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Autocollection - EP2 - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The green Bianchina is not in very good condition, beginning with the engine, where there are serious oil leaks. René Arnoux, in the driver's seat, discusses the dashboard with its buttons and lights.

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Caption 20 [it]: è pericoloso perché vuol dire che manca l'olio.
Caption 20 [en]: it's dangerous because it means there is no oil.

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Autocollection - EP2 - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

René Arnoux is back, telling us more about the Ferrari Testa Rossa, and some interesting facts about the evolution of the name. He also mentions the famed TV series, Miami Vice.

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Caption 20 [it]: manca una cinghia, che probabilmente si sarà rotta.
Caption 20 [en]: It's missing a belt, which probably broke.

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Adriano - Battesimo di Philip - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Adriano has invited us to the baptism of his son Philip. It allows us to get a glimpse of one of the most beautiful places to visit in Palermo, the Palatine Chapel. The priest tells the congregation about the consecration of this famous basilica in 1040.

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Caption 56 [en]: Afterwards, he gives his mandate.
Caption 56 [it]: Dopodiché, dà il mandato.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 3 - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Carlo provides the contestants with a set of four dates and they have to link important events to the dates. Carlo spends a fair bit of time making funny sounds.

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Caption 54 [it]: È lui! Con le luci! T'ha detto di anda' [andare] là!
Caption 54 [en]: It's him with the lights! He told you to go there!

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 3 - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Carlo introduces us to his teacher assistants, and as its Christmastime, they're wearing Santa-inspired costumes. Alessandra and Massimiliano are the two contestants.

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Caption 70 [it]: Non andare più veloce di quanto il tuo angelo custode possa fare.
Caption 70 [en]: Don't go faster than your guardian angel can manage.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

There's one contestant left, but the questions keep on coming.

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Caption 34 [it]: e di cantare "l'agnesesesese" lì. -Cioè, l'agnesese. -Gioca con loro, eh,
Caption 34 [en]: and to sing the “Agnesese” there. -That is to say the “Agnesese”. -Play with them, huh,

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The segment looks at the Royal Academy of Italy's dictionary of Italian, which was filled with quotes from Mussolini. By the end of World War II, the dictionary had gotten to the letter “C.”

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Caption 7 [it]: "La natura sovente agisce con maniere a noi inescogitabili". Galilei.
Caption 7 [en]: “Nature often works in a way that is unknown to us.” Galilei.

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Mussolini inveighs against the middle class, saying that it is the enemy of fascism. Much of the footage in this segment features EUR, the Rome district that was built in the 30s and 40s.

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Caption 18 [it]: Il Regime continua però ad andare avanti,
Caption 18 [en]: The regime, however, continues to go ahead,

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Schools in fascist Italy banned the study of dialects and moved to using standardized textbooks. The fascist hymn “Viva Adua nostra” refers to a battle won by the Kingdom of Italy in 1896 near Adwa, Ethiopia.

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Caption 34 [it]: Il comandante ordina di mettersi in riga per tre per marciare.
Caption 34 [en]: The commander orders them to line up, three abreast, to march.

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Soon after the introduction of talkies, dubbing came about in the thirties. Dubbing was extremely popular in Italy and remains so today.

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Caption 22 [it]: Dovevo andare a Londra per accogliervi al vostro ritorno.
Caption 22 [en]: I should have gone to London to pick you up on your return.

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The nineteen twenties ushered in sound in cinema. Italy's L.U.C.E. [L'Unione Cinematografica Educativa or Educational Film Union] was founded in 1924 and generated the fascist regime's cinematic propaganda.

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Caption 16 [it]: ma non manca ogni tanto qualche distrazione. [Camicia nera]
Caption 16 [en]: but every once in a while there's no lack of a few oversights. [Black Shirt]

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sara, an attractive girl from the province of Perugia, is up next. In the pairing game, she has to determine whether a traditional dish is cooked or raw.

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Caption 10 [it]: Dobbiamo andare e spostarci a Perugia.
Caption 10 [en]: We have to go and move to Perugia.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

L'Eredità [Inheritance] is an immensely popular daily quiz show on the RAI [pronounced rye], the Italian public TV and radio network. This episode benefits the Telethon Foundation, which provides funds for research into genetic diseases, and is based on Jerry Lewis's Telethon. To understand the play on words they use at a certain point, see the various meanings of macchina here. Learn more about this Italian game show here.

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Caption 59 [en]: if I manage to set aside a few pennies, when I'm...
Caption 59 [it]: se riesco a mettere qualche soldino da parte, quando sono...

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In World War I, Italians who up until then had spoken their regional dialects, found themselves fighting side by side against a common enemy. But Mussolini was interested in fighting the internal enemy.

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Caption 9 [it]: Marciare, non marcire.
Caption 9 [en]: March, don't rot.

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Dottor Pitrè - e le sue storie - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Sicilian

A Palermo doctor is interviewed about his practice and the African and Southeast Asian immigrant patients that he treats.

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Caption 26 [en]: because we couldn't manage to figure out what the healthcare need was,
Caption 26 [it]: perché non si riusciva a capire bene quale fosse il bisogno di salute,

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