Meaning
fleet
In a sentence
La flotta è partita stamattina dal porto.
The fleet left the port this morning.
Quante navi ha la tua flotta oggi?
How many ships does your fleet have today?
La flotta non è ancora arrivata qui.
The fleet hasn't arrived here yet.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| flotta | feminine · singular |
| flotte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use flotta for a group of ships, planes, buses, or company vehicles; for a single boat or car, use nave/barca or auto.
- In business Italian, flotta aziendale often means a company's vehicle fleet, not only naval ships.
- With numbers, Italian often says una flotta di + noun: una flotta di pescherecci, una flotta di taxi.