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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 13 [fr]: qui a un nom... qui porte bien son nom
Caption 13 [en]: which has a name... which bears its name well

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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 32 [fr]: Il accueillait à l'époque, eh bien, les lavandières.
Caption 32 [en]: It housed at the time, well, the washerwomen.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Lagny-sur-Marne, a medieval town on the outskirts of Paris. If history is not your thing, you can visit a small museum where neo-impressionists works are displayed. The pioneers of pointillism made their debut in this charming little town.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Vous pourrez bien sûr découvrir des incontournables péniches,
Caption 18 [en]: You will of course be able to discover the inevitable barges,

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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 66 [fr]: Vous savez bien comment on peut vivre dans dix mètres carrés
Caption 66 [en]: You know very well how one can live in ten square meters

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In part three of this series on negation, Patricia demonstrates the use of adverbs of frequency in the affirmative and in the negative form. Some changes are required with some adverbs.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Dans mon cas, j'ai bien trop le vertige.
Caption 40 [en]: In my case, I get much too dizzy.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie's loyal fan, Gilles, cannot believe his luck when Sophie starts to show an interest in him at last. She even invites him to her place to pick up some old photographs of her for his blog.

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Caption 51 [fr]: J'imagine bien.
Caption 51 [en]: I can well imagine.

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Le Mans TV - Youssef Ben Amar, un rappeur engagé en politique

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Youssef Ben Amar is a rapper and political activist who is running for office in the fourth legislative district of the Sarthe department. He shares his views and urges people to take an interest in politics, which he believes is something that all people do every day.

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Caption 28 [fr]: Mais c'est bien dans la quatrième circonscription sarthoise
Caption 28 [en]: But it's really in the fourth legislative district of Sarthe

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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 14 [fr]: ce fut avec le palais des Tuileries à Paris bien sûr,
Caption 14 [en]: it was, with the Tuileries Palace in Paris of course,

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Micro-Trottoirs - Sacrée France Gall

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Following the recent passing of French singer France Gall, people share their reactions and thoughts about her songs and her life. She belonged to an older generation, but young people also enjoyed her songs.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Ah, oui. France Gall, elle était trop bien.
Caption 4 [en]: Oh, yes. France Gall, she was too good.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les différentes négations - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In the second part of this series on negation, you will learn the negative forms rien ne... (nothing), ne... aucun(e) (not any), and ne... nulle part (nowhere). We hope you will be feeling more positive about these negatives!

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Caption 6 [fr]: Tout va bien.
Caption 6 [en]: Everything is fine.

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Miniji - Patrick

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Competitors are taking part in the "Championnat de Bretagne de Miniji" (Brittany Miniji Championship) in Roscoff, a small port in Brittany. It's a sailing race that is similar to the America's Cup but with smaller boats especially designed for people with disability. The competitors had to abandon this round due to lack of wind.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Vous avez si bien commencé, là.
Caption 9 [en]: You started so well, here.

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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 3 [fr]: Écoutez, moi, je le trouve plutôt bien.
Caption 3 [en]: Listen, I find him quite good.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie gets a call from her agent and looks forward to some good news. However, instead of getting an audition for a new movie, she is faced with the prospect of embarking on a risky scheme to get her name in the news.

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Caption 26 [fr]: T'es bien gentil, mais tu prêches une convaincue, là.
Caption 26 [en]: You're very kind, but you're preaching to a convert [to the choir] here.

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Actus Quartier - Bêtes de scène ?

Difficulty: Advanced

France

People on the street are asked their opinions about including animals in circuses. Most people object to the practice, but some are undecided.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Certaines personnes sont pas d'accord avec... -Oui, oui, mais faites bien... -l'enfermement des animaux.
Caption 21 [en]: Some people don't agree with... -Yes, yes, but pay... -the confinement of animals.

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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 22 [fr]: pour faire bien et bon ben là c'est comme ça que... que je l'ai abordé.
Caption 22 [en]: to do well and, well, then it's like that... that I approached it.

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