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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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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Espion dans l'immeuble - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this episode of "Le Jour où tout a basculé" (The Day Everything Turned Upside Down), Sybille, a bored and lonely housewife, has developed the peculiar habit of spying on her neighbors across the street, much to her husband's dismay.

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Caption 22 [fr]: Nous sommes à Paris.
Caption 22 [en]: We are in Paris.

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Le Mans TV - Mon Village - Malicorne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Olivier takes us inside Malicorne's "Espace Faïence" (Earthenware Space), where permanent exhibits can be found as well as temporary ones like the current animal display. Set up like a treasure hunt, this exhibit is very popular with children.

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Caption 49 [en]: the Paris region, and then we have enthusiasts of ancient ceramics, collectors,
Caption 49 [fr]: région parisienne, et puis on a des amateurs de céramique ancienne, des collectionneurs

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - À la recherche de mon père - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In this new series, Le Jour où tout a basculé (The Day When Everything Turned Upside Down), a mother and son's close relationship is about to change. Enzo, who lives with his mother Murielle, runs into a man with a distinctive tattoo. Determined to track down the man, whom he believes to be his father, he starts an inquiry of his own despite his mother's skepticism.

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Caption 25 [en]: We are in a popular suburb of the Paris region.
Caption 25 [fr]: Nous sommes dans une banlieue populaire de la région parisienne.

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Watt’s In - Maître Gims : J'me Tire Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Advanced

France

The twenty-seven-year-old rapper Maître Gims talks about a change of direction in his career path. He decided to leave his rap group Sexion d'Assaut to sing solo for a while. He assures us that it's an amicable agreement and that he is looking forward to spreading his wings.

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Caption 68 [fr]: "Paris va bien", tout ça, "Qui t'a dit?".
Caption 68 [en]: "Paris Is Doing Well," all that, "Who Told You?"

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Gisors - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the last part of his tour of the town of Gisors, Daniel shows us an interesting structure called a cabinet de verdure (greenery chamber) as well as a waterfall that served as the major driving force of the town's economy for centuries. Daniel also tells us the story of Philippe Auguste and the Golden Virgin, which you won't want to miss!

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Caption 22 [fr]: Toujours rue de Paris, après la Vierge dorée,
Caption 22 [en]: Still on Paris Street, after the Golden Virgin,

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Voyage en France - Vexin Normand - Gisors - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

There's a lot to explore in the Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais Church in Gisors, including a towering wooden organ, a magnificent mural, and a spiral staircase. Daniel Benchimol gives us a detailed tour of this stunning work of architecture, which he counts as one of the most beautiful churches in Normandy.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à quatre-vingt kilomètres à l'ouest de la capitale, à l'ouest de Paris,
Caption 2 [en]: We are eighty kilometers west of the capital, west of Paris,

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Voyage en France - Le château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this tour of the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, you will discover a very old castle built by King Francis the First as well as a quintessentially French marketplace, whose numerous fountains make it the perfect place to cool off in the summer.

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Caption 2 [en]: We are in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, in the west of Paris.
Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes à Saint-Germain-en-Laye dans l'ouest parisien.

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Le saviez-vous? - D'où vient le nom de la France? - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

This video is all about the people of France, from the ancient Franks and Gauls to the present-day population, which currently numbers over sixty-six million inhabitants.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Sa capitale est Paris qui est située au centre-nord de la France.
Caption 17 [en]: Its capital is Paris, which is located in the northern center of France.

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Voyage en France - Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol is in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, where France's King Louis XIV was born. The Parisian suburb is also the site of the summer art exhibition Nouvelles folies à la française (New French Follies). This year's exhibition includes, among other things, a giant four-poster bed floating in the middle of a fountain!

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Caption 32 [fr]: relia Paris à Saint-Germain-en-Laye et fut ouverte au public.
Caption 32 [en]: linked Paris to Saint-Germain-en-Laye and was opened to the public.

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Lionel - à Metz - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel takes us to Metz, a city that was once part of Germany, being only some sixty kilometers from the German border. In this video you will learn a few facts about this Germanic city, and you will add a lot of useful terms to your going-about-town vocabulary.

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Caption 33 [fr]: juste derrière moi, à proximité des grands magasins comme à Paris
Caption 33 [en]: just behind me, in proximity to the department stores as in Paris,

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