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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Valentina's success coincided with the beginnings of feminist movements in Italy. She depicted a woman who was strong and independent, who could do anything a man could do, a departure from the stereotype of the Italian housewife.

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Caption 33 [it]: Lo usa per ottenere piacere e questo, insomma, è un bel passaggio.
Caption 33 [en]: She uses it to obtain pleasure and this, basically, is a nice journey.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Steve Colato is being questioned at police headquarters. He still can't get over Ferrari being a policewoman. Little by little, they are getting some information from him. Meanwhile, it looks like Camilla might be in real trouble.

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Caption 29 [it]: Insomma, ci sta questo amico della prof che si crede un supereroe
Caption 29 [en]: Basically, there's this friend of the professor's, who thinks he is a super hero

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax's Valentina was an intriguing character because she openly reflected the sexual freedom of the late sixties and was attractive to both men and women. It was very "in" to be seen walking around with an issue of "Linus," an Italian comics magazine published in Italy beginning in 1965.

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Caption 12 [it]: E Valentina doveva anche, doveva, insomma, eh...
Caption 12 [en]: And Valentina also had to, had to, in short, eh...

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Filmmakers Tinto Brass and Giuseppe Tornatore comment on how some elements of expressivity are shared between comic strips and the cinema.

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Caption 14 [it]: Avevamo dei, dei punti in comune, insomma, così, di, di, di
Caption 14 [en]: We had some, some points in common, in short, in other words, of, of, of

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Rosalba - al parco della donna gatto - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lombardy

Rosalba was a French teacher who has been retired for about a a year. She now spends her days writing stories and cultivating her passion for photography.

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Caption 22 [it]: per vedere i dettagli delle case, degli alberi, insomma...
Caption 22 [en]: to see the details of houses, trees, basically...

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Elena seems charmed by the orphans and Giuseppe explains to her that love has many pathways. At home, it becomes clear that Nina and Giuseppe have grave financial difficulties. He won't give up seeing patients, but comes up with an idea.

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Caption 33 [it]: fatti dare la tariffa intera delle visite, insomma. -Ho capito.
Caption 33 [en]: make them give you the entire fee for the examinations, in short. -I understand.

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Rosalba - al parco della donna gatto - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

North Italy

Rosalba lives in Pontedera and shows us her favorite park. There is a sculpture there that reminds her of a woman-cat.

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Caption 40 [it]: insomma, tutti contenti di stare in questo,
Caption 40 [en]: basically, all happy to be in this,

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Guido Crepax - Cercando Valentina - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Crepax started out with one protagonist, Philip Rembrandt, but gradually phased him out, along with his superpowers. Valentina then took over as the protagonist. Crepax talks about Milan in the sixties.

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Caption 19 [it]: Insomma, il protagoni'... il protagonista è cambiato nelle mie storie,
Caption 19 [en]: In short, the protagonist... the protagonist switched in my stories,

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma is devastated by the news of Andrea Saponara's suicide and her team is trying to be supportive. Then Imma gets a surprise visit from someone who needs to talk to her. It's someone who knew Andrea.

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Caption 24 [it]: sì, insomma, se ne occupa lui.
Caption 24 [en]: yes, basically, he takes care of it.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con la parola lingua

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

You will find out in this video that there are really a lot of expressions using la lingua (the tongue). The tongue can be lunga (long), sciolta (loose), biforcuta (forked) and more. We use the tongue when we speak, so lots of these expressions involve speaking.

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Caption 98 [it]: insomma, su quello che ci dà più fastidio,
Caption 98 [en]: basically, about what bothers us the most,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

At the dinner table, Livietta uses a word that has a vulgar connotation when used in the singular and her parents need to explain some things. But there's an upside. The conversation gives Camilla an idea regarding Dora.

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Caption 2 [it]: un avvocato che sia però anche, insomma, non dico un amico,
Caption 2 [en]: a lawyer who is also, basically, I don't mean a friend,

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Sposami - EP 5 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva is very happy with her wedding gown, but her daughter, who came with her, has a hard time accepting the situation. Ugo is desperately trying to figure out where Nora might be staying.

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Caption 52 [it]: Secondo me, c'ha ragione la figlia. -Be', insomma.
Caption 52 [en]: In my opinion, the daughter is right. -Well, come on.

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We discover that Margherita Hack was a devoted fan of the long-running TV series, Un posto al sole [a place in the sun]. She explains why. Francesca goes back to Trieste and meets up with Eda who talks about having lived in the same house with Margherita Hack.

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Caption 61 [it]: Be', poi, sì, insomma, lei, al di là, so che aveva un rapporto molto... -Sì.
Caption 61 [en]: Well, besides, yes, basically, she, beyond that, I know that she had a relationship that was very... -Yes.

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma and Pietro are at a concert of a female saxophone quartet. Calogiuri is studying, but something about the Bruno case comes up.

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Caption 50 [it]: Sì, mia moglie fa un lavoro che si assenta la mattina e la notte, insomma.
Caption 50 [en]: Yes, my wife does work that makes her absent morning and night, in conclusion.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP5 Lele, ti presento Irene - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ciccio and Libero are watching TV when Alberto comes to ask about his tee shirt, and the doorbell rings. It's someone about the dog. Lele goes to Irene's place to talk to her.

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Caption 69 [it]: e, insomma, ormai io mi rendo conto,
Caption 69 [en]: and, basically, by now, I can tell,

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