Meaning
course, reach, capacity
- course (of a meal)
- capacity, flow rate
- range, reach, scope
In a sentence
La seconda portata è arrivata troppo tardi.
The second course arrived too late.
Qual è la portata massima di questo ponte?
What is the maximum capacity of this bridge?
Il Wi-Fi non ha molta portata qui.
The Wi-Fi doesn't have much range here.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| portata | feminine · singular |
| portate | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For meal courses, portata is restaurant/menu language; piatto is more common for the dish itself or everyday talk.
- For technical 'range' or 'capacity', portata is common; for physical distance range, raggio or gittata may fit better by context.
- A common pattern is alla portata di + noun/pronoun: means 'within reach' literally or figuratively.