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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 93 [it]: ma siccome c'è un caso di omicidio, pensavo che
Caption 93 [en]: but since there's a murder case, I thought that

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In the eyes of Manara's boss, Giulia is the heroine, having recovered the letters, and Manara is a failure for having let the murderer escape from under his nose. Now Giulia's work is finished and she's just about ready to go back to Rome, but she still has some unfinished business... business she doesn't want Lara's help with.

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Caption 10 [it]: Ovviamente no, però, siccome Lei lo voleva incriminare,
Caption 10 [en]: Obviously not, but, since you wanted to incriminate him,

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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 33 [it]: Come [siccome] io ho vissuto anche a Milano, a Torino e lì, figuriamoci...
Caption 33 [en]: Since I've also lived in Milan, Turin, and there... let's just imagine... [no way...]

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Anna e Marika - Un negozio di scarpe - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Diego is very knowledgeable about his collection of women's shoes and handbags, all made in Tuscany, exclusively in genuine leather. He proposes models that are beautifully fashionable, but are at the same time comfortable enough to wear every day.

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Caption 59 [it]: e siccome è, ehm... è specializzata solo sulla pelletteria,
Caption 59 [en]: and since it's uh... it's specialized only in leather goods,

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Serena - in un negozio di abbigliamento - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy Lucano

Serena is still shopping for clothes, and looks at some pretty flashy shoes. In the end, though, she goes for the jacket, and she fishes in her bag for the cash. She gives us a good example of how the plural is used when talking about euros. Euro is both singular and plural in Italian. So whether we're talking about soldi (money) or euro (euros), Italians think in the plural!

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Caption 32 [it]: Siccome si stanno avvicinando le feste,
Caption 32 [en]: Since the holidays are approaching,

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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 61 [it]: Siccome inattesa, quando parte dal campanile e ti arriva alle spalle,
Caption 61 [en]: Since it's unexpected, when it ushers forth from the bell tower and arrives right behind you,

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Daniela e Francesca - Briscola - Regole del gioco - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Francesca is showing Daniela how to play Briscola. Fulvio joins in to describe the atmosphere of a real game of Briscola between two experts. Who do you think will win? Daniela or Francesca?

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Caption 24 [it]: Siccome hai preso tu, hai diritto a prendere una carta.
Caption 24 [en]: Since you took it, you have the right to draw another card.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lara decides to question the medical examiner Ginevra, the last person to have seen the victim alive. Manara had a different idea about how to handle his witness.

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Caption 18 [it]: e deve essere interrogata, e siccome non lo fai tu lo faccio io,
Caption 18 [en]: and has to be interrogated, and because you're not doing it, I'm doing it,

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Francesca - neve - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy

Although it rarely snows in Rome, there are mountains nearby where it does snow. Francesca takes us to the Abruzzese Apennines and while driving, she tells us about her passion for sledding, and how to deal with winter temperatures.

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Caption 12 [it]: siccome io amavo lo slittino, ma non ne possedevo uno,
Caption 12 [en]: since I loved the sled, but didn't own one,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Federico Fellini, having won three Oscars, talks about the Academy Awards and how they represent the goal of every filmmaker both in the U.S. and abroad. He goes on to talk about American cinema as mythical, legendary.

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Caption 11 [it]: Poi, invece, per "Le notti di Cabiria", siccome io non credevo che...
Caption 11 [en]: Then, instead, for "Le notti di Cabiria," as I didn't believe that...

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Adriano - Nonna

Difficulty: Adv Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano introduces us to his grandmother who lives in Palermo and with whom he has a close relationship. He's always welcome at her place, being assured of a nice nap, good company, and good food.

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Caption 44 [it]: siccome parlo bene di lei, lei mi può fare ancora regali, capito?
Caption 44 [en]: since I speak well of her, she can give me more presents, get it?

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Andromeda - e i gatti 2 - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Dorian is a cat that Andromeda had as a kitten, and then entrusted to her mother-in-law. After six years, Dorian came back to the family.

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Caption 18 [it]: Poi, ehm, siccome successero alcuni episodi particolari,
Caption 18 [en]: Then, uh, because some particular things happened,

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini describes his relationship to a producer who became so exasperated by the director, that he drank ink in mock suicide.

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Caption 10 [it]: e siccome, come unica arma a portata di mano...
Caption 10 [en]: and since, as the only weapon at hand...

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Francesca - alla guida - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Francesca finds a note on the windshield of her car. Her driving instructor has to explain that it's not a note, but a parking ticket.

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Caption 28 [it]: Siccome mi sento un po' in colpa...
Caption 28 [en]: Since I feel somewhat to blame...

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Fellini Racconta - Un Autoritratto Ritrovato - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Italy

Fellini, interviewed at the Trevi Fountain, during the filming of La Dolce Vita, discussed his relationships with producers.

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Caption 34 [it]: Sì? -E la volta che questo non accadesse, siccome sono anche superstizioso,
Caption 34 [en]: Yes? -And if one time that didn't happen, since I am also superstitious,

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