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L'unione fa la forza - Coworking Tag Pisa

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Italians have adopted the English term "coworking" to denote a group of independent professionals working in the same space. In her short documentary Moira Volterrani takes us to visit The Talent Garden (Tag) of Pisa.

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Meraviglie - S2 EP3 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

There are a good ninety rooms in Palazzo Nicolaci. As on the outside of the building, symbolism pervades every space, as if there were the fear of emptiness. And, in true Baroque style, it was all created to amaze the eye of the beholder.

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In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Tuscan

Arianna visits Lucca for the first time, and gets some advice from a friend who lives there. Arianna and Eleonora look at the map together to get an idea of how the city is laid out. With its Roman origins, Lucca's urban space was designed with intersecting roads called 'cardos' and 'decumani'.

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Vocaboliamo - Intelligenza Artificiale - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Plenty of English words have snuck into the Italian vocabulary connected with AI. "Learning" is one of these terms and is a component of various categories of artificial intelligence. Marika explains it.

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Caption 58 [it]: "Cosa ti piace di più e cosa di meno
Caption 58 [en]: "What do you like most and what do you like least

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L'Italia che piace - Esperienze Gastronomiche - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

One reason mozzarella di bufala (buffalo mozzarella) is so delicious is because the animals are treated with utmost respect. They are milked when they are physiologically ready!

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Caption 7 [it]: A noi piace mantenere la tradizione innovando,
Caption 7 [en]: We like to maintain tradition, innovating it,

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L'Italia che piace - Esperienze Gastronomiche - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The bread from Altamura (in Apulia) is very famous among Italian bread connoisseurs. Beppe di Gesù, our host in this segment, comes from a long line of bakers. Breadmaking is so special that it's called l'arte bianca (the white art), because of the color of the flour.

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Caption 3 [it]: [L'Italia che piace]
Caption 3 [en]: [The Italy people like]

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L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The deepest part of the Mediterranean is located between Apulia and Greece. There, conditions are such that there is plenty of food for predators. With the "Researcher for a Day" program, the association gets precious help searching for cetaceans in these waters.

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Caption 39 [it]: [L'Italia Che Piace]
Caption 39 [en]: [The Italy People Like]

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L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We get a glimpse of the spaces where a show takes shape, from sewing the costumes, to creating the sets and backdrops. When a model of a set arrives, the job of the team is to translate it into reality, into something big.

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Caption 36 [it]: a spiare quello che accadrà più tardi in sala.
Caption 36 [en]: to spy on what will happen later in the theater.

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L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tortona is an area of Milan, where steel mills stood previously. The huge structure turned out to be perfect for housing, once renovated, the Ansaldo workshop for the sets of Teatro alla Scala. The area has become very trendy and popular, especially during the Milan Fashion Week.

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Caption 14 [en]: This was an industrial space, of course,
Caption 14 [it]: Questo era uno spazio, naturalmente, industriale,

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L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gratitude for the bounty of nature is a primary value for the Zegna Foundation. It might be helpful for the viewer to know that l'abito is a noun (think "monk's habit") meaning a gown or suit, but it is also the first person singular of the verb abitare (to inhabit, to live).

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Caption 10 [en]: that space, that extraordinary expanse
Caption 10 [it]: di quello spazio, di quel respiro straordinario

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L'Italia che piace - Stile di vita - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Italy is known for fashion, and that includes shirts. Angelo Inglese, a shirtmaker from Ginosa, in Apulia, talks about how his shirts stand out for being inspired by local traditions, notably embroidery and crocheting.

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Caption 3 [it]: [L'Italia che piace]
Caption 3 [en]: [The Italy people like]

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L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Le Cinque Terre — a place so many visitors from other countries put on their must-see lists — is the topic of this segment. It's a marvelous example of the relationship between humankind and nature.

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Caption 11 [en]: space for planting the grapevines.
Caption 11 [it]: uno spazio per piantare la vite.

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L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A quarryman has to have a passion for his work. Every block of marble is a challenge and has to be observed on all sides and many times to make sure it is good. But succeeding in cutting it and taking it out is an enormous satisfaction.

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Caption 18 [it]: Mi piace la sfida.
Caption 18 [en]: I like the challenge.

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L'Italia che piace - Territori - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The first place we visit is practically a theater on a mountain, designed and built to replicate places with religious significance in the Holy Land. The mountain, aptly named, is Sacro Monte (sacred or holy mountain) and is located in Piemonte, to the northwest of Milan.

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Caption 3 [it]: [L'Italia che piace]
Caption 3 [en]: [The Italy that delights]

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Pomodori Vulcanici - Pomodori del Vesuvio - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gragnano is a town near Naples known for its pasta production. There are many different shapes and types, but they all are a bit rough to the touch, because they go through a bronze cutter, rather than a Teflon one. That's why the pasta holds the sauce better. Of course, everyone living in Gragnano is an expert about pasta.

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Caption 22 [en]: Among all the historic pasta factories, space has been made
Caption 22 [it]: Tra tutti i pastifici storici, si è fatta spazio,

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