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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 5 [fr]: Un peu plus haut se trouvent, euh...
Caption 5 [en]: Just a bit further up are found, uh...

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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 41 [fr]: Et comme vous pourrez le constater le niveau de la rivière est réellement très haut ces temps-ci.
Caption 41 [en]: And as you can see, the level of the river is really very high these days.

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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 8 [fr]: parce qu'elles font toutes soixante-dix-neuf mètres de haut,
Caption 8 [en]: because they're all seventy-nine meters high,

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Adrien - Rue des Martyrs

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Adrien talks to us about Paris's Rue des Martyrs [Martyrs Street]. There, a hapless bishop, Saint Denis, was decapitated. He supposedly carried his severed head in his hand all the way up the street. But rest assured, the street has none of this gruesome past. It's filled with restaurants, bars, cafes, and cabarets to keep you entertained and happy.

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Caption 55 [fr]: Un peu plus haut, il y a Chez Michou.
Caption 55 [en]: A little further up, there's Chez Michou [Michou's Place].

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Lionel L - Le "Canard" a 100 ans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Canard Enchaîné (Chained Duck) recently celebrated its 100-year anniversary. The independent satirical newspaper, known for its shocking headlines, survived many controversies and even censorship. It still has an avid fanbase today.

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Caption 44 [fr]: est toujours, euh... édulcorée et haut en couleur
Caption 44 [en]: is always, uh... toned down and highly colorful

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 144 [fr]: qui... qui était remontée un tout petit peu plus haut,
Caption 144 [en]: that... that had risen a tiny bit higher,

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Cœur de pirate - Mistral Gagnant

Difficulty: Intermediate

Canada

Cœur de Pirate (Pirate's Heart) sings a cover of Renaud's "Mistral Gagnant." Written for his daughter Lolita, the song revisits Renaud's childhood through the lens of old-time French candies such as Carambars, Car-en-Sacs, Roudoudous, and the titular Mistral Gagnants.

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Caption 32 [fr]: Et entendre ton rire s'envoler aussi haut
Caption 32 [en]: And hearing your laugh fly up so high

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Stromae - Te Quiero

Difficulty: Intermediate

Belgium

Stromae sings "Te Quiero" ("I love you" in Spanish). He describes a frustrating relationship that he knows he won't be able to quit.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Le moral bas en haut d'un pont, d'une falaise ou d'un building
Caption 40 [en]: Morale down on top of a bridge, a cliff, or a building

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Maître Gims - Sapés comme jamais ft. Niska

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Maître Gims teams up with Niska for "Sapés comme jamais." Dressed as a sapeur, a sort of Congolese fashionista, Maître Gims embraces his Congolese identity with panache and impeccable style.

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Caption 15 [fr]: Haut les mains! Haut les mains!
Caption 15 [en]: Hands up! Hands up!

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Louane - Maman

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this melancholy piano ballad, Louane Emera confesses her doubts and fears to her late mother. "Everything will start again in the spring," she sings, "except indelible loves."

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Caption 9 [fr]: Les gratte-ciel nous regardent de haut
Caption 9 [en]: Skyscrapers look down on us

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Lionel - La ville de Toul

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is in Toul, twenty-seven kilometers from Nancy in the northeast of France. This small medieval town has a pretty riverside port and a magnificent Gothic cathedral called Cathédrale Saint-Étienne. Don't miss Lionel's signature pun at the end of this video!

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Caption 25 [fr]: cette tourelle en haut octogonale qui concilie à la fois le baroque et la Renaissance
Caption 25 [en]: this octagonal turret on top that combines both baroque and Renaissance [styles]

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Le saviez-vous? - Le vocabulaire de la tête

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia focuses on the thinking, listening, and seeing part of the body, the head. She'll teach you a lot of useful vocabulary for various parts of the head, as well as some fun expressions.

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Caption 53 [fr]: Et en haut des joues,
Caption 53 [en]: And at the top of the cheeks,

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Lionel - Le vin de Toul - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel visits a vineyard in Bruley near Toul. In this video, the wine grower Isabelle explains the advantages of high vines versus low ones. The high vines are easier to maintain.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Alors que là, c'est trop haut pour que ça puisse rebondir.
Caption 26 [en]: Whereas there, it's too high for it to be able to bounce.

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Lionel - Le vin de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel visits a winery in the Lorraine region, which was full of vineyards in Roman times. Only a fraction of those vineyards remain today. This particular winery produces a wine called "Gris de Toul" (Toul Gray) due to the grayish color of the grapes during the fermentation process.

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Caption 16 [fr]: il faut qu'elles soient tout le temps remplies jusque... jusque... jusqu'en haut.
Caption 16 [en]: they need to be filled all the time to... to... to the brim.

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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 10 [fr]: et bien sûr, avec deux tours tout en haut qui sont extraordinaires
Caption 10 [en]: and, of course, with two towers at the very top that are extraordinary

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