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Joanna - La Place Stanislas

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Joanna and Caroline take us to the northern French city of Nancy in Lorraine. They'll show you around the beautiful Place Stanislas, classified as a World Heritage Site, and the famous Daum crystal studio. A beautiful art piece might set you back a few thousand euros... Be sure to bring your check book or your credit card!

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Caption 12 [en]: a century, I think. One hundred fifty years, maybe.
Caption 12 [fr]: un siècle il me semble. Cent cinquante ans peut-être.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de la Bastille

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us around Paris's historic Bastille neighborhood, the site of one of the most significant events of the French Revolution. Today the area is much more subdued, with the relaxing Port de l'Arsenal and its friendly yacht club and a private mansion located on what is considered the most expensive square meter in the city.

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Caption 13 [en]: that are found at about a hundred meters from the square on the Henri-Galli Square.
Caption 13 [fr]: qui se trouvent à une centaine de mètres de la place sur le Square Henri-Galli.

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TV Tours - Ouverture du 3ème festival de Chambord

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The pianist Alexandre Tharaud plays Beethoven and Chopin in the beautiful surroundings of the Chambord castle. It's an outdoor concert, but the acoustics are so powerful that the performers can hear a pin drop from the audience!

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Caption 18 [en]: Last year, the music won over two thousand eight hundred spectators
Caption 18 [fr]: L'an dernier, la musique avait conquis deux mille huit cent spectateurs

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TV8 Mont Blanc - Exposition : La poterie au fil des temps

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

An exhibition called "Pottery through the Ages" is being held at La Châtaignère in Savoie, near the Alps. A friendly woman explains the history of pottery, from Ancient Egyptian artifacts to Biblical clay men to modern techniques.

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Caption 37 [en]: three hundred sixty earthenware objects covering a period
Caption 37 [fr]: trois cent soixante objets de terre cuite couvrant une période

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Voyage dans Paris - Autour de Notre Dame

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Everyone is familiar with Paris's iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral, but the area around this Gothic landmark is worth exploring as well. From a gorgeous flower market to medieval tombs tucked away in a small side street, there's plenty to discover in this famous neighborhood.

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Caption 20 [en]: erected for the occasion of the cathedral's eight hundred and fifty years.
Caption 20 [fr]: érigée à l'occasion des huit cent cinquante ans de la cathédrale.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Canaux de Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol has done it again! He uncovers yet another surprise for us right in the heart of Paris. Where can you catch a movie and a ferry at the same time? Find out in this new edition.

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Caption 14 [en]: This bridge was built in eighteen hundred fifty-five
Caption 14 [fr]: Ce pont a été construit en dix-huit cent cinquante-cinq

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets de Belleville

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In his latest Paris series, Daniel Benchimol reveals the secrets of Belleville. Follow him down the neighborhood's secret passageways to discover some peaceful surprises tucked away amid the hustle and bustle of Paris.

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Caption 10 [en]: at an altitude of one hundred and twenty-eight meters, to install his optical telegraph.
Caption 10 [fr]: à cent vingt-huit mètres d'altitude, pour installer son télégraphe optique.

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Grand Lille TV - Visite des serres de Tourcoing

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The greenhouses at the Tourcoing botanical garden contain a lot of exotic greenery, from banana trees to cacao and coffee plants. Visitors can take a guided tour of the garden to see where some of the foods they eat every day come from.

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Caption 3 [en]: this little island of greenery consists of no less than two thousand five hundred plants and flowers.
Caption 3 [fr]: cet îlot de verdure comporte pas moins de deux mille cinq cents plantes et fleurs.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 1. Les premiers Américains - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this segment of the Il était une fois episode on the Americas, a group of hunters go across what is now known as the Bering Strait in search of game. Little do they know that, by doing so, they'll become the first settlers of North America!

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Caption 8 [en]: had dropped by one hundred meters, uncovering the shallow ground in this area.
Caption 8 [fr]: avait baissé de cent mètres, découvrant la terre peu profonde en cet endroit.

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Voyage dans Paris - La Campagne à Paris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Daniel Benchimol walks us through one of Paris's most charming neighborhoods, the Campagne à Paris (Countryside in Paris). This small, quiet corner of the 20th arrondissement is made up of only 89 houses built in 1906 and gives the impression of a quaint village inside a major city.

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Caption 6 [en]: that was created in nineteen hundred and six.
Caption 6 [fr]: qui a été créé en mille neuf cent six.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us through the gorgeous Parc des Buttes Chaumont, which was built in 1867 for the World's Fair. He also points out some mysterious baskets with proverbs written on them hiding in different spots around the park, which just goes to show that you can find anything in Paris!

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Caption 17 [en]: a staircase of two hundred steps entirely cut into the rock.
Caption 17 [fr]: un escalier de deux cents marches, intégralement taillé dans la roche.

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TV Sud - Inauguration pluvieuse des allées Jean-Jaurès à Nîmes

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nîmes is experiencing a revival thanks to extensive renovations of its main street, Allée Jean Jaurès. People show up en masse for its inauguration despite the rainy weather.

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Caption 6 [en]: And it remained very, very rural until nineteen hundred forty.
Caption 6 [fr]: Et il est resté très, très rural jusqu'en dix-neuf cent quarante.

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 1. Les premiers Américains - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The series Il était une fois… les Amériques: Les premiers Américains (Once Upon a Time… the Americas: The First Americans) relates American history from the very beginning up to the twentieth century. Enjoy the opening song about the making of America and its first settlers...

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Caption 32 [en]: the level of which had dropped one hundred meters.
Caption 32 [fr]: dont le niveau était descendu de cent mètres.

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Yacine Boularès - La Tunisie

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The musician Yacine Boularès talks to us about his large family, which spans two continents, and explains the origins of French influence in Tunisia.

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Caption 10 [en]: so I have twelve uncles and aunts and about one hundred or one hundred twenty cousins.
Caption 10 [fr]: donc j'ai douze oncles et tantes et à peu près cent ou cent vingt cousins.

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Margaux et Manon - Magasin de chaussures - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Margaux and Manon are playing shop. Margaux is the lucky customer buying shoes and Manon settles for second best, playing the shopkeeper. Now you're all set to go shoe shopping on your next trip to France!

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Caption 36 [en]: Blue Card [major credit card]. -Very well. So that's two hundred fifty [euros].
Caption 36 [fr]: Carte Bleue. -Très bien. Alors c'est deux cent cinquante.

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