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Serena - presenta Martina

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Martina has almost completed her degree at the university, which will qualify her to work in the juvenile courts. She would like to evaluate the situations and problems of kids, especially immigrant minors, who have trouble in school and in their social lives, and to help them adjust. Follow the interview by Serena.

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Caption 50 [it]: Grazie Martina per... -Prego. -Per quello che ci hai raccontato
Caption 50 [en]: Thank you Martina for... -You're welcome. -for what you've told us,

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Commissioner Manara is back with a new episode, which opens, not only with the usual murder, this time in a library, but also with a care package from Manara's mother, full of Sicilian specialties such as melanzane sottolio or sott'olio, (eggplant in oil). Sottolio is a traditional and well-loved way of preserving many foods, and can be distinguished from sottaceto (in vinegar), or in salamoia (in water and salt). Of course, everyone at headquarters is more interested in the Sicilian pastries!

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Caption 25 [it]: E che c'è? Cannoli, ci sono queste belle cassatine.
Caption 25 [en]: So what is there? Cannoli, there are these beautiful little cassatas.

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Linea Blu - Le Eolie - Part 18

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Because they are difficult to reach--lying off the main sea routes--the islands of Filicudi and Alicudi have maintained their natural beauty.

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Caption 22 [it]: che ci ricorda la sua vegetazione ricca di felci.
Caption 22 [en]: that reminds us of its vegetation, rich in ferns.

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Adriano - Fiaba - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

How do three buddies, who happen to be oxen, get eaten by a lion? Adriano tells the tale, complete with the lesson to be learned. Have you guessed? It's one of Aesop's Fables.

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Caption 33 [it]: La morale di questa storia ci dice che l'unione fa la forza.
Caption 33 [en]: The moral of this story tells us that unity is what gives strength [united we stand, divided we fall].

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Daniela e Francesca - Briscola - Regole del gioco - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Francesca is showing Daniela how to play Briscola. Fulvio joins in to describe the atmosphere of a real game of Briscola between two experts. Who do you think will win? Daniela or Francesca?

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Caption 68 [it]: e ci siamo disfatti di quelle che vengono chiamate, invece, le "scartine".
Caption 68 [en]: and we've gotten rid of the ones called, on the other hand, the "throw-aways."

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Although Commissario Manara's has resolved the case, his unorthodox methods are unacceptable to his superior, who threatens to have him transferred to the hinterlands of Sardinia.

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Caption 18 [it]: Alle pene ci pensa il giudice.
Caption 18 [en]: As to the sentence, the judge will take care of that.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ciccio gets a talking to from Lele, and there's a barbecue in the back yard with Lele's in-laws. They're somehow very impressed with the foreign housekeeper's homemade Neapolitan pizza!

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Caption 2 [it]: Ti ricordi che ci devi parlare, vero?
Caption 2 [en]: You remember you have to talk to him, right?

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Linea Blu - Le Eolie - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Whether you want to explore the edges of the volcanic craters, visit the marine caves, or even get a mud bath for your aches and pains, the Aeolian island of Vulcano has plenty to offer!

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Caption 29 [it]: Per godere il fascino incantevole dell'isola di Vulcano, ci sono tanti altri modi.
Caption 29 [en]: To enjoy the enchanting fascination of the island of Vulcano, there are many other ways.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Articoli maschili plurale - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Neapolitan

Daniela has already taught us the singular definite articles in Italian. Today she starts teaching us the masculine plural definite articles.

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Caption 14 [it]: Quando ci sono più persone, più oggetti.
Caption 14 [en]: When there's more than one person, more than one object.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 15

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

At this point the murderer is easily discovered and just as easily confesses. The evening of the murder gets revisited and all previous doubts vanish. But what's to become of the killer?

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Caption 15 [it]: Flavia, che ci fai lì?
Caption 15 [en]: Flavia, what are you doing there?

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ciccio gets what he wanted: fancy sneakers. Maria gets what she wanted: a personal appointment with her teacher. But things aren't so simple...

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Caption 16 [it]: di noi che ci spacchiamo la schiena?
Caption 16 [en]: than us who break our backs?

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 17

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Italian TV is broadcasting from the set of Fellini's Satyricon in Cinecittà as well as from the show, Canzonissima, a well-known variety TV show being hosted in this case, by Mina (one of Italy's most famous pop singers).

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Caption 1 [it]: Ci colleghiamo perciò con Cinecittà.
Caption 1 [en]: That's why we're connecting to Cinecittà.

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Introduzione a Pasqualino Settebellezze - Un film di Lina Wertmüller

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

"Quelli che" (those who...), written and performed by the great Enzo Jannacci, lends its ironic and humoristic verses to the soundtrack of Lina Wertmüller's film,"Pasqualino Settebellezze" [Seven Beauties] starring Giancarlo Giannini, and nominated for best foreign film at the 1976 Oscars.

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Caption 11 [it]: se ci fanno girare i coglioni, oh yeah!
Caption 11 [en]: if they make our balls turn round [if they make us frustratingly mad], oh yeah!

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Davide - 100000 parole d'amore

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Davide Merlini sings about what love is and what love isn't. He's got 100,000 words of love. 100000 parole d'amore written by Max Pezzali Merlini was third runner up in the 2012 X Factor Italy competition.

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Caption 19 [it]: Non ci son trofei da conquistare
Caption 19 [en]: There are no trophies to win

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Linea Blu - Le Eolie - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

As its name Vulcano implies, this Aeolian island boasts three volcanic centers. Because of its natural beauty and geological interest, it has become an important tourist destination. In ancient times it was held as an important place, figuring in both Greek and Roman mythology.

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Caption 14 [it]: Ci sono molte case che, invece, ci fanno capire che è una realtà anche turistica.
Caption 14 [en]: There are many houses, that, on the contrary, let us know that it's a place for tourists, too.

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