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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

To recreate the environment of the San Loreto church, the Basilica of St Paul's Outside the Walls was used for the final scene of the film. The crew was accustomed to working in a non-religious setting where they could do as they liked, so it was a full-time job trying to keep their bad habits (such as smoking) in check so they wouldn't get kicked out by their hosts.

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Caption 8 [it]: Per raggiungere la città, si accende una battaglia feroce.
Caption 8 [en]: To reach the city, a fierce battle flares.

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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 46 [it]: Siamo riusciti a raggiungere telefonicamente
Caption 46 [en]: We've managed to reach, by phone

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Illuminate - Rita Levi Montalcini - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The documentary concludes with some valuable advice from Rita Levi-Montalcini about how to live one's life. People who knew her offer some adjectives to describe who she was.

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Caption 81 [it]: questo è il massimo della serenità e dell'armonia che io posso raggiungere.
Caption 81 [en]: this is the greatest serenity and harmony that I can achieve.

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Le Interviste - I liceali - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The three highschoolers answer questions about what time they eat and go to bed, what they like or miss about where they live, and much more.

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Caption 68 [it]: Raggiungere il mare è facile dalla tua regione?
Caption 68 [en]: Is it easy to get to the sea from your region?

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In giro per l'Italia - Castellammare di Stabia, lungomare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The last stop on the trip to Castellammare di Stabia is the seafront, called il lungomare in Italian. There's a great panorama, a lovely sea breeze, and it's a great place to just walk around. Marika mentions the famous natural spring water of Castellammare, both for thermal baths and for drinking.

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Caption 33 [it]: nelle isole, si può raggiungere Napoli facilmente,
Caption 33 [en]: to the islands, you can reach Naples easily,

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Marika spiega - Verbo tenere - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here's the last segment about the verb tenere where Marika provides several expressions using the verb. In some cases, we can use "to keep" and "to hold" when translating, but not always.

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Caption 34 [it]: per raggiungere un obiettivo che ti sei prefissato o prefissata,
Caption 34 [en]: to reach a goal that you have set [m] or set [f] for yourself,

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La pittura più bella del mondo - La Resurrezione di Piero della Francesca - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Borgo Sansepolcro is an out-of-the-way Tuscan city. But, as this video sets out to explain, it boasts one of the most beautiful paintings in the world, so it is well worth the journey. The video begins with some passages from a 1925 essay by Aldous Huxley: “The Best Picture.” We have translated the Italian translation back into English, for learning purposes, but you can find the original English version here.

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Caption 4 [it]: "Non è facile raggiungere Borgo Sansepolcro.
Caption 4 [en]: "It is not easy to reach Borgo Sansepolcro.

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Space to ground - EP4 Le origini del sistema solare - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In August of 2014, the European Space Agency Rosetta probe reached the comet 67/P. This mission allowed for the collection of a great deal of data about comets. In fact, in this episode, a comet will be fashioned out of fairly common ingredients in a normal kitchen. That's pretty exciting.

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Caption 6 [it]: per raggiungere e studiare la cometa sessantasette P?
Caption 6 [en]: to reach and study comet sixty-seven P?

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Meraviglie - S2 EP3 - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Our journey takes us to Modica, in Sicily, where the historic center of the city had to be rebuilt entirely because of an earthquake in 1693. There was also a great flood in the twentieth century, resulting in some other major changes in the layout of the city. It remains a beautiful Baroque city, full of wonders.

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Caption 36 [it]: E alla fine si riuscì a raggiungere una cifra molto alta per l'epoca:
Caption 36 [en]: And in the end it was possible to reach a very high figure for the time:

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Space to ground - EP3 5 4 3 2 1 lift off. Lanciatori - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

To reach outer space, the force of gravity has to be overcome, and that requires a certain "escape" velocity. That's where launchers come in.

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Caption 24 [it]: Ci pensate? Una velocità che sembra impossibile da raggiungere.
Caption 24 [en]: Can you imagine? A speed that seems impossible to achieve.

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Space to ground - EP2 Energia dell'universo. Luce - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Luisella Giulicchi, manager of the European Space Agency ESA, answers questions about light, infrared rays, and lightyears.

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Caption 39 [it]: [è la temperatura più bassa che teoricamente si possa raggiungere]
Caption 39 [en]: [It is the lowest temperature that can theoretically be reached]

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L'Oriana - film - Part 16

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alekos and Oriana have a romantic moment but he is always thinking about his battle against the government. Oriana has her own ideas about how to run a successful resistance.

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Caption 6 [it]: ma non la lotta per raggiungere una meta precisa,
Caption 6 [en]: but not a battle to reach a precise goal,

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Marika spiega - Parole con più significati - Part 3

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Find out the various different meanings of these words: campo, squadra, and verso.

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Caption 44 [it]: per raggiungere lo stesso obiettivo.
Caption 44 [en]: to achieve the same goal.

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Meraviglie - S2EP1 - Part 14

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

One reason people would climb Mont Blanc was to find quartz. Alberto Angela explains why there is so much of this precious gemstone here.

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Caption 11 [it]: Il primo a raggiungere la vetta del Monte Bianco è stato proprio un collezionista di quarzi.
Caption 11 [en]: The first to reach the summit of Mont Blanc was indeed a quartz collector.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2EP1 - La finestra sulla scuola - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

A new season (with a new look) and a new episode find Camilla and her family getting ready to start the day. The TV is on and Camilla spies her friend Gaetano on the news, getting involved in a new case. Renzo comes back from buying the newspaper, and gets some unpleasant news from the nosy portinaia (female doorkeeper).

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Caption 38 [it]: potrai finalmente raggiungere il castello incantato...
Caption 38 [en]: you will finally be able to reach the enchanted castle...

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