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Voyage en France - Maisons-Laffitte - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part three of our visit to Maisons-Laffitte, Daniel Benchimol reveals even more interesting facts about this city. The Maisons Castle, which epitomizes seventeenth-century French architecture, has been used for the filming of many famous movies, such as Love and Death, Dangerous Liaisons, Queen Margot, and many more.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Il fait un temps radieux. Je suis maintenant dans un magnifique passage,
Caption 3 [en]: The weather is gorgeous. I am now in a magnificent passageway,

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Lionel L - Le 49.3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel discusses the French government's recent decision to invoke Article 49-3 of the Constitution in order to push through a controversial labor bill without a parliamentary vote. He also gives a brief description of the differences between the two houses of the French Parliament, the Senate and the National Assembly.

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Caption 21 [fr]: le passage en force du gouvernement
Caption 21 [en]: the government's forced passage

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Lionel L - Nuit Debout - Journée internationale - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Lionel concludes his series on Nuit Debout. The protest movement, expressing discontent with politics in general, is spreading. Lawyers have joined the fight, and the attitudes of the media and politicians toward the movement are slowly shifting.

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Caption 14 [fr]: puisque comme le gouvernement a tenté son passage en force
Caption 14 [en]: since, as the government attempted its forced passage [of a labor law]

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Voyage en France - Compiègne - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In the third installment of Daniel's tour of Compiègne, he shows us the magnificent Saint Jacques Church, which happens to be a stop along the Way of St. James. He also takes us to some former salt warehouses and to a beautiful garden surrounded by medieval walls.

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Caption 12 [fr]: Rue des Lombards, un petit passage, une indication pizza-stromboli.
Caption 12 [en]: On Rue des Lombards, a small passageway, a pizza-stromboli sign.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le Parc Georges-Brassens

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Take a stroll with Daniel Benchimol through Georges Brassens Park, built on the site of the former Vaugirard slaughterhouses. The park includes one of Paris's many jardins pédagogiques (educational gardens) run by local schoolchildren. It's also a few steps away from the famous artists' colony known as La Ruche (The Beehive).

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Caption 25 [fr]: À quelques mètres du parc Georges Brassens, passage de Dantzig,
Caption 25 [en]: A few meters from Georges Brassens Park, Passage de Dantzig [Dantzig Passageway],

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Voyage en France - Le château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In this tour of the town of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, you will discover a very old castle built by King Francis the First as well as a quintessentially French marketplace, whose numerous fountains make it the perfect place to cool off in the summer.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Avant de vous quitter, quelques mots depuis certainement le passage le moins large
Caption 40 [en]: Before leaving you, a few words from certainly the least wide passageway

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Joanna - La course à pied: Récupération

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

After going for a run, it's always good to do some stretching to make sure you don't become sore. In this video, Laurent shows Joanna some basic stretches for relieving muscle pain. Try them after your next run so you don't pull any muscles!

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Caption 32 [fr]: Ensuite? -Ensuite on peut étirer toujours adducteurs et ischios par un passage de fente.
Caption 32 [en]: Next? -Next we can always stretch the adductors and hamstrings with a stationary lunge.

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Voyage dans Paris - Le 10ème Arrondissement - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol concludes his tour of Paris's tenth arrondissement by taking us through the "Nouvelle Athènes" (New Athens) neighborhood, home of some of the great figures of nineteenth-century romanticism. The tenth is also home to the smallest house in Paris, at less than five meters (sixteen feet) high!

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Caption 7 [fr]: au numéro cinq bis du passage de l'Agent Bailly.
Caption 7 [en]: at number five "bis" [numbering akin to 5A] of the "Passage de l'Agent Bailly" [Agent Bailly Passage].

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Il était une fois: Les Amériques - 9. Cortés et les Aztèques - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

This new episode of "Il était une fois..." covers Cortés and the Aztecs. The story starts in 1519, when Ferdinand Magellan attempts to circumnavigate the earth. His ship makes it as far as Brazil.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Était-ce enfin le passage vers l'ouest?
Caption 21 [en]: Was this finally the passage to the west?

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Voyage dans Paris - La Butte aux Cailles

Difficulty: Beginner

France

In this episode, Daniel Benchimol introduces La Buttes aux Cailles, a neighborhood in the thirteenth arrondissement in Paris. He will tell you all about the origins of the street, its free spring water fountain, and its artsy walls decorated with stencils.

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Caption 7 [fr]: Nous sommes maintenant passage du Moulin des Prés
Caption 7 [en]: We are now in the Passage du Moulin des Prés [Meadow Windmill Passage]

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 55 [fr]: Vous êtes de passage. Il faut absolument que vous alliez au Saguenay.
Caption 55 [en]: You are visiting. You absolutely must go to Saguenay.

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Voyage dans Paris - Les Secrets du Marais

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Le Marais (literally "The Marsh") is one of Paris's most historic districts, with many medieval buildings and streets still intact. In this video, Daniel Benchimol reveals some of the district's architectural secrets, such as an impeccable fourteenth-century house and the remnants of a late twelfth-century wall.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Ne manquez pas d'emprunter ce passage, le passage Saint-Paul.
Caption 17 [en]: Don't miss taking this passage, the Saint Paul Passage.

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Salon Eco Habitat - Primacalc, système anti-calcaire

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

A Primacalc representative introduces a revolutionary eco-friendly device that softens hard water. The device can be installed by a savvy handyman or a plumber.

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Caption 21 [fr]: Le passage de l'eau sous un angle bien précis en combinaison avec ces neutralisateurs,
Caption 21 [en]: The passage of water at a very precise angle, in combination with these neutralizers,

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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 26 [fr]: Sur la place de la Bastille, arrêtez-vous et découvrez le Passage du Cheval Blanc.
Caption 26 [en]: On the Bastille Square, stop and discover the Passage du Cheval Blanc [White Horse Passageway].

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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 32 [fr]: C'est le passage des écluses.
Caption 32 [en]: It's the passage through the locks.

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