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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The general hands De Sica a letter from Goebbels himself but since De Sica can't read German, it is translated for him ad alta voce (out loud). It's an invitation to Venice, which De Sica does not want to accept.

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Caption 32 [it]: Lei sta solo cercando di prendere tempo.
Caption 32 [en]: You are just trying to stall.

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla is interviewed by the police, and Mr. Rigas, the man she argued with in line for the bus, comes too. Renzo, who is also present, can't understand why Camilla is so profoundly affected by the event.

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Caption 14 [it]: Voglio solo leggere. -Faccia la coda!
Caption 14 [en]: I just want to read. -Get in the line!

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma finds out she was right about the "accident" being a homicide and goes with Calogiuri to see the architect's ex-wife and son. Calogiuri gives Imma some news she hadn't heard about.

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Caption 56 [it]: È solo che sto studiando per il concorso da maresciallo,
Caption 56 [en]: It's just that I am studying for the marshal exam,

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La linea verticale - EP 5 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Elena tries to keep Luigi from getting too depressed about his situation. He then gets a taste of what his roommates had been telling him about the friar.

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Caption 16 [it]: È solo noioso, perché non ci andava,
Caption 16 [en]: It's just annoying, because we didn't want that,

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Marika spiega - Espressioni con occhio - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Marika gives us plenty of examples of expressions using l'occhio (the eye) in this final segment. We see and hear them in context by way of clips from Yabla videos.

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Caption 50 [it]: "avere solo gli occhi per piangere" significa essere molto poveri,
Caption 50 [en]: "to just have eyes to cry with" means being very poor,

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 5

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Giuseppe goes to see Giorgio in his fancy doctor's office, hoping to convince him to see Cloe. It's clear Giorgio has chosen the career path of least resistance, and seems more interested in fine art and fine cigars, than in treating patients who need it.

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Caption 4 [it]: Mi dispiace, ma il professore riceve solo su prenotazione.
Caption 4 [en]: I'm sorry, but the doctor only sees patients by appointment.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP5 Lele, ti presento Irene - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Lele goes to Irene's house, but neither he nor Irene is really at ease. Meanwhile, the Martini's next-door neighbor stops by to complain about the dog.

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Caption 20 [it]: Solo che...
Caption 20 [en]: It's just that...

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Vivere - Un'avventura di Vittorio De Sica - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Actors, including Alberto Sordi, who were performing at the Quattro Fontane (four fountains) theater on the fateful day of 23 March 1944 are in danger of being caught by the Germans. During the filming of his movie, De Sica leaves the safety of the basilica just once and is caught and questioned by a Nazi General about why the film is taking so long to be shot.

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Caption 38 [it]: De Sica è uscito un giorno solo
Caption 38 [en]: De Sica came out only one day

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Provaci ancora prof! - S2E4 L'amica americana - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Camilla is teaching her class, but is having trouble masking her distress over her friend. She goes to the police station where the officers have some questions for her.

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Caption 60 [it]: avrebbe avuto solo pochi mesi di vita.
Caption 60 [en]: she would have had only a few months left to live.

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Imma Tataranni Sostituto procuratore - S1 EP3 I giardini della memoria - Part 4

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Imma talks to her old friend, Don Mariano, and he shows her the model of the deceased architect's pet project, never completed. Then, along with Calogiuri, Imma goes to the morgue where she is not welcome. Calogiuri's eye proves to be invaluable.

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Caption 7 [it]: Solo che a differenza del povero Domenico,
Caption 7 [en]: Just that contrary to poor Domenico,

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I Bastardi di Pizzofalcone - S1EP2 Rabbia - Part 7

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Lojacono and Di Nardo go to talk to Doctor Martone in Forensics. Di Nardo appears to know quite a bit about weapons. Back at headquarters, Romano and Aragona report to the Chief about what they found out from the prison director.

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Caption 66 [it]: che è morto con un solo colpo sparato a distanza ravvicinata alla nuca.
Caption 66 [en]: that he died with a single shot fired at close range, to the back of the head.

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Moscati, l'amore che guarisce - EP 2 - Part 4

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Elena tries to convince her father that Giuseppe will change after they get married. He remains very skeptical. Giuseppe is spoon-feeding Cloe to give her some nourishment, meanwhile telling her how he decided to become a doctor.

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Caption 7 [it]: Ha solo bisogno di tempo.
Caption 7 [en]: He just needs time.

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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 8 [it]: Sono solo un maestro che insegna anche in televisione,
Caption 8 [en]: I am just a teacher who also teaches on television.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP5 Lele, ti presento Irene - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We discover where Alberto's favorite T-shirt is hiding. Lele is looking for any excuse not to go to Irene's house for dinner, and his parents-in-law show up in time to wonder where he is going and give him a rough time.

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Caption 53 [it]: Era solo e abbandonato, poveretto.
Caption 53 [en]: He was alone and abandoned, poor thing.

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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 35 [it]: E lui resta da solo,
Caption 35 [en]: And he is left alone.

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