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Voyage en France - Le Mémorial de la France combattante - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us back to the WWII Mont-Valérien Memorial, just around the corner from the Suresnes American Cemetery. Jenna, the onsite guide, delivers a grim account of how mass executions by the Germans took place, from the reading of the sentence, to the long wait before the execution, to the firing squad and the disposing of the bodies.

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Caption 2 [fr]: Nous sommes dans l'ouest parisien, plus précisément sur le Mont-Valérien.
Caption 2 [en]: We are in the west of Paris, more precisely on Mont-Valérien [Mount Valérien].

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Watt’s In - Grand Corps Malade : "3ème Temps" interview exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In an interview with "Watt's In," Fabien Marsaud, aka Grand Corps Malade, reflects on his success and his creative process. A self-proclaimed artiste engagé (artist activist), this talented slam poet shares some great insights on songwriting and collaborating with other musicians.

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Caption 35 [fr]: C'est... c'est voilà deux mille six à deux mille neuf plus de deux cent cinquante concerts.
Caption 35 [en]: It's... that's it, from two thousand six to two thousand nine, more than two hundred fifty concerts.

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - J'ai piégé mon fan - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Sophie seeks support from her friend Victoire after an altercation with her manager Alex concerning her acting future. On her way out of the radio station, where she works as a commentator, she meets Gilles, a diehard fan who rushes up to her with a bunch of flowers. She feels guilty for the way she and Alex had spoken about him behind his back.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Il veut plus de moi.
Caption 9 [en]: He doesn't want me anymore.

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Télé Lyon Métropole - Un manuscrit vieux de 1200 ans découvert à Lyon

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In the process of relocating its archives, the diocese of Lyon discovered a thousand-year-old parchment dating from the time of Charlemagne.

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Caption 4 [fr]: et plus largement, de l'archevêché
Caption 4 [en]: and more broadly, of the archdiocese,

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TV Vendée - Basilique: Installation d'une nouvelle cloche

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre, people have come out to witness the installation of bells in the bell tower. It's a very delicate and dangerous operation that requires a huge crane to lift the bells, each weighing several tons, into a very tight space.

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Caption 18 [fr]: on va essayer d'aller le plus loin possible,
Caption 18 [en]: we'll try to go as far as possible,

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Watt’s In - Louane : Avenir Interview Exclu

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Louane talks about her meteoric rise to fame and success. Spotted by Éric Lartigau during her auditions for The Voice, she was selected for his movie La Famille Bélier, which earned her a César Award in 2015 at the tender age of eighteen. Despite her instant success, she still has her feet firmly planted on the ground.

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Caption 16 [fr]: Voilà. Y a rien de plus désagréable qu'un César, quoi, en vrai.
Caption 16 [en]: There you are. There's nothing more disagreeable than [receiving] a César, you know, for real.

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Voyage en France - Le Mémorial de la France combattante - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol visits the Memorial of Fighting France on Mont Valérien, west of Paris. He reads us a moving message from an anonymous person who wrote a farewell letter to his family just before being executed by the Germans in 1942.

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Caption 3 [fr]: plus précisément sur le Mont-Valérien,
Caption 3 [en]: more precisely on Mont-Valérien [Mount Valérien],

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Le saviez-vous? - La liaison - Part 2

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In part two of her lesson, Patricia will explain in-depth which words require a liaison. Some liaisons are compulsory while some are optional or omitted.

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Caption 23 [fr]: De plus en plus d'enfants en bas âge arrivent en même temps.
Caption 23 [en]: More and more young children are arriving at the same time.

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Lionel L - Quai d'Austerlitz

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

When the weather is nice, Parisians meet up on the riverbanks every weekend to dance, talk, and spend time with friends. For those who love dancing, there are free salsa, hip-hop, and Afro-Cuban dance lessons. It's a party!

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Caption 5 [fr]: Un peu plus haut se trouvent, euh...
Caption 5 [en]: Just a bit further up are found, uh...

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François - Livres conseillés

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

François selected three books to show us that are suitable for teens, adults, and French-language learners alike: Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt, La petite-fille de Monsieur Linh by Philippe Claudel, and Les Demeurées by Jeanne Benameur.

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Caption 12 [fr]: et euh... et un... un... comment dire, un... un monsieur plus âgé.
Caption 12 [en]: and uh... and a... a... how to say it, an... an older gentleman.

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Lea - Cour Saint-Émilion

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Lea takes us on a mini tour of Cour Saint-Émilion in the twelfth arrondissement in Paris. Named for the wine that used to be sold there, the Cour Saint-Émilion has suffered fires and floods but was rebuilt a few times and is now a lovely open-air shopping complex.

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Caption 51 [fr]: de manière plus pratique.
Caption 51 [en]: in a more convenient manner.

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Voyage en France - Mont-Valérien

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Mont-Valérien, the highest vantage point just outside of Paris, where you will be able to take in a sweeping view of the capital. Mont-Valérien also represents a sad part of history, a site where thousands were executed during World War II. General de Gaulle inaugurated a memorial in 1962 to honor its victims.

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Caption 13 [fr]: eh bien, plus de mille otages et résistants
Caption 13 [en]: well, over one thousand hostages and resistance fighters

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Lionel L - La Place des Vosges

Difficulty: Intermediate

France Parisian

Lionel is in the Place des Vosges in Paris on a chilly June day. The square is busier than previous years due to a recent flood along the Seine. Parisians like to go out in the fresh air, bring a picnic, a bottle of wine, or simply work on their laptop in the many parks scattered around the city.

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Caption 9 [fr]: Depuis plus d'une belle semaine en fait et même un peu plus que ça,
Caption 9 [en]: For more than a good week now, in fact, and even a bit more than that,

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Miniji - Michel

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France Brittany

Let's go to Brittany for a spot of sailing! A specially designed boat called the Miniji allows handicapped people to sail and compete in regattas.

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Caption 33 [fr]: Y a... Y a quand même des... des concurrents beaucoup plus sérieux que moi.
Caption 33 [en]: There are... There are still some... some much more serious competitors than me.

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Voyage en France - Nemours - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Nemours is nicknamed the "Venice of the Gâtinais" (a former French province), and you'll see why in the final part of Daniel's tour of the town. Traversed by many streams and rivers, Nemours is also a great place to go hiking and immerse yourself in a medieval atmosphere.

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Caption 18 [fr]: qui abrite le plus de bâtiments et de maisons chargés d'histoire.
Caption 18 [en]: that houses the most buildings and houses charged with history.

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