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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 94 [it]: Ma ormai la conoscono tutti e proprio grazie a loro.
Caption 94 [en]: But by now, everyone knows it, and thanks to them.

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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 24 [it]: Due ufficiali tedeschi proprio lì, sull'angolo: "Fritz!
Caption 24 [en]: Two German officials there, on the corner: "Fritz!

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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 30 [it]: Certo, è brutto 'sto [questo] fatto di, di, di, di mentire. Fa, fa, fa, fa schifo proprio.
Caption 30 [en]: Of course, this thing about, about, about, about lying is bad, it's, it's, it's, it's really disgusting.

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma is having trouble finding the file on Domenico Bruno. True, it dates from fifteen years previous, but that's no excuse according to Imma. She also attends the commemorative event at Palazzo Lanfranchi, where Bruno's son pays a tribute to his father. Imma's ears perk up.

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Caption 5 [it]: Non è che ho dormito qua, non ho dormito proprio.
Caption 5 [en]: It's not that I slept here, I didn't sleep at all.

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PIMPA S3 - EP14 Il sombrero messicano

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

As Pimpa is having her breakfast, she hears a song on the radio about a sombrero. To find out what a sombrero is, she ventures out on another exciting adventure.

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Caption 84 [it]: Sei proprio buffo.
Caption 84 [en]: You are really funny.

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con la testa - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this last part, Marika provides some expressions to use when you're frustrated or when you forget what you were about to say. They all use la testa (the head) as the featured body part.

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Caption 44 [it]: è proprio una testa di cavolo".
Caption 44 [en]: he's really a head of cabbage [a jerk]."

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Margherita was much more interested in substance and knowledge than in material things, including physical appearance, and this became her brand, in a certain sense. That didn't keep people from loving and respecting her, although there were some occasional incidents, a few of which are recounted by people who knew her.

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Caption 17 [it]: ma proprio nel... nell'accezione anche moderna, no,
Caption 17 [en]: but right in... even in the modern sense, right,

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Cloe really does not want to stay in the hospital and Giuseppe finds a solution, but not everyone is thrilled about it.

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Caption 28 [it]: E deve venire a morire proprio qua?
Caption 28 [en]: And she has to come to die here of all places?

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla and Dora take a stroll through the antique market while Renzo is at his daughter's dance performance. He runs into someone he knows.

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Caption 46 [it]: Certo che sei proprio come i fantasmi, eh.
Caption 46 [en]: For sure, you are really like ghosts, huh.

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma discusses the dynamics of the case with the coroner. She also talks to the man who discovered the body. The subject comes up at dinner with her in-laws, and the TV is on so she watches the news broadcast about the case, too. Valentina has a new friend named Penelope.

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Caption 86 [it]: Ma tutto, proprio tutto?
Caption 86 [en]: But everything? Really anything?

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con la testa - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Italians scratch their heads when they are perplexed, just like English speakers do. It's grattarsi la testa. In this segment, Marika explains this and other expressions having to do with the head. Sometimes "testa" can be translated as "head" and other times, as "mind."

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Caption 54 [it]: È proprio quello che il prete consiglia a Luigi
Caption 54 [en]: It's just what the priest advises Luigi to do

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Illuminate - Margherita Hack - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Margherita Hack made her mark on the University of Trieste, teaching Astronomy there for almost 30 years and linking it with the Observatory. She had to use some drastic means to be recognized, however, being a woman in a man's world. But the balance changed over time, with her help, to involve many more women than before, both as students and researchers.

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Caption 28 [it]: Proprio con i sedili antichi.
Caption 28 [en]: With the old seats, even.

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

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe would like to spend more time with Elena, but at the moment there is too much to do at the hospital. A woman brings a baby to the door of a church to leave it, but she is suddenly taken ill and falls to the ground.

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Caption 37 [it]: Se proprio non ce la fa a fare a meno di fare certe cose,
Caption 37 [en]: If you really can't manage to go without certain things,

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Non è mai troppo tardi - EP 2 - Part 17

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The moment has arrived, and now it is a matter of standing around in the studio waiting for the show to start. The directors are very nervous and it remains to be seen whether they have reason to be or not. Ida's family plus the neighbors are glued to the TV and can't wait to see Alberto on the small screen.

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Caption 22 [it]: E mi scusi, adesso dobbiamo proprio andare. -Sì.
Caption 22 [en]: Excuse me, we really have to go now. -Yes.

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Our narrator describes what it was like working on the set of La porta del cielo (the Gates of Heaven): the extras, the dangers, the boredom, and the strategies for keeping the cast and crew safe. He also explains how they reconstructed the railway carriages that are featured so prominently in the film.

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Caption 15 [it]: trasformati in uno studio cinematografico vero e proprio,
Caption 15 [en]: transformed into a veritable film studio,

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