Meaning
route, course
- route, course (of a ship or aircraft)
- defeat, rout
- breakdown (of relationships)
- breaking
In a sentence
Il capitano ha cambiato rotta per evitare la tempesta.
The captain changed course to avoid the storm.
Dopo la rotta del fiume, molte case erano allagate.
After the river flood, many houses were flooded.
La loro amicizia è in rotta da mesi?
Has their friendship been breaking down for months?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rotta | feminine · singular |
| rotte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Do not confuse rotta with route. For travel route, rotta is mainly nautical/aviation; for roads, percorso or itinerario is more common.
- In military or sports contexts, mettere in rotta means to rout decisively; sconfitta is the neutral word for an ordinary defeat.
- For relationship breakdown, rottura is much more common than rotta. Using rotta here sounds literary or old-fashioned.