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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 14 [it]: perché Lara non si è presentata alla cena con lui.
Caption 14 [en]: Because Lara didn't show up for dinner with him.

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Meraviglie - EP. 5 - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We go to the northern part of Italy: Piedmont, and here, in the southern part of the region, called le Langhe, what's worthy of being a World Heritage Site is about the land itself and what it produces, rather than about art and architecture.

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Caption 32 [it]: Già, perché qui si producono tante cose d'eccellenza,
Caption 32 [en]: Yes, because many things of excellence are produced here,

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In an enchanting spot, Matì and Francesco get ready for the wedding, helped by Nora and Ugo. The bride and groom are happy, but, at the same time, sad not to have their respective parents with them.

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Caption 49 [it]: Perché? Tu credi che ci si debba sposare con gli occhi chiusi?
Caption 49 [en]: Why? Do you think one should get married with their eyes closed?

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E3 - Una piccola bestia ferita - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Here we go with a new episode. Camilla and family are trying to get out of the house to go to school, but on her way out, Camilla overhears some neighbors arguing and starts getting concerned.

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Caption 34 [it]: Ho detto andate perché tanto
Caption 34 [en]: I said, go ahead because in any case,

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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 21 [it]: Sì, sì. -No, perché a volte sembra che tutto è passato,
Caption 21 [en]: Yes, yes. -No, because sometimes it seems like it's all over,

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 28

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Guia has a flash during the fashion show she and Carola attend. Pino puts on a great show for his friends from town.

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Caption 15 [it]: Me [pugliese: be'], alla festa andate voi, perché io non vengo.
Caption 15 [en]: Well, you go to the party, because I'm not coming.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We see the difference between Luca's by the seat of his pants investigative technique and Lara's more scientific technique. They both have their place, but in this case, Luca's is more effective. The team makes some headway, even if it is just to eliminate some suspected murder weapons.

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Caption 4 [it]: E peccato, però, perché era l'unico che aveva un movente.
Caption 4 [en]: And too bad, though, because he was the only one with a motive.

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In giro per l'Italia - Lucca - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

There are a lot of interesting places to see from the walls, as Arianna rides around on her rental bike: the botanical garden, a tower with trees on it, and the entrance to a pilgrimage route to Rome.

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Caption 46 [it]: perché poi devo andare in stazione a prendere il treno.
Caption 46 [en]: because then I have to go to the train station to catch the train.

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ugo seems to have a mysterious mission. Nora sees to Matì, whose dress is done and gorgeous. Ugo takes Francesco to choose an engagement ring.

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Caption 27 [it]: Perché ci puoi dare un buon consiglio.
Caption 27 [en]: Because you can give us good advice.

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La Ladra - EP. 10 - Un ignobile ricatto - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

It looks like Lorenzo is interested in someone new. At the restaurant, Lola tells her friends why she is excited. There's some unpleasantness regarding the couple having lunch.

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Caption 15 [it]: perché ultimamente ho allenato solo un muscolo: il cervello.
Caption 15 [en]: because lately I have been building only one muscle: my brain.

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 27

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Mara is bummed out, for sure. Felice too! Delfo, on the other hand, shows a side of himself no one has seen before.

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Caption 6 [it]: E perché?
Caption 6 [en]: And why?

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP11 - Uno strano incidente di caccia - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ada and Pio go dancing, but when they get back to her place, they get an unexpected interruption. A bit later, Ada innocently reveals some new elements to the case, and Luca comes back to life from his doldrums.

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Caption 68 [it]: Perché non ci ha detto della lite tra suo marito e suo figlio?
Caption 68 [en]: Why didn't you tell us about the fight between your husband and your son?

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Fino a e Finché - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In English, the difference between "until" and "as long as" is quite distinct, but in Italian, it's a little blurry because the presence of the negative word non (not) might change the meaning of a phrase or it might not. When the meaning is not altered by its presence, the word, in this case non (not), is "pleonastic." We're talking about finché and finche non.

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Caption 22 [it]: perché può essere anche omesso.
Caption 22 [en]: because it can also be omitted.

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The fresco depicting the Last Judgement is almost like a photograph of the Middle Ages. Alberto Angela shows us where the sinners ended up and what happened to them in Hell.

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Caption 2 [it]: È perché da questa grande apertura,
Caption 2 [en]: It's because from this large opening [hellmouth]

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

They go to dinner with Francesco and Matì and gently encourage the couple to think hard about what they want. It's natural for memories to come bubbling up from when they were courting.

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Caption 1 [it]: Perché proprio quella?
Caption 1 [en]: Why that one in particular?

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