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Le saviez-vous? - La Promenade des Anglais - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia explains how the famous Promenade des Anglais running along the seaside of Nice got its name. The Promenade has been hosting various cultural and sporting events such as motor races since the early 1900s.

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Caption 41 [en]: A record was broken there in nineteen hundred two by Léon Serpollet:
Caption 41 [fr]: Un record y a été battu en mille neuf cent deux par Léon Serpollet:

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sceaux is full of many historical treasures, including a castle and an orangery, as well as an esplanade that became famous more recently as the site of a historic concert by Madonna in 1987. Watch the video to find out which French president was there (and the legend attached to his attendance!).

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Caption 10 [en]: Over one hundred thirty thousand participants were here, astounded, to cheer her on,
Caption 10 [fr]: Plus de cent trente mille participants étaient là ébahis à l'acclamer

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Keen'V - Tahiti

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this song, Keen'V dreams of fleeing to Tahiti, where he'll "live his best life." If only he weren't in COVID lockdown!

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Caption 3 [en]: You are on flight seven hundred seventy-seven
Caption 3 [fr]: Vous êtes sur le vol sept cent soixante-dix-sept

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Voyage en France - Sceaux - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In addition to its historic castle, the town of Sceaux is also home to a group of vegetated islets that provide passersby with a place to rest and wild birds with a place to nest. The castle grounds also include an orangery and numerous pavilions to explore.

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Caption 24 [en]: These islets extend over four hundred fifty square meters.
Caption 24 [fr]: Ces îlots s'étendent sur quatre cent cinquante mètres carrés.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Ma fille et mon mari se sont fait berner - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

France

After winning a TV talent show, Alison thought that it would open the door to fame and success as a singer. Unfortunately, her notoriety was shortlived, and she hasn't been able to land any contracts.

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Caption 12 [en]: One hundred thousand euros.
Caption 12 [fr]: Cent mille euros.

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Le Monde - Nouvelle-Calédonie : la dernière colonie française - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France, New Caledonia

In New Caledonia, the last French colony, two societies continue to coexist: the descendants of the white colonists known as "Caldoches," and the native Kanaks, whose numbers were decimated by the colonists beginning in 1853.

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Caption 35 [en]: only in eighteen hundred fifty-three,
Caption 35 [fr]: qu'en dix-huit cent cinquante-trois,

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Lionel - La Place de la Fontaine de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

We continue our visit to Liverdun with Lionel. The town features a lot of houses with gerbières, or hayloft windows, through which people would hoist sheaves of wheat.

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Caption 7 [en]: in fourteen hundred sixty-seven,
Caption 7 [fr]: en mille quatre cent soixante-sept

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Des hôtes pas comme les autres - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Valentine hatched a plan to compromise Jeanne with her so-called fiancé, but Jeanne has a plan of her own that will turn the situation to her own advantage.

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Caption 52 [en]: Your husband gave me three hundred euros to play the part.
Caption 52 [fr]: Votre mari m'a donné trois cents euros pour faire le rôle.

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Amal et Caroline - La Pyramide du Louvre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Amal and Caroline are sitting in front the Louvre Museum and its famous glass pyramid. Once controversial, the pyramid is now considered one of the museum's finest works of art.

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Caption 4 [en]: So there's already a hundred or so people
Caption 4 [fr]: Donc y a déjà une centaine de personnes

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Lionel - La Place de la Fontaine de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The village of Liverdun has an interesting fountain with a huge underground reservoir that collects water from the nearby Moselle River. In the Middle Ages, people used the religious statues on the village's street corners to orient themselves.

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Caption 26 [en]: in fourteen hundred sixty-seven.
Caption 26 [fr]: en mille quatre cent soixante-sept.

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Le saviez-vous? - L'animation dans le Vieux Nice

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Patricia talks about the bustling Cours Saleya in the Vieux Nice neighborhood. In the nineteenth century the Cours Saleya attracted intellectuals to its literary salons, as well as tourists from all over the world.

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Caption 13 [en]: This literary salon, created in eighteen hundred thirty-nine,
Caption 13 [fr]: Ce salon littéraire créé en mille huit cent trente-neuf

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Aurélien et Automne - Oreo fait maison - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Automne and her dad finish preparing their homemade Oreo cookies. It's a great success!

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Caption 40 [en]: We'll place them in the oven at one hundred sixty degrees [Celsius],
Caption 40 [fr]: On les placera au four à cent soixante degrés

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Amal et Caroline - La cigarette

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Amal confronts Caroline about her smoking habit. Caroline knows that she's addicted and would like to quit. Amal suggests they both start jogging early in the morning to help her overcome her addiction.

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Caption 96 [en]: Uh... I think you can lose up to three hundred kilocalories per wee'...
Caption 96 [fr]: Euh... je crois qu'on peut perdre jusqu'à trois cents kilocalories par se'...

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Lionel L - Le déconfinement

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In May 2020, France entered its deconfinement phase. While the French people are no longer expected to obtain written permission for leaving their homes, they still have to exercise caution and wear masks in most public places.

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Caption 6 [en]: to a distance of one hundred kilometers from home,
Caption 6 [fr]: à une distance de cent kilomètres du domicile,

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Aurélien et Automne - Oreo fait maison - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Automne and her dad are making delicious Oreo cookies. A perfect way to while away the hours in these times of quarantine and social isolation.

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Caption 11 [en]: Of... one hundred grams of flour,
Caption 11 [fr]: De... cent grammes de farine,

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