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Lionel - L'église de Liverdun - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Françoise talks to Lionel about the Church of Liverdun. Built in 1184, the church is distinctive for its two superimposed doorways: an original Romanesque one, and a Baroque one added in the eighteenth century.

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Caption 24 [fr]: Pardon. Pierre de Brixey a voulu honorer les reliques de Saint Euchaire
Caption 24 [en]: Sorry. Pierre de Brixey wanted to honor the relics of Saint Euchaire

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Amal et Caroline - Montmartre

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Amal and Caroline visit the iconic Montmartre district and the Sacré-Cœur basilica, built in the late nineteenth century. The basilica is a place where people used to worship martyrs.

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Caption 13 [en]: Saint Denis was the first martyred bishop of Paris.
Caption 13 [fr]: Saint-Denis fut le premier évêque martyr de Paris.

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Voyage en France - Chantilly - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Continuing his tour of the town of Chantilly, Daniel takes us to a bucolic vegetable garden called the "Potager des Princes" (Princes' Vegetable Garden), which was frequented by many of France's most famous writers and dramatists, including Racine, Molière, and the Madame de Sévigné. Today it also includes a goat petting zoo!

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Caption 54 [fr]: On peut citer Madame de La Fayette, Madame de Sévigné, le Duc de Saint Simon, Bossuet,
Caption 54 [en]: We can cite Madame de La Fayette, Madame de Sévigné, the Duc de Saint Simon, Bossuet,

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Le saviez-vous? - La prononciation des voyelles et groupes de voyelles - Part 1

Difficulty: Newbie

France

In this lesson, Patricia will show you how to pronounce the six French vowels and the vowel combinations ai, an, au, ain, and aim.

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Caption 33 [fr]: un saint,
Caption 33 [en]: a saint,

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Voyage en France - Dourdan - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Join Daniel on his discovery of Dourdan, a small town in the Essonne department. This charming place is filled with history and boasts a thirteenth-century covered market that has been rebuilt over the years and is still in use today.

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Caption 12 [en]: We are now in front of the main door of the Saint Paul Institute,
Caption 12 [fr]: Nous sommes maintenant devant la porte principale de l'Institut Saint-Paul

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel shows us some more of Lagny-sur-Marne. This small town is famous for its battle with the English (or les Anglois in Old French), valiantly fought by Joan of Arc in 1430. You will also find more peaceful sites like the washhouse, where, by municipal decree, everyone had to be silent....

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Caption 29 [fr]: Rue Saint Paul,
Caption 29 [en]: On Rue Saint Paul [Saint Paul Street],

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Voyage en France - Lagny-sur-Marne - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to Lagny-sur-Marne, a medieval town on the outskirts of Paris. If history is not your thing, you can visit a small museum where neo-impressionists works are displayed. The pioneers of pointillism made their debut in this charming little town.

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Caption 30 [en]: One of the last remnants of the Abbaye de Saint-Pierre [Saint Peter's Abbey] from the seventh century
Caption 30 [fr]: Un des derniers vestiges de l'Abbaye de Saint-Pierre du septième siècle

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Actus Quartier - Devant la SNCF

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

A group of people gathered in front of the SNCF (French National Railway Company) headquarters to claim the use of empty buildings owned by the latter. Many people who are homeless or live in unsanitary conditions could greatly benefit from those vacant buildings.

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Caption 2 [fr]: [Mercredi 17 janvier 2018, devant le siège de la SNCF, Plaine Saint Denis]
Caption 2 [en]: [Wednesday, January 17, 2018, in front of the SNCF headquarters, Plaine Saint Denis]

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Voyage en France - Poissy - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol takes us to the town of Poissy, about twenty kilometers from Paris. The town name is derived from the word poisson (fish) due to its once important fishing industry.

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Caption 69 [fr]: et à apprécier la statue de Saint Louis
Caption 69 [en]: and appreciate the statue of Saint Louis

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Le Jour où tout a basculé - Mon père s'oppose à ma passion - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

In part one of "My Father Opposes My Passion," we learn the source of the conflict between a teenage girl, Clara, and her father. She dreams of becoming of dancer, but he is totally opposed to her plans. A chance encounter with a homeless man is about to change her life.

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Caption 26 [fr]: Nous sommes à Paris dans le onzième arrondissement près du canal Saint Martin.
Caption 26 [en]: We are in Paris in the eleventh arrondissement near the Saint Martin Canal.

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Voyage en France - Montfort-l'Amaury - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues his tour of the small medieval town of Montfort-l'Amaury, an hour west of Paris. He takes us to an unusual cemetery building that has a human skull in every corner. On a less spooky note, Daniel tells us about famous figures who have lived in Montfort, such as the composer Maurice Ravel and the singer Charles Aznavour.

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Caption 25 [fr]: Au bout de la rue Saint Nicolas,
Caption 25 [en]: At the end of the Rue Saint Nicolas [Saint Nicolas Street],

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel Benchimol continues to explore the town of Soissons on an exceptionally hot summer day. There's no better time to explore the magnificent twelfth-century cathedral of Soissons to cool off and admire this gothic architectural masterpiece, including the stained glass wall depicting religious scenes.

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Caption 23 [fr]: Nous voici devant l'autel dédié à Saint Crépin et Saint Crépinien.
Caption 23 [en]: We are here in front of the altar dedicated to Saint Crispin and Saint Crispinian.

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

In part two of our discovery of Soissons, a very ancient town indeed (it was founded in the year 20 B.C.), Daniel Benchimol takes us on a sweltering summer day to visit some interesting places, including the Église Saint-Pierre, part of a seventh-century monastery where Charlemagne's daughter lived. He then shows us a baroque-style building on Little Red Riding Hood Street opposite a magnificent century-old fish market.

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Caption 16 [en]: that is quite simply called the Église Saint-Pierre [Saint Peter's Church],
Caption 16 [fr]: qui s'appelle tout simplement l'église Saint-Pierre

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Voyage en France - Soissons - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel takes us to Soissons, an ancient city that was the first capital of France. He shows us the memorial commemorating the victims of World War I and depicting the legend of the famous Soissons vase.

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Caption 31 [en]: At the foot of the Église Saint-Pierre [Saint Peter's Church], you absolutely must discover
Caption 31 [fr]: Au pied de l'Église Saint-Pierre, découvrez absolument

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Voyage en France - Auvers-sur-Oise - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

France

Daniel introduces us to the town of Auvers-sur-Oise, famous as a source of inspiration for a number of impressionist painters, notably Vincent Van Gogh. He also gives us a sneak peek into the Daubigny Museum, dedicated to the work of the pre-impressionist Charles-François Daubigny.

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Caption 38 [fr]: et qui est aujourd'hui exposée au "Art Museum" de Saint Louis dans le Missouri.
Caption 38 [en]: and which is now exhibited in the Saint Louis Art Museum in Missouri.

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