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Discover Paris
Découvrir Paris
Lesson Type
Lesson
1
Bienvenue
à
Paris
!
French text
Welcome at Paris !
Literal Translation
Welcome to Paris !
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2
Que
visiter
à
Paris
?
French text
What to visit to Paris ?
Literal Translation
What is there to see in Paris?
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3
Je
vous
conseille
le
musée
du
Louvre.
French text
I you advise the museum of Louvre.
Literal Translation
I suggest that you go to the Louvre. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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4
Ou
encore
le
jardin
des
Tuileries.
French text
Or again the garden some Tuileries.
Literal Translation
Or you might like the Tuileries.
Good Translation
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5
Visitez
la
Tour
Eiffel.
French text
Visit the Tower Eiffel.
Literal Translation
Go to the Eiffel tower. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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6
Admirez
la
vue
de
l'Arc
de
Triomphe.
French text
Admire the view of the Arc of Triomphe.
Literal Translation
Admire the view from the Arc de Triomphe. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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7
Descendez
les
Champs-Elysées.
French text
Walk down the Champs-Elysées.
Literal Translation
Walk down the Champs-Elysées avenue. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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8
Passez
du
temps
près
de
Notre-Dame.
French text
Spend some time close of Notre-Dame.
Literal Translation
Spend some time near Notre-Dame Cathedral. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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9
Visitez
le
Sacré-Coeur.
French text
Visit the Sacré-Coeur.
Literal Translation
Visit the Sacré-Coeur. (Basilica : type of church) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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10
Faites
faire
votre
portrait
à
Montmartre.
French text
Do to do your portrait to Montmartre.
Literal Translation
Ask an artist to draw your portrait in Montmartre. (area of Paris) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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11
Promenez-vous
au
jardin
du
Luxembourg.
French text
Walk you at garden of Luxembourg.
Literal Translation
Take a scroll in the Luxembourg garden. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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12
Flânez
le
long
des
quais
de
Seine.
French text
Stroll along of the quays of Seine.
Literal Translation
Stroll along the banks of the Seine river. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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13
Passez
une
journée
à
Beaubourg.
French text
Spend a day to Beaubourg.
Literal Translation
Spend a day in Beaubourg. (collection of museums) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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14
Prenez
un
café
place
de
la
Bastille.
French text
Take a coffee plaza of the Bastille.
Literal Translation
Have coffee at Bastille plaza. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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15
Faites
vos
courses
dans
les
grands
magasins.
French text
Do your shopping in the big stores.
Literal Translation
Go shopping in the big department stores. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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16
Mangez
des
crêpes
Boulevard
Saint-Germain.
French text
Eat some crepes Boulevard Saint-Germain.
Literal Translation
Eat crepes on Saint-Germain Boulevard. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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17
Rendez-vous
au
Panthéon.
French text
Meet you at Pantheon.
Literal Translation
Go to the Pantheon. (famous burial place)
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18
Admirez
les
Invalides.
French text
Admire the Invalides.
Literal Translation
Look at the Invalides. (military history area) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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19
Puis,
allez
au
musée
du
Quai
Branly.
French text
Then, go to museum of Quai Branly.
Literal Translation
Then, go to the Quai Branly museum. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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20
Promenez-vous
dans
le
Marais.
French text
Walk you in the Marais.
Literal Translation
Go for a walk in the Marais. (historical area of Paris) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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21
Visitez
le
Musée
Picasso.
French text
Visit the museum Picasso.
Literal Translation
Visit the Picasso museum. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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22
Passez
par
la
place
des
Vosges.
French text
Go by the plaza of Vosges.
Literal Translation
Cross the Vosges plaza. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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23
Offrez-vous
une
glace
sur
l'Ile
Saint-Louis.
French text
Offer you an ice cream on the island Saint-Louis.
Literal Translation
Treat yourself to an ice cream on Saint-Louis island. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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24
Prenez
les
Bateaux
Mouches.
French text
Take the boats flies.
Literal Translation
Take a Bateaux Mouches excursion (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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25
Faites
votre
marché
à
Mouffetard.
French text
Do your market to Mouffetard.
Literal Translation
Do your shopping in Mouffetard. (area of Paris) (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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26
Allez
voir
un
spectacle
à
l'Opéra
Garnier.
French text
Go to see a show at the Opera Garnier.
Literal Translation
See a show at the Garnier Opera. (formal or speaking to a group)
Good Translation
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27
Amusez-vous
bien
à
Paris
!
French text
Amuse you good to Paris !
Literal Translation
Have fun in Paris ! (formal or speaking to a group)
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