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Voyage dans Paris - Cité Florale

Difficulty: Beginner

France

If you're into flowers, the Cité Florale (Floral City) is the place to go. Daniel Benchimol walks us through the secret streets of this quiet Parisian neighborhood.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes ici dans un ensemble qui s'appelle la Cité Florale,
Caption 2 [en]: We're here in a complex called the Cité Florale [Floral City],

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Actus Quartier - Fête de quartier Python-Duvernois - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Morocco, West Africa

Enjoy a stroll through the Python-Duvernois neighborhood fair, where a lot of activities are going on––food stands, bike rides, and much more!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Tu peux nous dire où est-ce que nous nous trouvons?
Caption 3 [en]: Can you tell us where we are?

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Manif du Mois - Le 1er mai des réfugiés tunisiens

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France, Tunisia

Young Tunisians take to the streets on May 1 to voice their discontent about Sarkozy's inflexible stance on refugee resettlement, which many see as racist.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Nous sommes le premier mai. C'est... c'est la fête mondiale des travailleurs.
Caption 4 [en]: This is May First. It's... it's the worldwide celebration of workers.

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Micro-Trottoirs - Un rêve récurrent?

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A reporter interviews people on the street about their dreams. The interviewees candidly share their dreams, from the classic chase nightmares to voluptuous dreams of skinny dipping in a fountain of chocolate.

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Caption 16 [fr]: parce que chez nous, nous on est musulmans en fait, euh...
Caption 16 [en]: because us, we're Muslims in our family actually, uh...

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Manif du Mois - Fukushima plus jamais ça

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In June 2011, a demonstration was held in Paris to protest nuclear power. Among the demonstrators were two precocious little girls who had a lot to say on the subject. The interviewer could hardly get a word in!

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Caption 13 [fr]: où on nous a fait croire que le nuage s'est arrêté aux frontières, euh...
Caption 13 [en]: where we were made to believe that the cloud stopped at the borders, uh...

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Pont Alexandre III

Difficulty: Beginner

France

According to our trusty tour guide, Daniel Benchimol, Paris's Alexander III Bridge is one of the most beautiful in the city. You might find it hard to disagree after watching this video!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Nous sommes en plein cœur de la capitale,
Caption 3 [en]: We are right in the heart of the capital,

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Actus Quartier - Fête de la rose au caviar rouge

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

The French Socialist Party held its second Fête de la rose (Rose Festival) in June 2011, thirty-three years after its first. The festival was filled with games and speeches (and cotton candy), in preparation for the French primary elections.

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Caption 44 [fr]: Ah, l'... la... l'ancienne Gauche caviar, oui. -Nous, on est la Gauche andouillette!
Caption 44 [en]: Oh, th'... the... the former caviar Left, yes. -Us, we're the andouillette [sausage] Left!

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La Brigade Activiste des Clowns - La BAC annonce de grandes mesures

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Brigade Activiste des Clowns (Clown Activist Brigade) has some revolutionary ideas for French politics. Among them are auctioning off the Senate, instituting nationwide illiteracy, and gradually enforcing the British system of driving on the left. Proper spelling is optional.

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Caption 1 [fr]: [Ceci est un communiqué du Roi des Clowns. Nous vous demandons toute votre attention.]
Caption 1 [en]: [This is an official statement from the King of Clowns. We're asking for your full attention.]

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Il était une fois: la vie - 6. Les petites plaquettes - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Have you ever wondered what a blood platelet actually does? Find out as the Once Upon a Time... series tackles biology.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Et nous alors? Qu'est-ce qu'on fait ici?
Caption 9 [en]: And what about us, then? What are we doing here?

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Arles - Un Petit Tour d'Arles - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Arles is an interesting town to visit, well-known for its Roman amphitheater. At one point two hundred houses were hiding inside the arena itself.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Et voilà. Là, nous sommes face à l'amphithéâtre, les arènes d'Arles.
Caption 1 [en]: And here we are. Here, we're in front of the amphitheater, the Arles arena.

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Il était une fois: l’Homme - 6. Le siècle de Périclès - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the next installment of Il était une fois..., we meet some of the great thinkers of ancient Greece: Socrates, Euripides, Sophocles, Protagoras, Anaxagoras, and others. You're sure to be enlightened by the end!

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Caption 6 [fr]: Viens avec moi. Nous montons à l'Acropole.
Caption 6 [en]: Come with me. We're going up to the Acropolis.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Palais-Royal

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The Palais-Royal (Royal Palace) is one of many palaces in France, located right in the heart of Paris. Directly across from the Louvre, the grounds of the Palais-Royal are now home to chic boutiques, gourmet restaurants, and stunning gardens.

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Caption 1 [fr]: Alors aujourd'hui nous nous trouvons maintenant au Palais-Royal,
Caption 1 [en]: So today we now find ourselves at the Palais-Royal [Royal Palace],

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Il était une fois: l’Homme - 6. Le siècle de Périclès - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A young man consults the Pythia (aka the Oracle of Delphi) to see if the gods will sanction his marriage to the girl of his dreams. What is her forecast? Find out in this video!

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Caption 3 [fr]: Veux-tu me suivre, nous allons consulter la Pythie.
Caption 3 [en]: If you want to follow me, we'll consult the Pythia.

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Voyage dans Paris - Parc Montsouris

Difficulty: Beginner

France

The Parc Montsouris is home to an interesting assortment of landmarks and is right next to Paris's famed Cité Universitaire. Come check it out with Daniel Benchimol!

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Caption 4 [fr]: Nous sommes maintenant dans le parc Montsouris, dans le sud de Paris.
Caption 4 [en]: We are now in Montsouris Park, in the south of Paris.

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Hangar - Les Mots

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Discover love in capital letters with the French band Hangar singing "Les Mots" [Words].

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Caption 25 [fr]: Ces interrogations qui nous démangent
Caption 25 [en]: These questions that make us itch

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