Meaning
crowd, throng
- mob
In a sentence
Una turba di fan aspettava fuori dal locale.
A crowd of fans was waiting outside the venue.
Hai visto la turba davanti al negozio?
Did you see the crowd in front of the store?
La turba non ha rotto niente, per fortuna.
The mob didn't break anything, luckily.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| turba | feminine · singular |
| turbe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Turba is literary or elevated. In everyday speech, folla is much more common.
- Use turba for an undifferentiated mass of people; for a violent crowd, prefer folla inferocita or mob in journalistic contexts.
- Usually feminine singular: la turba. It often takes singular agreement even when referring to many people.