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Lionel - La boutique de madeleines de Liverdun - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel is still in Liverdun, a small village in the Lorraine, to find out some more about the madeleine. It's a specialty of the region that comes in various delicious flavors, such as mirabelle plum and bergamot orange.

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Caption 2 [fr]: une petite bourgade de six mille habitants
Caption 2 [en]: a small village of six thousand inhabitants

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Aldo - L'empoisonneuse du 2e

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Aldo takes us to a very special house on 23 Rue Beauregard in Paris. In that house lived a shady character, Catherine Deshayes, who was responsible for the murder of thousands of infants. She and 36 others were burned at the stake by Louis XIV.

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Caption 37 [fr]: C'est donc fini pour cette petite histoire.
Caption 37 [en]: So that's it for this little story.

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Le Figaro - Elle a banni le sucre pendant un an - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

France

Danièle Gerkens, who decided to give up sugar for a year, discovered some unexpected benefits on her health. She claims that she looks younger, feels healthier, and is free of cravings, but she cautions that everyone reacts differently. You can read another interview with her here.

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Caption 143 [fr]: Mais c'est comme s'il y avait la petite pensée du sucre
Caption 143 [en]: But it's as if there was the little thought of sugar

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai volé pour nourrir mon fils - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sarah goes to work at the frozen food factory as usual, but her day is anything but ordinary. Temptation gets the best of her as her son's unethical suggestion echoes in her mind and drives her to do something she would never have imagined possible.

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Caption 38 [fr]: Ben, tu sais que j'aime pas te voir avec une petite mine comme ça, moi, hein?
Caption 38 [en]: Well, you know I don't like to see you looking down like that, you know?

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel finishes up his tour of Auvers-sur-Oise with an appreciation of Vincent Van Gogh, who completed an astounding eighty paintings during his two-month sojourn in the village. In this video, you'll see the inn where the artist stayed during his visit, along with some of the gorgeous stops on the "painters' discovery" tour of Auvers-sur-Oise. It's easy to see why the village was such an inspiration to the impressionists!

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Caption 16 [fr]: La petite gare d'Auvers-sur-Oise est certainement un cas unique au monde.
Caption 16 [en]: The small train station of Auvers-sur-Oise is certainly a unique case in the world.

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean-Pierre teaches Lionel some more interesting facts about the birds of the Saulnes region. For example, did you know that a swan can eat up to three kilos of grass per day? How's that for a vegetarian diet!

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Caption 34 [fr]: D'accord. Est-ce que... Une petite parenthèse...
Caption 34 [en]: OK. Is... A small digression...

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise's scheme is working according to plan. She sabotages her grandfather's date and arranges for her grandmother to catch her husband out with another woman under the pretext of a shopping trip. So far so good, but will she achieve her goal of bringing her grandparents back together?

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Caption 31 [fr]: Il semble que sa petite mise en scène
Caption 31 [en]: It appears that her little setup

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Jean-Pierre gives Lionel some more information about the habits of storks. These migratory birds can be trained to be sedentary so visitors have a chance to see them year-round.

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Caption 51 [fr]: Ben, quand la cigogne est toute petite...
Caption 51 [en]: Well, when the stork is very small...

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Voyage en France - Montmorency - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us north of Paris to Montmorency, a charming little town with a collegiate church called the Collégial Saint Martin. This historic town is only a stone's throw away from the ultramodern business district of La Défense.

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Caption 3 [fr]: Nous sommes dans la petite ville de Montmorency,
Caption 3 [en]: We are in the little town of Montmorency,

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mes grands-parents sont infidèles - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louise is doing all she can to rescue her grandparents' marriage. She doesn't want them to throw away the forty-two years they had together. She storms off to talk to her grandmother, having had no luck with her grandfather.

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Caption 56 [fr]: Ma petite chérie, à soixante-cinq ans, j'ai encore toute ma tête, merci.
Caption 56 [en]: My little darling, at sixty-five, I still have all my wits about me, thanks.

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel and Jean-Pierre try to find their bearings along the Lindre pond. Luckily they have a compass! Jean-Pierre will teach you how to use a compass and explain the difference between true north and magnetic north.

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Caption 59 [fr]: D'accord. -Et puis on oriente... -Il y a toujours une petite différence?
Caption 59 [en]: OK. -And then we orient... -There is always a small difference?

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Lionel - à Lindre-Basse - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lionel and his cousin Jean-Pierre visit a nature park in the Saulnois region with some interesting wildlife. Storks are a major attraction in the region. Unlike other storks, these storks don't migrate, but stay year-round.

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Caption 47 [fr]: Et c'est une petite plante comme un haricot vert
Caption 47 [en]: And it's a little plant like a green bean,

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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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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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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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