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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

La famiglia di Francesca produce lo stracchino, un formaggio a pasta molle e di forma in genere quadrata. Sembra che il nome stracchino sia derivato dal termine dialettale "stracchi", cioè stanchi, perché prodotto alla fine dell'estate con il latte degli animali stanchi per il lungo viaggio di ritorno dai pascoli di alta quota.

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Fuori era primavera - Viaggio nell'Italia del lockdown - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gli operatori sanitari sono stati in prima linea nella lotta contro il Covid. Una di loro ci racconta brevemente cosa succede nei reparti della terapia intensiva. Un'intera famiglia decide di trasferirsi nella loro casa sull'isola di Tavolara perché isolarsi, appunto, era l'unico modo per sopravvivere durante la prima ondata. Mentre una folla di gente in fuga al sud invade la stazione centrale di Milano, la città si svuota. Un rider ci mostra la desolazione di Milano e le difficoltà di lavorare durante una pandemia.

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Non beviamoci su - Risparmio dell'acqua - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anche se la maggior parte della terra è composta di acqua, l'acqua rimane sempre un bene prezioso che non va sprecato inutilmente. Ecco perché è utile seguire degli accorgimenti per consumarne meno.

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La linea verticale - EP 6 - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

If Italian food culture is so famous the world over, Luigi wonders why it should be so bad in Italian hospitals.

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Caption 41 [it]: Perché?
Caption 41 [en]: Why?

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 3 - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We're at the bivio or crossroads part of the game, and some contestants are either very close to being eliminated or are indeed eliminated. There's always something new to learn on this quiz show.

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Caption 51 [it]: Perché?
Caption 51 [en]: Why?

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Marika spiega - Pettegolezzi in ufficio con Anna

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Office gossip, the Italian way. Marika and Anna dish about the boss, the boss's nephew, the boss's nephew with the wife of the old boss, a temp--all while pretending to work.

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Caption 3 [it]: Perché?
Caption 3 [en]: How come?

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Autocollection - EP2 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

René Arnoux praises the characteristics of the Testarossa, maintaining that it's easy to drive, even for women. He goes on to talk about the cars built by Auto Bianchi.

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Caption 2 [it]: La frizione, abbastanza duro [sic: dura], perché bisogna che la frizione su...
Caption 2 [en]: The clutch, quite stiff, because the clutch has to, on...

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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We move on to Valtorta a spot where cheese is king. Here, they produce a special little cylindrical cheese called an agrì, exclusive to this spot. In fact, Slow Food, an organization that's become international but which began in Italy, has it as one of its special products.

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Caption 13 [it]: perché [non] bisogna guardare al reddito, non bisogna guardare ore,
Caption 13 [en]: because you have to [shouldn't] look at your income, you shouldn't look at the hours,

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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We meet some very charming donkeys and hear about how Francantonio and his sons developed a passion for them.

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Caption 2 [it]: perché di chicche casearie qui, ne è piena la valle.
Caption 2 [en]: because of dairy goodies, here, the valley is full.

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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Here and there in the small villages of the valley, there are interesting frescos hearalding back to earlier times. Two local recipes are offered: stuffed curly cabbage leaves and Taragna polenta, a kind of cornmeal with the addition of buckwheat.

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Caption 29 [it]: Non mettiamo l'aglio perché a me non piace.
Caption 29 [en]: We don't add garlic because I don't like it.

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Formaggi - D'autore - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Il formaggio (cheese) is rarely missing from an Italian kitchen. This video takes us to the mountains north of Bergamo where the Monaci family has kept the family cheese-making tradition going, beginning in the stable where the cows are taken care of during the colder months.

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Caption 42 [it]: Perché, si sa, le mucche, non vanno in ferie.
Caption 42 [en]: Because, as is well known, cows don't go on vacation.

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La linea verticale - EP 6 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Riccardo's mother has made him all his favorite foods, but can't grasp that he is using a feeding tube. Luigi, on the other hand, is feeling better and is greatly appreciating being able to eat real food.

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Caption 8 [it]: Me l'hanno messo perché non canalizzavo
Caption 8 [en]: They put it on me because I'm not having normal bowel movements,

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La linea verticale - EP 6 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Luigi talks about getting old. Marcello talks about missing his restaurant and the work he loves.

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Caption 43 [it]: Perché io col mio lavoro, giorno dopo giorno, faccio l'Italia!
Caption 43 [en]: Because with my work, day after day, I make Italy!

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La linea verticale - EP 6 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Amed predicts Luigi's future, and Luigi has some visions. This segment reveals the meaning of the title of the show.

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Caption 3 [it]: Ma perché tutto questo?
Caption 3 [en]: But why all this?

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La linea verticale - EP 6 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Amed is obsessed with the idea of eating the right kind of food to fight cancer, but he goes a little too far.

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Caption 6 [it]: Perché fa questi gesti, Professore?
Caption 6 [en]: Why are you making these gestures, Doctor?

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