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Meraviglie - EP. 2 - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

The temple dedicated to Concordia was built on an ancient seabed from two million years ago, and is one of the most remarkable structures from the Greek world. Alberto Angela explains why it is the only one still standing.

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Caption 8 [it]: I blocchi sono stati posti uno sopra l'altro
Caption 8 [en]: The blocks were placed one on top of the other

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP7 - Alta società - Part 14

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Manara succeeds in solving the case. But Raimondi is not happy at all and calls Manara into his office.

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Caption 57 [it]: Io sono un poliziotto e i miei rischi me li prendo.
Caption 57 [en]: I'm a policeman and I take my own risks.

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Chi m'ha visto - film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Martino (guitarist for the famous Italian singer Lorenzo Jovanotti) is having a rough time making his way in the pop music world and coming out of the shadows. Playing well isn't enough, and he isn't getting any help from the lighting crew or his own manager.

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Caption 13 [it]: e non so se sono stato lì, non mi faresti una cortesia.
Caption 13 [en]: and I don't know if I was there, you wouldn't be doing me a favor.

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Il Commissario Manara - S2EP7 - Alta società - Part 9

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Italy

Sardi and Toscani are nervous about choosing the godparents for little Valeria's baptism. Later, Toscani gets lucky about finding some evidence. When speaking to Raimondi about it, he almost comes out with a colloquial expression but thinks better of it. The complete idiomatic expression would have been una botta di culo [a stroke of the butt]. Culo [ass] is often used to mean "luck," either good or bad. So he had a stroke of luck, or, in modern language, "he got lucky."

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Caption 2 [it]: Senti, ehm... allora, io non sono una che dà...
Caption 2 [en]: Listen, uh... so, I'm not one to show...

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La Ladra - EP. 6 - Nero di rabbia - Part 10

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Eva hides at the beauty center in order to spy on Biagini. In the meantime, Lorenzo and Dante have a man-to-man talk.

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Caption 26 [it]: Io, la prima volta, ci sono riuscito solamente al terzo tentativo.
Caption 26 [en]: Me, the first time, I managed it only on the third attempt.

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 20

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Adriano is very happy with how things have been going for the new Olivetti portable typewriter, but his siblings and partners in the business are not so happy. For one thing, they don't like not seeing any of the profits.

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Caption 2 [it]: sono legate alle caratteristiche di grande leggerezza della nostra nuova portatile,
Caption 2 [en]: are linked to the features of great lightness in our new portable typewriter,

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Adriano Olivetti - La forza di un sogno Ep. 1 - Part 19

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Teresa and Libero go to the movies together, and things seem great. But Libero has something important to tell her, something she had no idea about.

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Caption 6 [it]: Lui e lei si sono appena conosciuti,
Caption 6 [en]: He and she just met,

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 9

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Alberto Angela us takes back in time, to a city that came about in a totally different way: splendid Matera in Basilicata. It's definitely worth a trip.

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Caption 17 [it]: sono i Sassi di Matera.
Caption 17 [en]: They're the "Sassi" [great stones] of Matera.

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Pronomi relativi - Part 5

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

These relative pronouns can be very tricky for English speakers. Daniela gives us some good reasons (with examples) to prefer the more difficult, but more specific il quale, la quale, i quali and le quali, which can all mean "that, "which," "who," or "whom," depending on the context.

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Caption 6 [it]: Però ci sono casi in cui è preferibile
Caption 6 [en]: But there are cases in which it's preferable

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L'Italia a tavola - Risotto alla milanese - Part 2

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Anna tells us about the different varieties of rice found in Italy, and Marika completes the cooking of the risotto.

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Caption 9 [it]: Eh, siccome i tipi di riso sono tantissimi - sono più di dieci -
Caption 9 [en]: Uh, since there are many types of rice — there are over ten —

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Professioni e mestieri - il doppiaggio - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Dubbing has all sorts of uses, but certainly one of the most fascinating ones is making us believe an actor is speaking our language when we go to see a foreign film. Arianna takes us through the basic phases.

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Caption 10 [it]: e per questo ci sono anche tantissimi doppiatori molto, molto bravi.
Caption 10 [en]: and because of this, there are also plenty of very excellent dubbers.

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L'Italia a tavola - Risotto alla milanese - Part 1

Difficulty: Beginner

Italy

Anna and Marika show us the ingredients and utensils necessary for making the classic risotto alla milanese (Milanese style rice). The star of the show is the precious zafferano (saffron), whose history Anna tells us about.

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Caption 53 [it]: ma ce ne sono tanti tipi.
Caption 53 [en]: but there are many kinds.

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 7

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Exploring the gardens further, we come upon a grotto, as well as what looks like an ancient Roman site, replete with original statues. It was all part of Vanvitelli's plan.

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Caption 27 [it]: Queste sono statue effettivamente trovate a Pompei.
Caption 27 [en]: These are statues were, indeed, found at Pompeii.

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Meraviglie - EP. 1 - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

We visit the magnificent, immense Throne Room, with its small but elegant throne, and vaulted, frescoed ceiling.

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Caption 6 [it]: E sono sale completamente diverse l'una dall'altra,
Caption 6 [en]: And they are halls that are completely different from one another,

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Corso di italiano con Daniela - Superlativo assoluto - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Italy

Daniela discusses how journalists and the mass media often tack on -issimo to nouns and adverbial expressions, something which is not strictly correct but is prevalent nonetheless.

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Caption 4 [it]: o "timida" nel mio caso perché sono una donna,
Caption 4 [en]: or “timida” in my case as I am a woman,

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