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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela takes us inside Castel del Monte and helps us imagine what it might have looked like when it was "alive." He uses the term piano nobile, which indicates the floor of a mansion where the noblemen or landowners lived, as opposed to the floors where the servants' quarters and kitchens would have been.

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Caption 58 [it]: E poi, bisogna anche immaginare che, magari, questa,
Caption 58 [en]: And then, we also have to imagine that, perhaps, this,

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Chi m'ha visto - film - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Peppino brings Sally, the Latin American woman from the gas station, to the hideout, thinking he is doing Martino a big favor.

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Caption 71 [it]: Che cosa? -Una paga, magari s'offende che uno non...
Caption 71 [en]: What is? -You pay, she might be offended that you don't...

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP8 - Fuori servizio - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marta has conversations with both Manara and Raimondi, neither of which is she too happy about. The term innominato or unnamed makes reference to the evil character in Alessandro Manzoni's novel, I Promessi Sposi (The Betrothed).

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Caption 4 [it]: e ho pensato che magari volevi fare quattro chiacchiere e allora
Caption 4 [en]: and I thought you might want to have a little chat, and so

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep.2 - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Adriano asks Karen Bates to travel to Italy's southern regions to scout out a location for an Olivetti factory. Mauro, after being passed over for a job, decides to go and work for Dalmasso.

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Caption 53 [it]: E magari rifarsi il guardaroba, eh?
Caption 53 [en]: And maybe do your wardrobe over, huh?

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La Ladra - EP. 7 - Il piccolo ladro - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva pays a visit to Augusto, a friend and safe-cracking expert, while Lorenzo and Malù break up. Later, Eva and the ladies hold a planning session for their caper.

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Caption 42 [it]: così magari incontri qualcuna che ti piace un po' di più.
Caption 42 [en]: that way you might just meet someone who you like a little better.

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La Ladra - EP. 7 - Il piccolo ladro - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva wants to teach Negri a lesson and calls him to give her an estimate on some work at the restaurant. Later, at the market, Dante seems a bit absent. Eva then makes a discovery that illustrates how Italian can be ambiguous, where English is not.

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Caption 13 [it]: e qui creare un altro ambiente, non so, magari una stanzetta, un bagnetto.
Caption 13 [en]: and to create another space here, I don't know, maybe a little room, a powder room.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP8 - Fuori servizio - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Toscani and the team go to see Manara in order to fill him in on the case and try to convince him to give them a hand. They are a long way from solving the case and use the wonderful, common expression in alto mare (at sea, on the high seas) to say this. We also learn something new about Marta Rivera.

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Caption 29 [it]: Raimondi se ne va, magari torna Lei...
Caption 29 [en]: Raimondi leaves, maybe you come back...

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP8 - Fuori servizio - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Marta meets the victim's family at the bus stop. Fabrizio compliments Marta on her work. Luca is hanging out with Sardi and baby Alice.

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Caption 21 [it]: magari anche sul lavoro.
Caption 21 [en]: maybe even at work.

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Marika commenta -La Ladra - Espressioni idiomatiche - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

With examples from La Ladra, Marika explains some common but hard-to-translate, colloquial Italian expressions: pizzicare qualcuno, fare le corna and essere nei pasticci.

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Caption 11 [it]: Magari è uno di questi giovinastri del quartiere.
Caption 11 [en]: Maybe it's one of these neighborhood youngsters.

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In the kitchen, Eva and Dante are trying, with difficulty, to concentrate on work. Hafiz is having dinner there and asks to say goodbye to Eva before leaving for London to join his wife.

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Caption 47 [it]: Chissà, magari un giorno ci rivedremo.
Caption 47 [en]: Who knows? Maybe we'll see each other one day.

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 13

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Living conditions were so different at the time of the cave dwellings. Imagine having a mule and rabbits running around the house! The government eventually put a stop to this type of dwelling, and much was gained, but much was lost. On the other hand, people had to live somewhere. The Civita, the oldest part of Matera, filled up quickly around the imposing cathedral, and there was no more room for building houses.

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Caption 13 [it]: dei... magari si allevavano dei piccioni, e anche delle galline che spesso scorrazzavano.
Caption 13 [en]: some... they might have raised some pigeons, and also hens that would often scamper about.

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Even though he is no longer leading the company, Adriano is as active as ever. Events come together that motivate him to put his theories into practice.

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Caption 25 [it]: In attivo? Magari!
Caption 25 [en]: Making a profit? I only wish!

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We see the inside of house built into the rock. It is fascinating to learn how families coped with the problems of water, humidity, and cramped quarters.

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Caption 26 [it]: delle cose che hanno visto magari dai nonni, da degli zii,
Caption 26 [en]: things that could have been seen at your grandparents, by your aunts and uncles,

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva hides at the beauty center in order to spy on Biagini. In the meantime, Lorenzo and Dante have a man-to-man talk.

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Caption 25 [it]: Magari era scaduto. -Ma che scaduto!
Caption 25 [en]: Maybe it had expired. -But what do you mean expired?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP7 - Alta società - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

They still don't really have a lead, but Manara is convinced the two murders — Viazzi and Ponti — are connected. They have to look into Ponti's past.

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Caption 31 [it]: Che ne sai, magari uno va a cena,
Caption 31 [en]: Who knows? Maybe someone goes out to dinner,

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