ultima spiaggia

Italian

Etymology

From L'ultima spiaggia, title of the 1959 Italian translation of British author Nevil Shute's apocalyptic novel On the Beach (1957).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈul.ti.ma ˈspjad.d͡ʒa/
  • Hyphenation: ùl‧ti‧ma‧spiàg‧gia

Noun

ultima spiaggia f (uncountable)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ultima,‎ spiaggia.
  2. (figurative) last resort
    Synonyms: extrema ratio, (uncommon) ultima ratio
    • 1991, Marco Cipolloni, transl., Il pensiero di Cervantes‎, Guida editori, translation of El pensamiento de Cervantes by Américo Castro, note 152, page 487:
      Anticamente, per i contrasti che non avevano rimedio, l’ultima spiaggia era il divorzio; ora però, all’improvviso, questa possibilità non è più data
      In ancient times, for unresolvable disputes, divorce was the last resort. But now, all of a sudden, this possibility is no longer given

Further reading
  • spiaggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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