nounverb
la lotta
fight
Contrasto o scontro tra persone o gruppi che cercano di ottenere qualcosa o difendere le proprie idee.
Definition & meaning
Lotta means struggle, fight, or battle. It can refer to:
- A physical fight or the sport of wrestling.
- An effort to overcome a difficulty, injustice, or opponent: a struggle for rights or against illness.
Grammar & Word origin
A feminine noun: la lotta, plural le lotte. It comes from Latin lucta, meaning “wrestling” or “struggle.”
Synonyms & antonyms
- combattimento — a fight or combat, often more explicitly physical or military.
- battaglia — a battle; it can also describe a sustained struggle figuratively.
- conflitto — a conflict or disagreement, which need not involve active fighting.
- pace — peace, an opposite when lotta means conflict.
- resa — surrender, an opposite in the sense of giving up the struggle.
Common phrases & collocations
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Examples
Lui lotta ogni giorno per superare le sue difficoltà.noun
He fights every day to overcome his difficulties.
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