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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP3 - Delitto tra le lenzuola - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Luca Manara and Marta Rivera are both curious about each other. But Marta has better luck. Manara and Toscani go to see the victim's husband, who learns some things about his wife he hadn't been aware of.

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Caption 26 [it]: Sì, sì, me lo dicevano anche a Napoli.
Caption 26 [en]: Yes, yes, they told me that in Naples, too.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 9

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The contestants face another round robin of questions, this time regarding four specific years. It's a great chance to practice those long, one-word numbers Italians use.

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Caption 34 [it]: Claudio, il Milan di Gullit e Van Basten si aggiudica lo scudetto.
Caption 34 [en]: Claudio, the Milan soccer team of Gullit and Van Basten win the championship.

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La Ladra - EP. 2 - Viva le spose - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Eva visits an old friend, and then goes to the market with Dante for fish. She's certainly more at ease with one than with the other.

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Caption 10 [it]: Pane tostato, lo sbricioli ancora nel latte?
Caption 10 [en]: Toasted bread. Do you still crumble it in milk?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP3 - Delitto tra le lenzuola - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara isn't around, but her presence is felt by everyone, in different ways. And they all want to know how Luca is feeling about it, but he's a closed book and just focuses on the case.

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Caption 18 [it]: Eh, lo so.
Caption 18 [en]: Yeah, I know.

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Erica - si presenta

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

A young university student tells us about her interests as a kid, how her ideas changed as she grew up, and what her dream is.

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Caption 5 [it]: Mi piaceva molto mettere lo smalto e truccare le persone.
Caption 5 [en]: I loved to wear nail polish and to put make up on people.

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Marika spiega - Gli avverbi di modo

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

It may come as a relief to see that Italian adverbs of manner are similar to English ones. But when Marika starts giving us some [very useful] idiomatic adverbial phrases using adjectives, it's slightly more complicated.

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Caption 13 [it]: se me lo offri".
Caption 13 [en]: if you offer me some."

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La Ladra - EP. 2 - Viva le spose - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A visit to the restaurant puts Eva in a foul mood. But she still gets together with her girlfriends to plan a caper.

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Caption 20 [it]: Ecco, io me lo sentivo.
Caption 20 [en]: There you go, I had a feeling...

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP3 - Delitto tra le lenzuola - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marta goes for a ride on Luca's motorcycle as they look for a mysterious South American barman. Ginevra meets Marta and seems to like her a lot.

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Caption 32 [it]: Ramon Perez. Certo che lo conosco.
Caption 32 [en]: Ramon Perez. Sure, I know him.

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La Ladra - EP. 2 - Viva le spose - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Neither Eva nor her friends are happy with how Ferranti had treated Mister Umberto. Eva's friends come up with an idea.

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Caption 16 [it]: Ed io, e qui lo dico e qui lo nego, ma... lo dico,
Caption 16 [en]: As for me, and I say it but off the record, but... I say it,

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Me Ne Frego - Il Fascismo e la lingua italiana - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Soon after the introduction of talkies, dubbing came about in the thirties. Dubbing was extremely popular in Italy and remains so today.

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Caption 24 [it]: Te lo spiego io, Wayne.
Caption 24 [en]: I'll explain it to you, Wayne.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP3 - Delitto tra le lenzuola - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Interviewing the husband of the deceased was uncomfortable, since there were delicate questions to ask. Back at headquarters, Luca learns whether or not it was his hair on the pillow, and Marta has some insights that make the others roll their eyes.

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Caption 15 [it]: Non lo so, cambiamenti nell'atteggiamento, nell'umore, nel modo di vestirsi, cose così.
Caption 15 [en]: I don't know, changes in her behavior, in her mood, in the way she dresses, stuff like that.

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L'Eredità -Quiz TV - La sfida dei sei. Puntata 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In this segment, there are "true or false" questions. Aside from the answers themselves, there are explanations of some true statements that are quite fascinating.

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Caption 6 [it]: Ce lo siamo inventato noi.
Caption 6 [en]: We invented it.

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La Ladra - EP. 2 - Viva le spose - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva is a bit upset for two reasons: She got stood up, and she got upstaged.

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Caption 4 [it]: Ma per forza, la Ferranti prima lo ha licenziato,
Caption 4 [en]: But of course, first Miss Ferranti fired him,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Il congiuntivo - Part 17

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Daniela wraps up the lessons on the subjunctive with some sentences that begin with che (that), calling for the subjunctive. She also discusses some cases in which we can either use the subjunctive mood or the future tense.

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Caption 14 [it]: "Che Laura sia una bella donna, lo sanno tutti".
Caption 14 [en]: “That Laura is a beautiful woman, everyone is aware.”

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Nicola Agliastro - Le Forze dell'Ordine in Italia

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Nicola, a policeman, provides an overview of the Italian armed forces. He also explains the differences between the Carabinieri and the State Police, and details other enforcement agencies active in Italy.

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Caption 17 [it]: Lo Stato Italiano ha una costituzione,
Caption 17 [en]: The Italian State has a constitution,

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