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Professioni e mestieri - Kaleidoscopio, vetro artistico - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Kaleidoscopio is a family-owned business which one could define as an almost artistic business. In fact, they create objects, such as paintings, lamps, and panels in colored glass.

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Caption 29 [it]: il disegno e lo sviluppo, eh, dell'oggetto stesso.
Caption 29 [en]: the design and the development, uh, of the object itself.

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Spot pubblicitario - Tim - Parla Parla

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

Elisabetta Canalis, Italian TV hostess par excellence, appears as an inexperienced taxi driver. She asks the police if she can call them if she gets into difficulty, seeing as how she has an economical cellphone plan.

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Caption 3 [it]: Signorì [sic], lo sa come se chiama sto piazzale? Navona.
Caption 3 [en]: Miss, you know what this square is called? Navona.

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Spot pubblicitario - Tutto Relax di Tim

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

Christian De Sica goes to speak with his son's Latin teacher. He's annoyed about having to go, until he sees that the teacher is a beautiful woman (Belen Rodriguez). He quickly comes about, passing himself off as an expert in Latin.

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Caption 2 [it]: Ma poi chi lo parla più il latin'...
Caption 2 [en]: But then who speaks Latin anymore...

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Animalisti Italiani - Walter Caporale - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Interview with Walter Caporale, national president of Animalisti Italiani [Italian Association for the Rights of Animals], whose mission is safeguarding the life of domestic animals and the prevention of cruelty towards them.

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Caption 24 [it]: Tant'è vero che, non so se lei lo sa, ma in America, negli Stati Uniti,
Caption 24 [en]: In fact, I don't know if you know this, but in America, in the United States,

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Ricette dolci - Crème brûlée alla banana - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessio Uberti, chef of the restaurant Macelleria di Torino [Butcher Shop of Turin], prepares an amazing dessert for us. Video gently provided from uChefPuntoit.

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Caption 21 [it]: Dopo che il nostro composto ha preso bollore, lo tolgo dal fuoco
Caption 21 [en]: After our mixture has come to the boil, I remove it from the flame

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Corso di Yoga - Ardhakatichacrasana

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

A yoga class to follow from the comfort of home. Yoga relaxes the body, provides a good stretch to the spinal vertebrae, and tones the muscles. Video kindly provided by QNM.

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Caption 6 [it]: Lo allunghiamo senza strappare.
Caption 6 [en]: We stretch it without straining.

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Ricette primi - Sugo alle vongole

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Gianna Mantovan shows us how to prepare an excellent clam sauce. This video is kindly provided by uChefPuntoit.

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Caption 17 [it]: Ora mano a mano che diminuisce lo sfrigolio dell'olio,
Caption 17 [en]: Now as the oil's sizzle gradually diminishes,

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Trailer - Chi nasce tondo...

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Roman

Who is born round...won't die square. That's the way it is for Grandma Italia, after a lifetime of petty thefts and trips to the slammer, she skips out of the nursing home. Not without, however, having first cracked the main office's safe. Her grandson Mario has to find her as soon as possible.

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Caption 6 [it]: Quando se dice lo stile.
Caption 6 [en]: When you see I've got style.

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Radici nel Cemento - Pappa & Ciccia - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Roman

Pappa e Ciccia, song from the album "Alla Rovescia" by Radici nel Cemento, talks about a couple who are just that, "Pappa e Ciccia"--meaning they go "hand in glove". Literally, pappa means mush but is often used to mean food and ciccia is fat or gristle, but is often used to mean meat.

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Caption 16 [it]: C'anzi guardi solo a pensarce te lo giuro me viè da ride...
Caption 16 [en]: On the contrary, look, just thinking about it, I swear, I want to laugh

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Valentina Vezzali - Video Intervista

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

QNM interviews Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencing pro, specialized in foils. She's the first female fencer in the world to receive three consecutive Olympic gold medals. She's also won five other world titles and five European titles (in individual matches). You should watch our video proverbi italiani afterwards.

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Caption 45 [it]: Ho vinto cinque campionati del mondo, ebbene sì ve lo svelo.
Caption 45 [en]: I've won five World Championships. All right, I'll reveal it to you.

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Radici nel Cemento - La Bicicletta - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

This song of the Radici nel Cemento talks about the the main character's happy relationship with his bicycle. At the beginning, you're meant to think he's talking about a woman, given that the words are typically used to compliment a woman, but then in the refrain we discover that he's talking about his beloved bicycle.

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Caption 5 [it]: Da quando l'ho incontrata, non sono più lo stesso
Caption 5 [en]: Since I met her, I'm no longer the same

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Radici nel Cemento - Bella Ciccia - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

Fat is Beautiful! No more fad diets! This captivating song by the Roman reggae group, Radici nel Cemento (Roots in Concrete) doesn't endorse obesity, but says that a woman with some meat ("ciccia") on her bones can be more appealing than a skinny one who is unhappy and obsessed with her weight.

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Caption 10 [it]: Quello che vorrei farti lo so solo io
Caption 10 [en]: What I'd like to do to you, only I know

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Bibione - Torneo del frisbee - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dario is a player of Ultimate frisbee. He talks about this hobby in the video. He's on the beach, where a tournament is taking place, and he teaches us the easy rules of this fun and exciting game.

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Caption 8 [it]: Lo posso lanciare ai miei amici
Caption 8 [en]: I can throw it to my friends

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Gioia Marconi - Vado avanti

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The dramatic song "Vado Avanti" [I go on] by Gioia Marconi describes a girl who's deluded by love and who doesn't see any future. Her hopelessness is overcome, though, by the will to go on. Video provided by PA 74 Music.

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Caption 24 [it]: Sei tu che lo stringi in una mano
Caption 24 [en]: It's you that's clenching it in one hand

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Giuditta e Marino presentano - La nostra famiglia

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy

Do you know the Italian words for family members? Listen and watch as Giuditta and Marino talk about how large their family has become since they got married and had a child.

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Caption 19 [it]: ed io sono lo zio di nove nipoti.
Caption 19 [en]: and I'm the uncle of nine nieces and nephews.

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