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Valentina Vezzali - Video Intervista

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

QNM interviews Valentina Vezzali, Italian fencing pro, specialized in foils. She's the first female fencer in the world to receive three consecutive Olympic gold medals. She's also won five other world titles and five European titles (in individual matches). You should watch our video proverbi italiani afterwards.

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Caption 35 [it]: sia nelle fasi di allenamento nel campo di atletica,
Caption 35 [en]: both in the training phase on the athletic field,

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Olio Extra Vergine Pugliese - Introduzione e cenni storici

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Raffaele, a producer of extra virgin olive oil from Apulia, tells us about the ancient origins of his olive groves. Many of the trees are centuries old, some are even over a thousand years old, and continue to produce excellent oil.

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Caption 28 [it]: sia dai Fenici, sia dagli Egizi, dagli stessi Greci
Caption 28 [en]: by the Phoenicians as well as by the Egyptians, by the Greeks themselves

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Radici nel Cemento - La Bicicletta - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

This song of the Radici nel Cemento talks about the the main character's happy relationship with his bicycle. At the beginning, you're meant to think he's talking about a woman, given that the words are typically used to compliment a woman, but then in the refrain we discover that he's talking about his beloved bicycle.

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Caption 2 [it]: Sempre più attraente non resisto e così sia
Caption 2 [en]: More and more appealing I can't resist, and so be it

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Radici nel Cemento - Bella Ciccia - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Roman

Fat is Beautiful! No more fad diets! This captivating song by the Roman reggae group, Radici nel Cemento (Roots in Concrete) doesn't endorse obesity, but says that a woman with some meat ("ciccia") on her bones can be more appealing than a skinny one who is unhappy and obsessed with her weight.

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Caption 6 [it]: Tu sei la più bella la più bona che ce sia
Caption 6 [en]: You're the most beautiful and hottest there is

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Bibione - Torneo del frisbee - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dario is a player of Ultimate frisbee. He talks about this hobby in the video. He's on the beach, where a tournament is taking place, and he teaches us the easy rules of this fun and exciting game.

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Caption 37 [it]: sia su erba che su spiaggia.
Caption 37 [en]: both on the grass and on the beach.

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Ricette pesce - Calamari croccanti con verdure - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Angelo Piras, chef of the restaurant San Domenico, in Chieri, in the Turin Province, prepares some delicious and quick dishes that you’ll be enthusiastic about! This one shows the preparation of fried squid, with a surprising presentation at the end. Copyright uChefPuntoit.

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Caption 34 [it]: Mettiamo nell'olio, che sia caldo.
Caption 34 [en]: We put [them] in the oil, which should be hot.

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Grammatica per principianti - Aggettivi e preferenze

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy Lucano

The three friends, Serena, Milena and Flavia tell us about themselves, employing some useful comparatives. The girls talk about their favorite places and invite everybody to visit Italy. Review your comparatives with them!

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Caption 14 [it]: quindi penso che sia il mio paese preferito.
Caption 14 [en]: so I think it's my favorite country.

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Gioia Marconi - Vado avanti

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

The dramatic song "Vado Avanti" [I go on] by Gioia Marconi describes a girl who's deluded by love and who doesn't see any future. Her hopelessness is overcome, though, by the will to go on. Video provided by PA 74 Music.

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Caption 30 [it]: E di arrendersi prima che sia
Caption 30 [en]: And to give up before it is

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Tartufo bianco d'Alba - Come sceglierlo e come gustarlo

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Mario Aprile, president of the Trifolao Association in Piedmont, gives us some tips about the characteristics of white truffles: their growth, the ideal way of storing them and of course some excellent recipes.

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Caption 12 [it]: è importante che sia profumato.
Caption 12 [en]: it's important that it smells good.

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Antonio - e l'Isola di Dino

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Antonio tells us about the two islands off Calabria. The Isola di Dino is the larger of the two and he tells us the legend of how the island was named. Isola della Cirella is the other island.

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Caption 15 [it]: con la presenza sia della palma nana,
Caption 15 [en]: including the presence of both the dwarf palm

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Trailer - Il figlio più piccolo

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy Roman

The Youngest Son, written and directed by the director Pupi Avati, was released in 2010. The main character, Luciano Baietti (Christian De Sica), is an entrepreneur without scruples. In order to succeed, he will stop at nothing, and this includes using his youngest son Baldo (Nicola Nocella).

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Caption 23 [it]: In fondo, è come se non ci sia mai stato.
Caption 23 [en]: In the end, it's as if it had never happened.

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Pilar - Attesa - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Premio d’Aponte 2008 – Pilar sings “Attesa” [Waiting], a song that speaks of silence, the night and her solitude.

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Caption 14 [it]: Non voglio sapere dove sia meglio andare
Caption 14 [en]: I don't want to know where it's better to go

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Antonio - racconta Praia a Mare

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy Lucano

Antonio tells us about the origins of Praia and its appeal to tourists. Praia is a very special and attractive little town, where tourists can do and see many things.

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Caption 14 [it]: Eh, ci sta una costa fatta sia di sabbia,
Caption 14 [en]: Uh, there's a coast that's either made of either sand,

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Professioni e mestieri - Cipriano Moneta - Country Manager - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy Milanese

An interview with Cipriano Moneta, the national manager of Xing Italy, a social network for professionals. He tells us why Xing is much more useful than Facebook or Twitter.

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Caption 5 [it]: sia in Italia che all'estero,
Caption 5 [en]: both in Italy and abroad,

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A Marsala - Salvo Agria

Difficulty: Newbie

Italy Sicilian

Salvo Agria is a painter and according to him, art is the most liberating way of expressing oneself. He believes that a person doesn’t choose art, but that art chooses the person. He shows a painting that depicts three generations: a little girl, an adult woman, and an old woman.

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Caption 3 [it]: è [sia] l'unica cosa che rende un uomo libero.
Caption 3 [en]: is the only thing that makes a man free.

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