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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP12 - La donna senza volto - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sardi is back in service. Luca goes out to look for someone who might have made the anonymous phone call about the death.

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Caption 2 [it]: Menomale, perché a casa non si sopportava più.
Caption 2 [en]: Good thing, because at home she had become intolerable.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla goes to the police station to report the theft of her handbag. Livietta confesses to why her retainer is hurting her.

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Caption 13 [it]: Be', menomale.
Caption 13 [en]: Well, good thing.

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Marika commenta - L'ispettore Manara - Espressioni idiomatiche - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika explains some of the idiomatic expressions used in the TV series, Commissario Manara. These expressions are ones Italians use every day in dealing with other people, so you won't want to miss this.

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Caption 68 [it]: Eh, menomale. Senza chiavi
Caption 68 [en]: Ah, good thing. With no keys,

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La Ladra - EP. 10 - Un ignobile ricatto - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alba spills her story to the girls. Naturally, they want to help her. Eva has a letter from Dante she is afraid to open.

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Caption 17 [it]: Menomale, va'.
Caption 17 [en]: Good thing, yeah.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E2 - Un amore pericoloso - Part 24

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

By now the news about Mazzeo is in the newspapers and of course, his students see the headline. When a student reads the article in class, Camilla has a feeling something isn't adding up. Vanda calls the police.

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Caption 6 [it]: Eh, menomale, no?
Caption 6 [en]: Well, thank goodness, right?

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Chi m'ha visto - film - Part 27

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

It's time to go on TV since all the headlines have announced that Martino has been found. Going on live TV is a new experience for Peppino, and host Simonetta has her hands full trying to keep control.

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Caption 37 [it]: non esserci più". Basta, questo è quello... -Menomale, menomale.
Caption 37 [en]: no longer existing." That's it, that's what... -Thank heavens, thank heavens.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E2 - Un amore pericoloso - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla really is a good friend to Vanda. Vanda, on the other hand, is a bit naive. They have a heart-to-heart talk.

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Caption 25 [it]: Menomale. -Veramente è lui che non ha ancora voluto...
Caption 25 [en]: Thank heavens. -Actually he's the one who hasn't yet wanted to...

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP9 - L'amica ritrovata - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Tiziana is confused because she has no clue that she might be a suspect. Raimondi, who shows up with Rivera, is confused because he doesn't realize Tiziana is Luca's sister. Poor Tiziana!

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Caption 67 [it]: Sì, menomale va, che mi faccio una bella doccia fresca, Bubbu,
Caption 67 [en]: Yes, good thing, too, so I can take a nice cool shower, Bubbu,

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La Ladra - EP. 7 - Il piccolo ladro - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva goes to see Dante but gets a nasty surprise. But things aren't as they seem, and explanations are forthcoming. Lorenzo, on the other hand, is in a particularly good mood.

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Caption 23 [it]: Allora funziona, menomale.
Caption 23 [en]: So it works. Thank goodness.

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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 16 [it]: Ah, menomale. Grazie.
Caption 16 [en]: Ah, thank heavens. Thank you.

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Chi m'ha visto - film - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Martino is settling in Peppino's grandfather's house, trying to make it inhabitable. Peppino does something he thinks is essential for the cause, but Martino is devastated and tells him to leave.

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Caption 9 [it]: Sta [pugliese: c'è] pure la cuoca che ti tiene compagnia. -Menomale.
Caption 9 [en]: There's even a cook who will keep you company. -Thank god.

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Marco Mengoni - Muhammad Ali

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Marco Mengoni was greatly influenced by Muhammad Ali, by his stand on religious and racial freedom, as well as by his physical and mental courage in the ring. This song makes the connection.

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Caption 5 [it]: E come sto menomale sto
Caption 5 [en]: And how am I? Luckily I'm still standing

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La Ladra - EP. 7 - Il piccolo ladro - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Filippo has trouble sleeping, Lorenzo does, too, and shows up at home. Eva, on the other hand, gets an invitation to sleep elsewhere.

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Caption 10 [it]: Menomale che era basso, altrimenti finiva male.
Caption 10 [en]: Good thing it was low, otherwise it would have ended badly.

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La Ladra - EP. 7 - Il piccolo ladro - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Filippo goes to the market with Eva and we discover what kind of kid he truly is. He also recognizes someone he knows. Back at the restaurant, Lorenzo and his mom have a little discussion.

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Caption 10 [it]: E menomale che c'era lui. -Dai, che è tardi.
Caption 10 [en]: Good thing he was here. -Come on, it's late.

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Chi m'ha visto - film - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

At the bar, Martino sees some old townsmen who tease him and tell him he should get a real job. One of the old guys mentions Fred Bongusto, an Italian singer known for a song "A Rotunda on the Sea". Martino and Peppino go off in a three-wheeled Ape (bee), a light commercial vehicle common all over Italy. Peppino cites Roberto Bolle, a famous Italian dancer, and Men and Women, a TV show for dating.

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Caption 41 [it]: Ce [pugliese: che] dubbio? -Ah, menomale.
Caption 41 [en]: What doubts? -Ah, just as well.

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