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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP4 - Le Lettere Di Leopardi - Part 6

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

The police intercept a phone call between Marcuccio and his mother, but it's too short to trace. Marcuccio recites the first line of Leopardi's most famous poem, "L'infinito" [The Infinite] to his mother. Giulia spends the night at Lara's and they watch the movie of the famous party. The next day Lara has some interesting news for Manara, from both Giulia and from her aunt!

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Caption 55 [it]: E sembra che lei fosse disposta a lasciare il marito per poter stare con lui.
Caption 55 [en]: And it seems that she was willing to leave her husband to be with him.

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Marika e Daniela - Colosseo, interno - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

In Roman times, what exactly went on in the Colosseum? And why is the central part called "arena?" Marika and Daniela take you on a fascinating journey back to the times of the gladiators.

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Caption 10 [it]: Che sensazione ti dà stare qui all'interno del Colosseo?
Caption 10 [en]: What does it feel like to be here inside the Colosseum?

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 11

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

This episode comes to a close with the mystery of Cetinka solved, and everyone having a good time in the backyard. Maria proudly tells her aunt Alice how she duped her teacher into spending time with her alone. Lele lectures Ciccio (who really wants to wear his new shoes) about being truthful, but we know there's someone else he should have been lecturing... In fact, right on cue, an unexpected visitor shows up!

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Caption 46 [it]: Tu hai raccontato questa palla per stare vicino a lui?
Caption 46 [en]: You told this fib to be close to him?

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Adriano - Fiaba - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

Adriano shares with us the story of the fox and the cicada. Apart from the usefulness of the story itself, there's a good selection of verbs in tenses we don't use every day, but which are used in storytelling.

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Caption 25 [it]: e dalle esperienze proprie per stare attenti alla gente malvagia e cattiva.
Caption 25 [en]: and from one's own experiences to beware of wicked and bad people.

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Adriano - Fiaba - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy Sicilian

How do three buddies, who happen to be oxen, get eaten by a lion? Adriano tells the tale, complete with the lesson to be learned. Have you guessed? It's one of Aesop's Fables.

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Caption 30 [it]: I tre buoi cominciarono ad odiarsi e preferirono stare sempre da soli.
Caption 30 [en]: The three oxen started hating one another and preferred to always stay by themselves.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 17

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

In the end, Lara decides that Luca Manara isn't such a bad commissioner after all. She might even tell him that to his face... sooner or later.

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Caption 20 [it]: Lascia stare, vado a cambiarmi.
Caption 20 [en]: Forget it, I'm going to change.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Ciccio gets a talking to from Lele, and there's a barbecue in the back yard with Lele's in-laws. They're somehow very impressed with the foreign housekeeper's homemade Neapolitan pizza!

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Caption 55 [it]: ma per le pizzelle napoletane bisogna lasciarli stare, eh.
Caption 55 [en]: but for these little Neapolitan pizzas, we gotta let them be, huh.

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Introduzione a Pasqualino Settebellezze - Un film di Lina Wertmüller

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

"Quelli che" (those who...), written and performed by the great Enzo Jannacci, lends its ironic and humoristic verses to the soundtrack of Lina Wertmüller's film,"Pasqualino Settebellezze" [Seven Beauties] starring Giancarlo Giannini, and nominated for best foreign film at the 1976 Oscars.

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Caption 19 [it]: Quelli che "cerchiamo di stare calmi, calmi!"
Caption 19 [en]: Those who "let's keep calm, calm!"

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alessio is getting tired of being treated like a slave by Tonino, and tries in vain to rebel. He lets off steam to Martina who understands all too well.

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Caption 33 [it]: Mica posso stare qui, a dare retta a un... uno sfruttatore ignorante.
Caption 33 [en]: No way I can stay here, obeying a... a dumb exploiter.

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 8

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The mystery of Cetinka is finally getting solved, so tune in for this exciting moment. You'll even find out what it was that smelled like dead bats!

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Caption 30 [it]: Però è meglio stare attente.
Caption 30 [en]: But it's better to be careful.

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Anna e Marika - Trattoria Al Biondo Tevere - Part 3

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Don't miss the last part of Marika and Anna's encounter with Signora Giuseppina of the Trattoria al Biondo Tevere. You'll hear about a 56 year-old fridge, five weddings in one day, and sheep who do gardening.

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Caption 31 [it]: poi siamo entrate e ci siamo rese conto di stare in un posto, insomma...
Caption 31 [en]: then we came in and we realized that we were in a place, in short...

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Un medico in famiglia Stagione 1 - EP2 - Il mistero di Cetinka - Part 12

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Maria's crush on her Biology teacher is getting way out of hand, although she says she's got it under control. Meanwhile, back at the house, Giacinto is in the bathroom once again, trying to fix the leak. Cetinka joins him to see how he's doing, and from their conversation, we make some interesting new discoveries.

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Caption 12 [it]: Lasciala stare, è fuori.
Caption 12 [en]: Leave her alone, she's out of it.

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Concorso internazionale di cortometraggio - A corto di idee - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Coffee, in its broadest sense, is the topic of the Caffè Corto Moak, the international short film competition, now in its eighth year, promoted by Caffè Moak.

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Caption 91 [it]: È un pretesto, una scusa per vedersi, per stare svegli la notte.
Caption 91 [en]: It's a pretext, an excuse for getting together, for staying up all night.

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Il Commissario Manara - S1EP3 - Rapsodia in Blu - Part 12

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

An important new element in the investigation comes into play: some romantic letters found at the victim's house. Lara is comparing the handwriting to that of the note found next to his dead body.

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Caption 52 [it]: Sì, va bene, lascia stare, tanto per me è turco. -Hm.
Caption 52 [en]: Yes, OK, leave it alone, in any case it's all Greek to me. -Hm.

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Ma che ci faccio qui! - Un film di Francesco Amato - Part 6

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

At the beach club Alessio does a little of everything: he waits tables, leads an exercise session on the beach, and takes care of the deliveries. He also meets someone!

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Caption 50 [it]: E pensare che potevo stare a Barcellona con una cassa di birra.
Caption 50 [en]: And to think that I could have been in Barcelona with a case of beer.

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