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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP5 - Il Raggio Verde - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara starts investigating the unusual catch, and later he and Lara try to talk. But there's also the museum theft to take care of.

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Caption 48 [it]: Ti vado a prendere un po' d'acqua? -No.
Caption 48 [en]: Should I go and get you some water? -No.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 16

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara has it all figured out, and questions his suspect, who reconstructs the murder for him. Toscani, on the other hand, has ended up in the hospital, and becomes a hero in the eyes of the Questore, who never quite seems to appreciate Manara's efforts, and sees only his faults.

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Caption 46 [it]: Certo che ci ha fatto prendere un bello spavento, eh!
Caption 46 [en]: For sure you gave us a nice scare, huh!

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L'unione fa la forza - Cooperativa La Quercia

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A small town in Tuscany has adopted an unusual method of garbage collection! It's a way of integrating workers with special needs into the work force, and allowing them to have more than just a job. A video by Moira Volterrani

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Caption 24 [it]: Vedrai proprio che loro sanno dove sono le posizioni dove prendere la spazzatura.
Caption 24 [en]: You'll truly see that they know where the spots are to pick up the garbage.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 22

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Tonino locks himself in with Saverio, holding him hostage, and threatening Saverio's father, the councilman.

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Caption 14 [it]: prendere in considerazione l'ipotesi di un indennizzo.
Caption 14 [en]: take into consideration the hypothesis of an indemnity.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 13

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Back at her aunt's house, Lara deals with Giulia when she comes back, and hashes things over with her aunt in the morning. Meanwhile Manara is once again moving his desk around, while discussing both the case and Giulia Chiamparani with Toscani, who's curious as to why Giulia disappeared so quickly.

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Caption 44 [it]: chi te le tocca? Vettele [vienitele] a prendere, adesso arriva.
Caption 44 [en]: Who's going to touch them? Come and get them. He'll be here soon.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 21

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

As luck would have it, the town councilman, for whom the whole party was created, isn't coming. Alessio and Martina have some time to themselves...

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Caption 18 [it]: Domani ti vieni a prendere a Saverio?
Caption 18 [en]: Tomorrow you're coming to pick up Saverio?

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Alice - Per Elisa

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alice's winning entry in the 1981 Sanremo Music Festival, "Per Elisa, (for Elisa)" is performed live in concert in this video. You may even want to sing along with these clear, easy lyrics and catchy tune. The title refers to the name of a woman, but also to the famous piano piece by Beethoven, known as "Für Elise," whose theme can be discerned from time to time in the song.

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Caption 20 [it]: Senza Elisa, non esci neanche a prendere il giornale
Caption 20 [en]: Without Elisa you don't even go out to get the paper

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Anna e Marika - La mozzarella di bufala - La produzione e i tagli - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna and Marika are planning a dinner, and start out by making a shopping list. They have some major decisions to make about the antipasti (appetizers)!

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Caption 62 [it]: Ma allora possiamo provare a prendere tutto lì, facciamo una cena campana!
Caption 62 [en]: So in that case, we can try to get everything there, we'll have a Campanian dinner!

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eugenio Medagliani, expert on the world of Italian cuisine, talks about the days when Gualtiero Marchesi wasn't yet very well known, but refused to make pasta dishes. He describes a trip they made together through the desert from L.A. to Las Vegas where Gualtiero started getting inspired about pasta.

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Caption 16 [it]: facciamo, diciamo, la fermata per prendere benzina, no, in questo deserto,
Caption 16 [en]: we'll make, let's say, a stop to get gas, right, in this desert,

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Serena - vita da universitari

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Studying is not the only thing students do at the university. They like to have fun, too. Being from out of town, but too far away for a commute, Serena and Elena rent an apartment with other students. Find out what they like to do in the evenings!

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Caption 5 [it]: Sì, ci sto, a prendere un aperitivo!
Caption 5 [en]: Yes, I'm in, to have a drink!

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Serena - sistema universitario italiano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Get the inside story on going to university in Italy! Serena and Elena talk about how the school year is broken up, where you register, taking exams and how the grading works, what grade point average you need to pass, and much more.

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Caption 38 [it]: di passare al secondo, al terzo, al quarto e poi al quinto anno e prendere la laurea.
Caption 38 [en]: go on to the second, third, fourth, and then to the fifth year and get your degree.

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Serena - sistema scolastico italiano

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Serena and Elena talk about the school system in Italy, which is quite different from that of other countries. Terminology is different and can be deceptive, so be prepared for some false cognates. Where Americans talk about going away to school (college, university), Italians talk about the university. Find out what "scuola" means to these two young Italian women.

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Caption 54 [it]: Il minimo che si può prendere per essere promosso ad un esame è diciotto,
Caption 54 [en]: The minimum that you can get to pass an exam is eighteen,

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L'arte della cucina - I Luoghi del Mondo - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Art critic Gillo Dorfles talks about Milan in the fifties, sixties and seventies, and how, thanks to the war and to fascism, it developed as it did. Gualtiero Marchesi talks about the high standards of his cuisine, and some of the personalities who frequented his restaurant.

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Caption 8 [it]: ha cercato di prendere contatti con l'estero...
Caption 8 [en]: it attempted to make contacts with foreign countries...

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The police intercept a phone call between Marcuccio and his mother, but it's too short to trace. Marcuccio recites the first line of Leopardi's most famous poem, "L'infinito" [The Infinite] to his mother. Giulia spends the night at Lara's and they watch the movie of the famous party. The next day Lara has some interesting news for Manara, from both Giulia and from her aunt!

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Caption 9 [it]: La mamma ti viene a prendere, stai calmo. -Sempre,
Caption 9 [en]: Mom's coming to get you, stay calm. -Always,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 19

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

To please a reporter, Fellini sits and describes a typical day spent at Chianciano Terme, where he has gone for its healing thermal waters. Chianciano happens to have inspired one of his best known films, and he still sees it as a movie set. Fellini goes on to reminisce about Sundays in Rimini, and admits that his memories are a mix of fact and fantasy.

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Caption 18 [it]: Dopo, mi faccio la barba, scendo, vado a prendere i giornali,
Caption 18 [en]: Afterwards, I shave, I go downstairs, I go to sell [sic] the newspapers,

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