heypolyglot
Italian

resa

/ˈre.sa/noun · feminineB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 5,254

Meaning

surrender, yield, output

  • the act of surrendering or giving up
  • yield, output, or performance of a crop, machine, or effort
  • artistic rendering or translation quality

In a sentence

L'esercito ha firmato la resa dopo una lunga battaglia.

The army signed the surrender after a long battle.

Quest'anno la resa del grano è stata ottima.

This year the wheat yield was excellent.

È arrivato il momento della resa dei conti.

The moment for the showdown has arrived.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
resafeminine · singular
resefeminine · plural

Usage notes

  • From the verb 'rendere'. Common in idiomatic expressions like 'resa dei conti' (showdown).

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