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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We leave the Royal Palace of Caserta and head towards Cilento in Campania where there is a huge Benedictine monastery. When we see the term convento, we might assume it is a convent for nuns, but in Italian, un convento can be a religious community for either monks or nuns (or both).

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Caption 20 [it]: Lo scalone monumentale ci fa scoprire questa meraviglia.
Caption 20 [en]: The monumental staircase allows us to discover this wonder.

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Adriano shows Karen Bates around the new building and she writes her report. The new portable typewriter designed by Libero is finally ready.

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Caption 42 [it]: È lo spirito stesso dell'Olivetti che è volato in questa macchina.
Caption 42 [en]: It's the very Olivetti spirit that swooped into this typewriter.

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva and her friends decide that they have to teach Biagini a lesson. Eva goes to see Augusto for a few details.

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Caption 30 [it]: Al telefono m'hai detto che forse me lo rimediavi.
Caption 30 [en]: On the phone you said you might find it for me.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP7 - Alta società - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Toscani and Manara are at pretty much of a standstill as far as evidence and witnesses go, but Ada says something that makes Manara want her on the team.

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Caption 1 [it]: Toscani, lo vedi 'sto [questo] posto? -Che meraviglia, eh?
Caption 1 [en]: Toscani, do you see this place? -How marvelous, huh?

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Exploring the gardens further, we come upon a grotto, as well as what looks like an ancient Roman site, replete with original statues. It was all part of Vanvitelli's plan.

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Caption 61 [it]: e in effetti basta allungare lo sguardo laggiù e si vede,
Caption 61 [en]: and in fact, you need only look down there, and you see,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi relativi - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela introduces the relative pronoun "which." It's handy to know because it doesn't change according to gender or number.

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Caption 5 [it]: È invariabile e ha lo stesso significato di: "il quale", "la quale", "i quali" e "le quali"
Caption 5 [en]: It's invariable and has the same meaning as "which," "which," "which," and "which"

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Teresa goes back to the factory, and finds out she has talent. Karen Bates, the American photographer, comes to visit Adriano, and he sees right away how he can involve her in one of his projects.

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Caption 1 [it]: Se lo ricorda questo?
Caption 1 [en]: Do you remember this?

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lorenzo goes to the pharmacy but has a hard time asking for what he needs. At the restaurant, Eva and Dante brainstorm, but then Eva has to take care of the difficult customer she recognizes as the S.U.V. driver.

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Caption 20 [it]: Ma... -Vai! -nelle paste ci mettevano sempre lo zucchero, sicura?
Caption 20 [en]: But... -Go! -in the pastas, they always added sugar, are you sure?

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L'Italia a tavola - Interrogazione sulla Lombardia

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Today the lesson is about Lombardy. Anna is well-prepared, but her maestra seems to be affected by la nebbia (the fog). Is it the Milanese climate? Or could it be something else?

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Caption 90 [it]: Mica lo sono.
Caption 90 [en]: I'm not at all.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi relativi - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela shows us how to use the relative pronoun che. In English this can be translated as either "that," "which," or "who," depending on various English grammatical factors.

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Caption 21 [it]: non me lo fa ripetere,
Caption 21 [en]: I need not repeat it,

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Questione di Karma - Rai Cinema - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

After discovering that Mario isn't really ill, Giacomo goes looking for Professor Stern once again, hoping to find some answers.

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Caption 17 [it]: Non te lo meriti un padre come me.
Caption 17 [en]: You don't deserve a father like me.

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The girls have enjoyed their massage, but then they find out who the owner of the S.U.V. is. Note that Italians pronouns SUV as if it were a word, whereas in English we pronounce the letters.

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Caption 24 [it]: E pure alla polizia! Lo dobbiamo fare arrestare quel delinquente!
Caption 24 [en]: And to the police, too! We have to have that delinquent arrested!

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP7 - Alta società - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The murder victim, Mr. Ponti, was on his way to the police station to report a break-in when the crime occurred.

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Caption 20 [it]: E speriamo che Rivera faccia lo stesso.
Caption 20 [en]: And let's hope that Rivera does the same thing.

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The narrator makes us aware of the vast number of people necessary to run the Palace. We visit the most intimate place in the Palace: the queen's dressing room and bathroom. It is fascinating to learn all the ways in which it was outfitted to both pamper and protect the queen.

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Caption 34 [it]: Diciamo, lo sappiamo per un piccolo dettaglio
Caption 34 [en]: Let's say, we know it because of a little very particular detail.

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Questione di Karma - Rai Cinema - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Just when Mario felt he was getting his family back, a little karma comes his way to stir things up.

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Caption 39 [it]: Scusi, ma che fa? Non lo visita?
Caption 39 [en]: Sorry, but what are you doing? Aren't you going to examine him?

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