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Biografía - Natalia Oreiro - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Imagine the shock to Natalia’s parents when they first saw another couple on the TV claiming that she was their child. Unfortunately, such a thing was not, in fact, entirely impossible. A blood test, however, proved the sad couple wrong. Natalia’s starring role in Ricos Y Famosos would soon bring Natalia, and her actual mom and dad, back to the top of the world.

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Caption 50 [es]: y lo que le pasa con sus padres no es que
Caption 50 [en]: and what happened with her parents it's not that

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Amigos D.F. - Clima en el DF

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

Miguel, Alvaro and David have teamed up once again to tell us a little something about the weather and overall climate found in Mexico City and its environs. Pay attention to the words and vocabulary, as they will certainly be of use no matter where you travel!

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Caption 23 [es]: este... sí, generalmente no pasa de... de una lluvia fuerte y un granizo.
Caption 23 [en]: um... yes, generally it doesn't go... beyond heavy rain and some hail.

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 11

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Mauro thought he’d seen the last of Juan when he fired him from the record store, only to find the boy raiding his kitchen fridge! Mauro attempts to throw him out but his mom intervenes. It turns out that Mauro’s sister Teresa has convinced her mother to pay Juan to teach her to play the piano. Mauro is not amused.

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Caption 36 [es]: Eh... Tere, ¿sabés lo que pasa? Es que...
Caption 36 [en]: Eh... Tere, you know what? It's that

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Toledo, España - Cerámica

Difficulty: Beginner

Spain

Juan paints outlines on his tiles using a paintbrush and manganese oxide, but at one time practitioners did this by laying down fine strings dipped in wax, and this explains why Juan still calls the technique he uses cuerda seca, or “dry cord.” Note that he describes the technique as one of alto relieve, or “high relief,” which is the opposite of bas-relief (low relief).

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Caption 15 [es]: se pasa a esmaltar.
Caption 15 [en]: the enameling starts.

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 5

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

Elena is absolutely certain she will not be calling Mariano, her estranged, cheating boyfriend. She professes this fact repeatedly. But when Vero drops by, still tipsy from the club, discussion of lonely reality has its effect. She breaks down and picks up the phone…

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Caption 64 [es]: Yo sé lo que a mí me pasa, lo que siento...
Caption 64 [en]: I know what is happening to me, what I feel...

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Arturo Vega - Entrevista - Part 2

Difficulty: Beginner

Mexico

A little research tells us that the musical comedy Arturo did with Héctor Suárez at the Teatro de los Insurgentes was Sigue tu onda (Follow Your Wave), a Spanish language adaptation of a Broadway show known to American theater-goers as Your Own Thing. Soon Arturo himself would be heading to New York on a tip from Paul McCartney’s agent that he could land a spot in Hair...

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Caption 18 [es]: lo que es lo que pasa a todo el mundo, ¿verdad?
Caption 18 [en]: that is what happens to everyone, right?

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Belanova - Entrevista - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Why is it that some musicians have such synergy together? Belanova describes the fusión that is created when each distinct musical personality comes together, and how this unique “fusion” has brought them from after-class practice to stadium-filled tours.

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Caption 20 [es]: Y yo creo que gran parte de lo que pasa con Belanova es aprovechar lo que...
Caption 20 [en]: And I believe that a big part of what's happening with Belanova is taking advantage of what...

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Cuatro Amigas - Piloto - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Argentina

The cocktail party effect explains our ability to isolate a solitary voice amidst a sea of yappers, music and crowd noise. Let’s meet our ladies at the disco, where background noise and the effects of actual cocktails upon speech put our own c.p.e. skills to the test. (This one is hard, use the SLOW button!)

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Caption 23 [es]: No, lo que pasa es que está loco.
Caption 23 [en]: No, the thing is that he's crazy.

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Axel Fernando - ¿Qué estás buscando?

Difficulty: Beginner

Argentina

Axel Fernando entered the Conservatorio Nacional Superior de Música in Buenos Aires at only eight years old, but dropped out in his early teens, wishing to focus more on academics, and less on music. To the delight of adoring fans throughout the world, he got serious again about music at seventeen, and hasn’t looked back since.

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Caption 1 [es]: Muchas veces me pregunto por qué pasa todo esto,
Caption 1 [en]: Many times I wonder why all this happens

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Verano Eterno - Fiesta Grande - Part 10

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Argentina

You know, it’s never the drummer or the bassist that gets the big ego, it’s usually el cantante. In this case one is about to ruin Viole’s big opening party by refusing to play on a small stage. Is this Juan’s big chance for rock and roll stardom, or is he better off sticking to his new job as plomo (roadie)?

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Caption 34 [es]: Bueno, lo que pasa es que me agarró un calambre.
Caption 34 [en]: Well, what happened is that I got a cramp.

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¡Tierra, Sí! - Atenco - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Mexico

Can the forced displacement of families ever be justified? This is a question that knows no borders as governments seek out locations for new highways, hospitals, universities, and, especially, airports. The people of Atenco, Mexico, argue against plans to put one on their farmlands.

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Caption 71 [es]: las que nos pasa a perjudicar.
Caption 71 [en]: the ones that will be damaged.

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Javier Marin - Artesano Venezolano - Part 1

Difficulty: Intermediate

Venezuela

As an artesan, Javier Marin works with a variety of materials, employing many techniques to create his pieces. He has been kind enough to take the time to explain some of these materials and processes. Javier’s father, in the days well before email, used to transmit telegraph messages via morse code in the building adjacent to where his son now works.

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Caption 23 [es]: y le hacemos los huecos que es por donde pasa el...
Caption 23 [en]: we do holes through which we thread the...

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Cocinas Peruanas - Short Film - Part 2

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Peru

Daily exposure to wood smoke can really wreak havoc on the body. It affects the eyes, the skin, and, of course, the lungs. With small material investment, kitchen smoke is minimized through a cleverly designed, well-ventilated, stove.

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Caption 16 [es]: que es ácido... pasa al esófago
Caption 16 [en]: which is acid... goes to the esophagus

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Federico Kauffman Doig - Arqueólogo - Part 3

Difficulty: Intermediate

Peru

If you are not yet a fan of Señor Doig, you don’t have a pulse! His jungle expeditions have led to the discovery of everything from the anatomically-blessed Pinchudos statues to the giant upright mummies found in a site known as Carajía. We’re ready for an expedition!

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Caption 19 [es]: Lo que pasa es que tienen los genitales abultados.
Caption 19 [en]: The thing is they have bulging genitals.

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De consumidor a persona - Short Film - Part 1

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Spain

De consumidor a persona means “From consumer to person,” and that’s a transformation of psyche the world may need to undertake if it’s going to survive peak ecological crises. Un Solo Mundo Produciones is a production company in Granada, Spain that produces engaging films revolving around social and environmental themes important to the planet as a whole.

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Caption 11 [es]: ¿Qué pasa?
Caption 11 [en]: What's up?

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