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4:59

L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sul Molise

Difficulty: difficulty - Beginner Beginner

Italy

Nobody in the class volunteers to talk about the Molise region, but by chance, Anna gets called on. And we get to learn all about this small region.
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Caption 66 [it]: Addirittura.
Caption 66 [en]: Is that so?
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6:47

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Colosseo

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio tells us plenty of interesting things about the history of one of the symbols of Rome, the Colosseum. To begin with, it wasn't always called the "Colosseum."
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Caption 72 [it]: e addirittura nell'Ottocento, ci sono alcune stampe,
Caption 72 [en]: and even in the nineteenth century, there are some prints,
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5:00

In giro per l'Italia - Roma La bocca della verità

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio describes the monument we look at in this segment before telling what it is. The story has some pretty surprising aspects.
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Caption 29 [it]: e, e costruito, si dice, addirittura da Tarquinio il Superbo,
Caption 29 [en]: and, and built, it is said, by Tarquinius Superbus [the Proud], himself,
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6:00

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Campidoglio

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Take your time with this episode about Rome because it is chock full of information. Il Campidoglio, also called Monte Capitolino, is the smallest of the seven hills of Rome, but it's the most important because that's where the mayor's office is, as well. Where did the word "capitol" come from? Fulvio has the answer. He also talks about where the word "money" comes from. And you will recognize the name of the architect who designed the piazza and its surrounding buildings.
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Caption 30 [it]: addirittura una costellazione perché Castore e Polluce
Caption 30 [en]: was even a constellation, because Castor and Pollux
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5:38

In giro per l'Italia - Roma La Porta Magica

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio shows tells us the story of a door, a very famous door, called the Alchemist's Door, also called the Magic Door, or the Door to Heaven, a monument built by Massimiliano Savelli Palombara, Marquis of Pietraforte on the grounds of his villa in Rome.
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Caption 19 [it]: qualcun altro la chiama Porta dei Cieli, addirittura.
Caption 19 [en]: others even call it the Door to Heaven.
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4:14

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Il Pantheon

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Fulvio shows us one of the most enigmatic monuments of all Rome, the Pantheon. He gives us some history, some interesting facts, and a legend, as well.
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Caption 11 [it]: ma addirittura è dedicato a tutti gli dei dell'Universo.
Caption 11 [en]: but as a matter of fact, it is dedicated to all the gods of the universe.
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5:44

In giro per l'Italia - Roma Piazza Navona

Difficulty: difficulty - Adv-Intermediate Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Writer and scholar Fulvio Benelli shows us a part of Rome that tourists always flock to: Piazza Navona. But he tells us the fascinating story of how it came to be.
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Caption 81 [it]: e bandì un concorso, addirittura,
Caption 81 [en]: and he even proclaimed a competition
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5:58

Space to ground - EP4 Le origini del sistema solare - Part 3

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

In August of 2014, the European Space Agency Rosetta probe reached the comet 67/P. This mission allowed for the collection of a great deal of data about comets. In fact, in this episode, a comet will be fashioned out of fairly common ingredients in a normal kitchen. That's pretty exciting.
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Caption 51 [it]: Addirittura, secondo recenti teorie,
Caption 51 [en]: Indeed, according to recent theories,
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3:42

Space to ground - EP2 Energia dell'universo. Luce - Part 4

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

One way to tell if there might be life on another planet is through light. Special telescopes, by way of prisms, analyze and break down the light from distant galaxies into parts. Luca Parmitano, an astronaut of the European Space Agency, speaks to us from the Columbus International Space Station.
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Caption 2 [it]: adatti ad ospitare la vita, o addirittura in cui la vita c'è già?
Caption 2 [en]: that are suitable for supporting life, or even where life already exists?
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In giro per l'Italia - Venezia - Part 7

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Marika takes us to the piazza where Marco Polo supposedly lived. But which house is it? She asks a local. The name of the square is Corte Seconda del Milion. Il Milion is the Italian name of the book, The Travels of Marco Polo.
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Caption 46 [it]: Immaginate che quando tornarono finalmente, dopo addirittura ventiquattro anni,
Caption 46 [en]: Just imagine when they finally returned, after a good twenty-four years,
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4:20

Meraviglie - EP. 6 - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

The Etruscans were an important part of Italy's ancient history, and its lands extended for a large expanse of the peninsula. We visit Banditaccia a Cerveteri, a necropolis north of Rome.
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Caption 52 [it]: Ad un certo punto ebbe addirittura, nel sesto secolo avanti Cristo,
Caption 52 [en]: At one point, in the sixth century before Christ, it even had
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3:41

Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 14

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We visit the interior of Villa Coldogno and see to what extent Andrea Palladio was ahead of his time as an architect, and how he was able to combine functionality and elegance.
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Caption 47 [it]: Le ville palladiane sono addirittura ventiquattro,
Caption 47 [en]: The villas by Palladio number twenty-four,
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3:23

Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 8

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

We finally learn where the name "Dolomites" comes from. We also learn the fascinating story of how these mountains came to be.
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Caption 25 [it]: addirittura arrivare a duecentotrentacinque milioni di anni fa.
Caption 25 [en]: as far back as two hundred and thirty-five million years ago.
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4:15

Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 5

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us to some of the most beautiful mountains in the world, the Dolomites. How did they become so popular? It's a fascinating story.
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Caption 39 [it]: addirittura in Inghilterra.
Caption 39 [en]: as far away as England.
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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 2

Difficulty: difficulty - Intermediate Intermediate

Italy

This segment is about how the famous wine Barolo came into being. It all started in the Grinzane Castle in the mid-1800s.
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Caption 45 [it]: Invece per la riserva si parla addirittura di sessantadue mesi.
Caption 45 [en]: but for the reserve, we are talking of even sixty-two months.
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