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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel continues his tour of the town of L'Isle-Adam, making stops at the city hall, the beautiful Église Saint-Martin, and the Maison des Joséphites, which was built for a community of priests in 1661. Despite its age, the Maison des Joséphites keeps up with current technology—by swiping your smartphone in front of the QR code at its front entrance, you can read about the building's history on your phone.

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Caption 6 [en]: It dates from sixteen hundred sixty-one.
Caption 6 [fr]: Il date de mille six cent soixante-et-un.

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TV Tours - Amboise : Focus sur les étiquettes de vin d'Etiqroll

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This company in Rochecorbon makes innovative wine bottle labels to boost sales, and it seems to be working. Some of their labels feel like velvet, while others are wine-cellar-scented.

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Caption 9 [en]: in close collaboration with more than eight hundred wine growers,
Caption 9 [fr]: en étroite collaboration avec plus de huit cents vignerons,

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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us around L'Isle-Adam, which was recently ranked among the 100 most beautiful detours in France. From its historic stables to its fantastic covered market, this village is an essential stopover for your next trip to France!

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Caption 6 [en]: the label of the one hundred most beautiful detours in France.
Caption 6 [fr]: le label des cent plus beaux détours de France.

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Lionel - La Cathédrale de Toul - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Astrid gives us a detailed description of the Toul Cathedral, its history, and its special features. Though its gargoyles may look scary, they serve a special purpose: draining rainwater off the roof. A light and sound show takes place every year, highlighting the gargoyles and the cathedral's amazing architecture.

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Caption 6 [en]: Fourteen hundred ninety-six.
Caption 6 [fr]: Mille quatre cent quatre-vingt-seize.

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Actus Quartier - Repair Café

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

People flock to the Repair Café to have their broken devices repaired. The concept was introduced in Holland by a journalist who decided it was much better to fix things rather than throw them away. In a convivial atmosphere, volunteers fix items while you watch or you can fix it yourself with some assistance.

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Caption 59 [en]: Do you have the one hundred seven? -In my opinion it's just this one, yes.
Caption 59 [fr]: T'as les cent sept, toi? -À mon avis c'est juste celui-là, oui.

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TV Tours - La cathédrale Saint-Louis est ouverte aux musulmans

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Bishop of Blois organized an interfaith initiative in the cathedral. Christians and Muslims were invited to share their faith and exchange thoughts in hopes of uniting and promoting peace.

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Caption 52 [en]: Over three hundred people came from all over the department [region],
Caption 52 [fr]: Plus de trois cents personnes venues de tout le département,

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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 7 [en]: two hundred seventy from Paris.
Caption 7 [fr]: deux cent soixante-dix de Paris.

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Réchauffement climatique : Les stations sont préoccupées

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Global warming is threatening the ski industry in the French Alps. Many operators have to resort to snow guns to keep the slopes open as snowfall has halved in the last fifty years.

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Caption 1 [en]: Between one thousand and one thousand five hundred meters in altitude,
Caption 1 [fr]: Entre mille et mille cinq cents mètres d'altitude,

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Lionel L - Paris-Plage - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

During the summer, a portion of Paris reinvents itself as "Paris-Plage" [Paris Beach]. The capital turns into a vacation spot by providing water access and outdoor activities near the Seine and other waterways like the Canal de l'Ourcq.

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Caption 10 [en]: that measures one hundred eighty meters long
Caption 10 [fr]: qui mesure cent quatre-vingts mètres de long

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Le saviez-vous? - Jean de La Fontaine - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean de La Fontaine's fables are all-time classics that have been in the French school curriculum for many years, at all levels. It's safe to say that every French person knows at least one of his fables.

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Caption 6 [en]: This collection contains no fewer than two hundred forty fables.
Caption 6 [fr]: Ce recueil contient pas moins de deux cent quarante fables.

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Le Plan Voisin - Le projet fou auquel Paris a échappé

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Paris would be an entirely different city today if the architect Le Corbusier had carried out his ambitious project for the capital. But Minister of Culture André Malraux put a stop to this and set out to preserve the historic heritage of Paris by introducing a new law. Find out what Paris could have looked like in this video!

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Caption 20 [en]: able to house up to seven hundred thousand people.
Caption 20 [fr]: pouvant abriter jusqu'à sept cent mille personnes.

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Lionel - Langue sous hypnose

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel speaks with Pascal, the director of the "Langue Sous Hypnose" (Language Under Hypnosis) school, who explains how hypnosis can help make language learning less daunting. Though Pascal says that "it's not hypnosis that teaches people languages, it's the teacher," he claims that hypnosis can make your brain more receptive to learning a new language.

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Caption 36 [en]: German, five hundred, three thousand, et cetera, et cetera.
Caption 36 [fr]: l'allemand, cinq cents, trois mille, et cetera, et cetera.

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Voyage en France - Conflans-Sainte-Honorine - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel concludes his tour of Conflans-Sainte-Honorine by taking us along the quays to see some of the barges that are docked there. Among them, you will find a houseboat that doubles as a chapel and the last tug boat ever built in France!

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Caption 5 [en]: Here there are more than two hundred models of ships
Caption 5 [fr]: Il y a ici plus de deux cents maquettes de bateaux

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Les grandes robes royales - à Chinon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

This video takes us to Chinon to discover the creations of Cameroonian designer Lamyne M. His exhibition features three-meter-high dresses honoring the female sovereigns of France. He adds his own personal touch to the dresses, inspired by his travels around the world.

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Caption 14 [en]: so the king, uh... of the Hundred Years' War,
Caption 14 [fr]: donc le roi, euh... de la guerre de Cent Ans,

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Réfugiés de Calais - L’accueil des migrants en Finistère

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After the closing of the Calais Jungle, the Massé Trévidy Foundation has stepped in to take care of refugees in the Finistère region. The foundation works with a group of volunteers to provide administrative, social, and medical assistance to the refugees.

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Caption 2 [en]: five thousand five hundred ninety-six people were moved
Caption 2 [fr]: cinq mille cinq cent quatre-vingt-seize personnes ont été acheminées

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