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Ennio Morricone - "Sono un compositore come tanti, devo tutto al mio pubblico"

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ennio Morricone talks about what it means to be a composer and Nicola Piovani talks about the music he composed for Ennio Morricone's birthday celebrations in his later years.

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Caption 23 [it]: Sei accademico dal novantasei, quanto ci ha messo l'accademia,
Caption 23 [en]: You have been an academic since ninety-six, how long did the academy take,

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us to the place where the best wood for making stringed instruments can be found: the Paneveggio Forest.

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Caption 2 [it]: Ci troviamo ora nella magnifica foresta di Paneveggio,
Caption 2 [en]: We are now in the magnificent Paneveggio Forest,

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Professioni e mestieri - Erica - archeologa - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Erica describes one of the workshops she does for kids. It's all about learning how prehistoric man made fire from materials found in nature. Stay tuned for a practical demonstration of this!

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Caption 4 [it]: eh, e ci occupiamo di... sia di turismo che di cultura.
Caption 4 [en]: uh, and we're involved with... both tourism and culture.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Christian tries to open his sister's computer, but can't figure out the password. Camilla takes home a book Karin was reading. Renzo comes home from his evening out...

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Caption 46 [it]: e ci sono delle parole sottolineate, direi di sì.
Caption 46 [en]: and there are words underlined, I would say she does.

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La Ladra - EP. 10 - Un ignobile ricatto - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gina is not very happy about the role she has to play in the hotel caper. Eva gets a few surprises: one by mail and one in person.

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Caption 9 [it]: Magari se me dite 'ndo annate, capace che ve ce porto [romanesco: se mi dite dove andate, forse vi ci porto].
Caption 9 [en]: Maybe if you tell me where you are going, I might take you there.

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Ennio Morricone - ''Io sono morto, vado via senza disturbare''

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Normally, someone else writes your obituary when you die, but Ennio Morricone wrote his own! His attorney was authorized to read it aloud in public, and here it is.

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Caption 35 [it]: A lei rinnovo l'amore straordinario che ci ha tenuti insieme
Caption 35 [en]: I renew to her the extraordinary love that kept us together

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

At school, Camilla gets a visit from someone to talk about Debby. Camilla handles the situation with her usual truthfulness tempered with diplomacy.

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Caption 57 [it]: Ma non ci credo.
Caption 57 [en]: But I can't believe it.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The dogs are sent off to do their job. There is a moment of tension when both Luca and Lara realize some things never change.

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Caption 7 [it]: Speriamo che non ci portino qualche beccaccia.
Caption 7 [en]: Let's hope that they don't bring us back any woodcocks.

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Marika spiega - Festa di compleanno

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here's how to plan a birthday party in Italian. In this case, it's for a piglet turning eight.

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Caption 14 [it]: ci sarà la festa di compleanno di Maialino.
Caption 14 [en]: there will be a birthday party for Piglet.

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We discover an amazing spot in the Italian Alps that overlooks the Chisone valley: an eighteenth-century fortified boundary wall, one of the longest in the world.

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Caption 4 [it]: ci sono le Alpi.
Caption 4 [en]: there are the Alps.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Renzo wants Camilla to go to a book presentation with him, but she is not so sure. She totally forgets her appointment with the neighbor boy, but he doesn't. She helps him with his Latin, but tries to draw him out, too.

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Caption 41 [it]: Ci volevamo bene.
Caption 41 [en]: We loved each other.

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La Ladra - EP. 10 - Un ignobile ricatto - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva is cooking up a storm, but it's also time to help Alba. Lorenzo has a bad night.

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Caption 33 [it]: Mamma, ci sei? Oh?
Caption 33 [en]: Mom, are you there? Hey!

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Brigadiere, Aunt Caterina's dog, gives Luca an idea regarding the investigation and he and Lara are off. Speaking of animals, in his phone call with Toscani, Luca uses an idiomatic expression featuring an animal. Get some insight about it in this lesson.

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Caption 4 [it]: Eh, a te ti ci [sic] mancava solo il cavallo.
Caption 4 [en]: Yeah, that's all you needed: a horse.

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The Grinzane Castle houses a Museum of Peasant Civilization. Alberto Angela shows us a huge wine press and explains how it worked.

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Caption 10 [it]: ebbene, lo vedete, non ci sono monumenti, città dell'antichità o capolavori,
Caption 10 [en]: well, you see, there are no monuments, ancient cities, or masterpieces,

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Marika spiega - Quando - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Here is some more about the very useful adverb and conjunction quando (when). It's comforting to know that quando is usually translated with "when," but there are a few exceptions, and above all, there are some new expressions to learn.

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Caption 19 [it]: quando ci siamo visti sotto casa".
Caption 19 [en]: when we met in front of the house."

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