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Voyage en France - Fourqueux

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel Benchimol on his tour of the quaint town of Fourqueux. There, you will find a magnificent house where Victor Hugo, the famous French poet and writer, once stayed. Adding to the historic atmosphere, old road markers and vintage hand-painted advertising signs are a great reminder of a colorful past.

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Caption 13 [fr]: Au fait, petite devinette juste pour le plaisir:
Caption 13 [en]: By the way, a small riddle just for fun:

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père n'est pas mort - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Adèle spends a few precious hours with her father who is gravely ill. She is grateful for the connection she made during the short time she spent with him.

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Caption 18 [fr]: Je m'étais construit une cabane dans la petite grotte,
Caption 18 [en]: I built myself a hut in the little cave,

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Lionel - Voyage en train - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel concludes his discussion of train rides in France at the Rémilly station. Built in 1851, the station now has a special significance for film lovers.

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Caption 57 [fr]: puisque le train traverse cette petite ville dans le film "Le train",
Caption 57 [en]: since the train goes through this small town in the movie "The Train,"

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Lionel - Les bières artisanales Coin Coin

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Lionel is at a local market in Toul near Alsace, where he samples a beer from a local micro-brewery that sells its products at several markets in the area. The beer goes by the name of "Coin Coin" ("Quack Quack") for no other reason than catching people's attention. The young lady, who brews the beer herself, reassures Lionel that consuming her beer will not give him webbed feet...

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Caption 34 [fr]: Coin Coin. Je prendrai un petit, euh... une petite documentation?
Caption 34 [en]: "Coin Coin." I'll take a little, uh... a little documentation?

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père n'est pas mort - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Adèle discovers the whole truth about her dad and the tragic circumstances that led to his forced disappearance. Her mother's attempts to sugarcoat the truth do little to appease her anger.

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Caption 36 [fr]: il est obligé lui-même de sous-louer une petite chambre.
Caption 36 [en]: he himself has to sublet a small room.

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Lionel - Le vin de Toul - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel visits a winery in the Lorraine region, which was full of vineyards in Roman times. Only a fraction of those vineyards remain today. This particular winery produces a wine called "Gris de Toul" (Toul Gray) due to the grayish color of the grapes during the fermentation process.

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Caption 39 [fr]: Euh... y a une petite pointe d'acidité mais qui n'est pas agressive du tout.
Caption 39 [en]: Uh... there's a hint of acidity, but which is not aggressive at all.

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Le saviez-vous? - Les verbes du 1er groupe les plus utilisés - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

Patricia goes over some of the most commonly used verbs of the first group (ending in -er). Once you learn them, try creating a story out of them!

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Caption 31 [fr]: Petite particularité pour le verbe "payer":
Caption 31 [en]: A small peculiarity for the verb "to pay":

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père n'est pas mort - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France None

Adèle's mother tries in vain to keep the truth from Adèle, who found out her father might not be dead after all. A surprise visit complicates things even further.

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Caption 35 [fr]: étaient morts quand j'étais petite.
Caption 35 [en]: died when I was little.

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Voyage en France - L'Isle-Adam - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of the town of L'Isle-Adam, from a river pool inaugurated by Johnny Weissmuller (best known for playing Tarzan) to a mermaid statue that recalls the famous "Little Mermaid" of Copenhagen. Stay tuned for the next and final segment to discover even more hidden gems of L'Isle-Adam.

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Caption 30 [fr]: Vous verrez bien évidemment une certaine similitude avec la petite sirène de Copenhague.
Caption 30 [en]: You will obviously see a certain similarity to the little mermaid of Copenhagen.

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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 31 [fr]: On raconte une petite histoire sur la contre-étiquette,
Caption 31 [en]: A little story is told on the back label,

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Le saviez-vous? - Comment voyager?

Difficulty: Beginner

France

Do you know how to travel in France? If not, Patricia will give you some travel tips and vocabulary. Follow her all the way to Antibes!

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Caption 55 [fr]: avec une petite bouteille d'eau.
Caption 55 [en]: with a little bottle of water.

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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 2 [fr]: Toul est une petite ville de dix-sept mille habitants.
Caption 2 [en]: Toul is a small town of seventeen thousand inhabitants.

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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 36 [fr]: c'est tout simplement pour le dire une toute petite dernière fois,
Caption 36 [en]: it's quite simply, to say it just one last time,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Notre appartement est hanté - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Harold and Claire are having dinner when they hear some strange noises in their apartment again. Looking for a rational explanation, Harold asks their neighbors, Bastien and Solène. They seem to think that the apartment is haunted, but Harold has his doubts.

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Caption 20 [fr]: Juste une petite chute de tension de courant. C'est pas grave.
Caption 20 [en]: Just a small voltage drop. It's no big deal.

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Parc Astérix - La Forêt d'Idéfix

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

The popular theme park Parc Astérix, situated north of Paris, opened a new area called "La Forêt d'Idéfix" (Dogmatix's Forest), which is specially designed for families with young children. This video goes behind the scenes to find out how the druids themselves built the attractions... with a little help from the designers.

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Caption 22 [fr]: et ça lui a donné l'idée de fabriquer une petite tour
Caption 22 [en]: and that gave him the idea of building a small tower

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