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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Dourdan is a historic town with a magnificent church called the Église de Saint-Germain l'Auxerrois. Renamed the "Temple of Victorious Reason" during the Revolution, the church now contains a statue that bears a striking resemblance to Darth Vader (known as Dark Vador in France).

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Caption 15 [en]: On the twenty-fourth of August eighteen hundred six,
Caption 15 [fr]: Le vingt-quatre août mille huit cent six,

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Patrice Zana - L'artiste et ses inspirations - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Patrice Zana is a poet-artist inspired by the Dada movement and the concept of détournement (literally, "diversion," "hijacking"). He invented the term bris colisme to describe his practice, which employs fragmentation, collage, and wordplay in a variety of media.

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Caption 5 [en]: of the years nineteen hundred fifteen, nineteen hundred sixteen.
Caption 5 [fr]: des années mille neuf cent quinze, mille neuf cent seize.

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Le saviez-vous? - La socca, spécialité niçoise

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Socca is a simple dish that you can only find in Nice. A local family business has been serving this delicious, filling pastry made of garbanzo beans for generations. If you're passing through, don't forget to stop by and try it!

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Caption 23 [en]: Given that the oven goes up to four hundred degrees [Celsius],
Caption 23 [fr]: Étant donné que le four monte à quatre cents degrés,

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us inside the castle of Dourdan, with its belfry, arrow loops, and many fortifications. This castle has a somewhat unusual history: find out why its roof was knocked off and why it was pretty much impregnable.

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Caption 45 [en]: in particular the one of fifteen hundred ninety-one,
Caption 45 [fr]: notamment celui de mille cinq cent quatre-vingt-onze,

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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 11 [en]: built in its heart in twelve hundred twenty-two by Philippe Auguste.
Caption 11 [fr]: édifiée en son cœur en mille deux cent vingt-deux par Philippe Auguste.

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Sarah - Maison Victor Hugo

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Sarah presents the Victor Hugo House on the Rue des Vosges in Paris. This prolific writer, playwright, and poet spent time there before being exiled to the Channel Island of Guernsey.

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Caption 4 [en]: that was inaugurated in nineteen hundred and three.
Caption 4 [fr]: qui a été inaugurée en dix-neuf cent trois.

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel continues his visit to Lagny-sur-Marne, a small town where extraordinary events took place. Joan of Arc is said to have performed a miracle there on her second visit to Lagny. And the abbey-church of Saint Pierre once harbored a great secret: a nail from Jesus's cross. Unfortunately, the nail was lost, but not forgotten, as it now features on Lagny's coat of arms.

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Caption 7 [en]: more precisely to six hundred forty-three.
Caption 7 [fr]: plus précisément en six cent quarante-trois.

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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 38 [en]: lived there and died there on November fifteenth, eighteen hundred forty-six.
Caption 38 [fr]: y vécut et y décéda le quinze novembre dix-huit cent quarante-six.

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Adrien - Buttes Chaumont

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover the beautiful Parc des Buttes Chaumont in Paris with Adrien. This peaceful park used to be an execution site in the thirteenth century. Its gruesome past long forgotten, it is now a peaceful place where Parisians can get away from the city.

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Caption 4 [en]: It's a park that just celebrated its one hundred fiftieth anniversary,
Caption 4 [fr]: C'est un parc qui vient de fêter ses cent cinquante ans,

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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 91 [en]: I pay seven hundred euros for twenty-two square meters with three children.
Caption 91 [fr]: Je paye sept cents euros pour vingt-deux mètres carrés avec trois enfants.

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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 13 [en]: From eighteen hundred to eighteen hundred two,
Caption 13 [fr]: De dix-huit cent à dix-huit cent deux,

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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 35 [en]: It's... that's it, from two thousand six to two thousand nine, more than two hundred fifty concerts.
Caption 35 [fr]: C'est... c'est voilà deux mille six à deux mille neuf plus de deux cent cinquante concerts.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 9 [en]: a one thousand two hundred year old manuscript
Caption 9 [fr]: un manuscrit de mille deux cents ans

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Lea - Cour Saint-Émilion

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea takes us on a mini tour of Cour Saint-Émilion in the twelfth arrondissement in Paris. Named for the wine that used to be sold there, the Cour Saint-Émilion has suffered fires and floods but was rebuilt a few times and is now a lovely open-air shopping complex.

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Caption 44 [en]: was built in eighteen hundred sixty
Caption 44 [fr]: il a été construit en mille huit cent soixante

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Voyage en France - Mont-Valérien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Mont-Valérien, the highest vantage point just outside of Paris, where you will be able to take in a sweeping view of the capital. Mont-Valérien also represents a sad part of history, a site where thousands were executed during World War II. General de Gaulle inaugurated a memorial in 1962 to honor its victims.

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Caption 6 [en]: one hundred sixty-two meters in altitude,
Caption 6 [fr]: cent soixante-deux mètres d'altitude,

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