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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel concludes his discussion of train rides in France at the Rémilly station. Built in 1851, the station now has a special significance for film lovers.

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Caption 5 [fr]: Et par ici, nous allons vers Paris et Metz.
Caption 5 [en]: And here, we go toward Paris and Metz.

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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the last part of his tour of L'Isle-Adam, Daniel takes us to the town's glassblower, who offers introductory courses in his beautiful artform. He also shows us the L'Isle-Adam ponds (which act as a sanctuary for over 150 bird species) and the mysterious Chinese pavilion, the architect and construction date of which remain unknown.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans le département du Val d'Oise à une trentaine de kilomètres de Paris.
Caption 2 [en]: We are in the Val d'Oise department, about thirty kilometers from Paris.

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Et à Paris, on a commencé comme ça.
Caption 21 [en]: And in Paris, we started like that.

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Still in Toul, Lionel takes a closer look at the Saint-Étienne Cathedral in Toul. Its construction started in the thirteen hundreds and was completed around 1495.

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Caption 7 [fr]: deux cent soixante-dix de Paris.
Caption 7 [en]: two hundred seventy from Paris.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Rêves et cauchemars

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Micro-Trottoirs is interested in people's dreams and nightmares. Accounts range from pleasant dreams of swimming with dolphins to terrifying nightmares of people being amputated.

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Caption 37 [fr]: Ça devait, je pense, se passer juste après les attentats de Paris...
Caption 37 [en]: It must, I think, have taken place just after the Paris attacks...

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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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