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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP10 -La verità nascosta - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

While having a drink with Ginevra, Luca notices a painting that looks like it could be one of Fello's. The next day, as he is waiting to talk to his boss, Raimondi shows up and asks him for a favor.

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Caption 63 [it]: che la bambina sia stata trasferita in questa zona su un peschereccio.
Caption 63 [en]: that the little girl has been moved to this area on a fishing boat.

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Meraviglie - EP. 4 - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This episode will take us to Umbria. We start with one of the most beautiful cities in the region, Assisi, a city that's practically synonymous with the Franciscan monastic order and its founder, Saint Francis.

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Caption 17 [it]: Monasteri ovunque vi sia silenzio.
Caption 17 [en]: Monasteries wherever there is silence.

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Nora is having trouble forgetting what Ugo did to her but gets down to work, or tries to. Uno comes back.

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Caption 31 [it]: di una persona che comunque sia prese'...
Caption 31 [en]: of a person who is, in any case, prese'...

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP10 -La verità nascosta - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

How good of a painter was the victim? Not all the people who knew him have the same opinion. Luca and Toscani go to see the picture framer and learn a few things.

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Caption 51 [it]: Dunque, sia la moglie che l'amante che il corniciaio
Caption 51 [en]: So, both the wife and the lover, as well as the picture framer

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Aunt Clo shows Ugo and Nora around the shop and house and leaves after giving them a few rules to follow. They run off to the attorney to make sure they can go ahead with their separation.

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Caption 35 [it]: perché ci tengo che sia tutto scritto e specificato,
Caption 35 [en]: because it's important to me that everything be written down and specified,

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Both Guia and her fiancé start working towards selling the farmstead. Guia has a few things to say to Renzo.

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Caption 40 [it]: A me risulta il contrario, mi sembra che ci sia una grandissima richiesta da queste parti.
Caption 40 [en]: My understanding is the opposite. To me it seems there is a very big demand around here.

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Mina - Luna diamante

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ferzan Özpetek directed this video of images from his movie La Dea Fortuna, for which the song "Luna Diamante" (diamond moon) is part of the soundtrack. The song was written by Ivano Fossati and sung by Mina.

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Caption 22 [it]: Che non sia tardi stanotte
Caption 22 [en]: That it's not too late tonight

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi indefiniti - Part 6

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Here are three more indefinite adjectives. The third one altro (another, next, last, different) is very common and can mean several things, so context is key.

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Caption 23 [it]: Varia sia nel genere che nel numero.
Caption 23 [en]: It varies in both gender and number.

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Pino is very active in the church, it seems, and helping out at the funeral is no exception, as far as he is concerned.

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Caption 31 [it]: Sia santificato il tuo nome
Caption 31 [en]: Hallowed be thy name

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Sposami - EP 1 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The exasperated lawyer comes up with a plan for the dog who happens to be named Uno (one). As they are taking care of this, they each get a phone call and have to hurry off.

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Caption 79 [it]: i medici mi danno per spacciata, ma sia chiaro, io...
Caption 79 [en]: The doctors have given me up for dead, but let's be clear that I...

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi indefiniti - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

In this lesson, Daniela discusses indefinite adjectives that refer to units or multiples. We're talking about adjectives such as "each," every," and "certain." Some have variable endings and others do not.

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Caption 16 [it]: che è uguale sia per il maschile che per il femminile.
Caption 16 [en]: which is the same for both the masculine and the feminine.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Aggettivi indefiniti - Part 4

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Listen carefully to this lesson because the rules for these indefinite adjectives are a little quirky. These are about totality — all or nothing — and work differently from English, especially when they're in the negative. We're talking about tutto, nessuno, and alcuno.

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Caption 11 [it]: e varia sia nel genere che del [sic: nel] numero.
Caption 11 [en]: and it changes both in gender and number.

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La rotta delle spezie di Franco Calafatti - Il sale - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This fascinating segment is all about salt: Our spice journey takes us to Sicily, where much of Italy's salt is harvested. Franco talks about how salt is life, salt is gold.

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Caption 36 [it]: Tutto quello che è necessario sia per farvi del bene,
Caption 36 [en]: All that is necessary, both to do you good,

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Provaci ancora prof! - S1E2 - Un amore pericoloso - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla and Vanda go looking for Mazzeo at his aunt's house. Camilla has a hard time watching her friend play into the hands of the man she is in love with.

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Caption 12 [it]: Sì, sì, penso che tu sia un'ingenua
Caption 12 [en]: Yes, yes, I do think you are naive

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Sei mai stata sulla Luna? - film - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Guia hasn't seen the last of the guy with the Jeep. He knows how to get along with both bar owners. There is a guessing game in the conversation and you will want to know that Italians use "fire and water," rather than "warm and cold" to describe how close or far you are from the right answer.

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Caption 23 [it]: Io per far contento sia l'uno che l'altro,
Caption 23 [en]: To make both of them happy,

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