12 [fr]: des jeux sont mis à la disposition par la Mairie de Paris.
Caption 12 [en]: some games are made available by the Paris City Hall.

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Lionel - Verdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel stays in Verdun for part two of this series. You will see the remains of the famous Battle of Verdun, which took place in 1916 and lasted ten months. The French soldiers were called poilus or "hairy men" because of their unshaven faces. Verdun also has a magnificent cathedral with stained glass windows.

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Caption 26 [fr]: pour le placer sous l'Arc de Triomphe à Paris.
Caption 26 [en]: to place him under the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.

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Lionel - Verdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel Brigeot takes us to the northeast of France to the town of Verdun, where the famous Battle of Verdun took place during World War I. Follow Lionel up the Victory Steps, commemorating the battle in which more than one hundred sixty-three thousand soldiers lost their lives.

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Caption 2 [fr]: C'est une ville qui se trouve à deux cent vingt kilomètres de Paris
Caption 2 [en]: It's a city that is located two hundred twenty kilometers from Paris

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Le saviez-vous? - Les homonymes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this lesson, you will learn the difference between homonyms, homophones, and homographs illustrated with amusing examples. Challenge yourself by repeating the words that sound the same and see if you can spell them correctly. Good luck!

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Caption 21 [fr]: Je vis à Paris.
Caption 21 [en]: I live in Paris.

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Voyage en France - Maisons-Laffitte - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol is in Maisons-Laffitte, also known as the "horse city." He tells us about the history of its famous racetrack, which boasts the longest straight line segment of any racetrack in Europe. And if horses aren't your thing, there's a campground where you can relax by the river Seine.

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Caption 4 [fr]: à environ une vingtaine de kilomètres donc de Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: so about twenty kilometers from Paris.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Nos bébés ont été échangés... - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "Le Jour où tout a basculé: Nos bébés ont été échangés" (The Day When Everything Changed: Our Babies Were Switched at Birth), a family is in turmoil. Frédéric is very jealous of his wife Anne-Sophie and accuses her of having an affair with an old flame. Although all the evidence seems plausible, is there another explanation?

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Caption 29 [en]: We are in Villeneuve-sur-Seine, in the Paris suburbs.
Caption 29 [fr]: Nous sommes à Villeneuve-sur-Seine en banlieue parisienne.

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Le saviez-vous? - La Marseillaise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Patricia discusses the history of the the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise," explaining how the song traveled from the Rhine region to Marseille, where it earned its final name. She even sings a few lines of the song for us!

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Caption 26 [fr]: et l'entonnent lors de leur entrée triomphale aux Tuileries, à Paris,
Caption 26 [en]: and sing it during their triumphal arrival at the Tuileries in Paris,

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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 40 [en]: and in particular the re'... the north of France, so the Paris region.
Caption 40 [fr]: et en particulier la ré'... le nord de la France, donc la région parisienne.

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Lionel L - Le 49.3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French government's recent decision to invoke Article 49-3 of the Constitution in order to push through a controversial labor bill without a parliamentary vote. He also gives a brief description of the differences between the two houses of the French Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.

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Caption 4 [fr]: dans le centre de Paris, dans le sixième arrondissement,
Caption 4 [en]: in the center of Paris, in the sixth arrondissement,

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Voyage en France - Maisons-Laffitte - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel continues his visit to Maisons-Laffitte, home to many famous actors, authors, politicians, business tycoons, and others. According to Daniel, its villas are among the most beautiful in the Île-de-France region.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Nous nous trouvons dans le nord-ouest de Paris à environ une vingtaine de kilomètres de la capitale.
Caption 4 [en]: We are in the northwest of Paris at about twenty or so kilometers from the capital.

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Le saviez-vous? - La poésie française: Baudelaire - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia introduces one of France's most renowned poets, Charles Baudelaire. His major work, Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil), is still the most studied poetry collection in French schools and was as much a source of controversy as admiration in his day. Baudelaire's love affair with his muse, actress Jeanne Duval, was a main source of inspiration for Les Fleurs du Mal.

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Caption 14 [fr]: qui vécut à Paris au dix-neuvième siècle.
Caption 14 [en]: who lived in Paris in the nineteenth century.

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces the charming town of Compiègne and its magnificent City Hall. In the City Hall building, you'll find the Bancloque, a fourteenth-century bell that still rings today with the help of three automated figures called jacquemarts that "poke" the bell on the hour. And make sure to stop by the burger kiosk on your way out of the city for a delicious, locally sourced treat!

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Caption 4 [fr]: à peine moins de cent kilomètres au nord de Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: scarcely less than one hundred kilometers north of Paris.

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