Meaning
supply; escort
- supply, stock, reserve
- escort, guard
In a sentence
Il ministro viaggia sempre con la scorta.
The minister always travels with an escort.
Abbiamo finito la scorta di acqua in casa.
We ran out of our water supply at home.
Hai visto la scorta fuori dal palazzo?
Did you see the escort outside the building?
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scorta | feminine · singular |
| scorte | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For stored goods, scorta is more everyday than provvista; for business inventory, stock or scorte is often more precise.
- In the escort sense, it often appears in fixed phrases like sotto scorta or fare da scorta.
- The plural scorte is very common when talking about supplies in general: fare scorte, avere scorte sufficienti.