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Marika spiega - Espressioni con occhio - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika gives us plenty of examples of expressions using l'occhio (the eye) in this final segment. We see and hear them in context by way of clips from Yabla videos.

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Caption 47 [it]: Occhio a quello che fai, Toscani, perché io ti spezzo le braccine.
Caption 47 [en]: Careful about what you do, Toscani, because I will break your little arms.

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Although as an athlete, Margherita did make some compromises she felt she had to during the decades of Italian Fascism, she also took a stand against it, risking expulsion from school.

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Caption 7 [it]: perché disse: "Ho vinto nella mia Firenze
Caption 7 [en]: because she said, "I won, in my Florence,

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe goes to see Giorgio in his fancy doctor's office, hoping to convince him to see Cloe. It's clear Giorgio has chosen the career path of least resistance, and seems more interested in fine art and fine cigars, than in treating patients who need it.

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Caption 57 [it]: perché ti fa comodo.
Caption 57 [en]: because it's convenient for you.

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP 2 - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Manzi comes up with a creative way to introduce a letter that isn't technically in the Italian alphabet. Now, Manzi is famous and gets a lot of attention even when walking in the park with Ida. She feels a bit left out.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché parleremo di una lettera nuova.
Caption 4 [en]: because we're going to talk about a new letter.

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Actors, including Alberto Sordi, who were performing at the Quattro Fontane (four fountains) theater on the fateful day of 23 March 1944 are in danger of being caught by the Germans. During the filming of his movie, De Sica leaves the safety of the basilica just once and is caught and questioned by a Nazi General about why the film is taking so long to be shot.

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Caption 22 [it]: Perché, in quel momento,
Caption 22 [en]: Because, at that moment,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla is teaching her class, but is having trouble masking her distress over her friend. She goes to the police station where the officers have some questions for her.

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Caption 9 [it]: Ho dato sette a tutti perché avete scritto delle cose molto belle sull'amicizia.
Caption 9 [en]: I gave everyone a seven because you wrote really nice things on friendship.

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma talks to her old friend, Don Mariano, and he shows her the model of the deceased architect's pet project, never completed. Then, along with Calogiuri, Imma goes to the morgue where she is not welcome. Calogiuri's eye proves to be invaluable.

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Caption 46 [it]: perché la macchina era parcheggiata un po' lontana.
Caption 46 [en]: because the car was parked rather far away.

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I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone - S1EP2 Rabbia - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lojacono and Di Nardo go to talk to Doctor Martone in Forensics. Di Nardo appears to know quite a bit about weapons. Back at headquarters, Romano and Aragona report to the Chief about what they found out from the prison director.

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Caption 18 [it]: Ma io non capisco perché non te lo vuoi curare il cancro.
Caption 18 [en]: But I don't understand why you don't want treatment for your cancer.

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La linea verticale - EP 5 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Amed is worried that the replacement chaplain will come and start talking, and never stop. He'll "press play" and tell stories ad nauseam. But on the good side, Luigi's fever is going down, even though he doesn't feel great.

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Caption 32 [it]: Perché me lo chiedi?
Caption 32 [en]: Why do you ask me that?

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con occhio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

When you have plenty of confidence or trust someone, you might keep your eyes closed and do something "ad occhi chiusi" (with your eyes closed), but make sure to keep them open while watching this video about expressions featureing l'occhio (the eye).

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Caption 17 [it]: E perché mai? -Figurati.
Caption 17 [en]: And why ever [would that be]? -Give me a break.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Elena tries to convince her father that Giuseppe will change after they get married. He remains very skeptical. Giuseppe is spoon-feeding Cloe to give her some nourishment, meanwhile telling her how he decided to become a doctor.

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Caption 48 [it]: Perché vuoi rinunciare alla nostra felicità
Caption 48 [en]: Why do you want to give up on our happiness

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP 2 - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

After the first episode of Non è mai troppo tardi, Alberto gets some frank criticism from some of the people he cares about most: Ricotta, and his elementary school class. At RAI headquarters, some concerns have come up related to Alberto's duties as an elementary school teacher.

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Caption 4 [it]: perché ti ho visto in televisione.
Caption 4 [en]: because I saw you on television.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP5 Lele, ti presento Irene - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We discover where Alberto's favorite T-shirt is hiding. Lele is looking for any excuse not to go to Irene's house for dinner, and his parents-in-law show up in time to wonder where he is going and give him a rough time.

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Caption 48 [it]: Perché avete comprato un cane senza avvisarmi?
Caption 48 [en]: Why did you buy a dog without telling me?

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

During the filming of Heaven's Gate, there were some dicey moments where De Sica had to deal with the German troops and needed all his wits about him. At the same time his crew was cooped up in the basilica and didn't always behave as they should — in fact, tutt'altro (anything but). The narrator also mentions an anecdotal story Fellini told about his experience with the Germans.

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Caption 31 [it]: o è perché, forse, si sta facendo scudo con i due ufficiali?
Caption 31 [en]: or it was because, maybe he was using the two officers as a shield?

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

As Camilla and Dora try to catch a tram, there is a terrible accident, or at least, it looks like an accident. Meanwhile, at home, Renzo seems to be preparing for an evening out without Camilla and is trying to come up with a plausible excuse. You will probably learn the adverb purtroppo (unfortunately) in this segment!

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Caption 49 [it]: perché sono all'interno del tuo cerchio magico.
Caption 49 [en]: because they are inside your magic circle.

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