lite
B2#4,861Hear it
noun
- a quarrel, row, altercation, fight
- a suit, lawsuit
Forms
noun
| singular | lite |
|---|---|
| plural | liti |
Used in the library
- Roma, 28 maggio 1606: una lite in strada finisce nel sangue.Rome, 28 May 1606: a quarrel in the street ends in blood.A2Caravaggio a Napoli — Caravaggio in Naples
- Dopo si resta al tu per sempre. Tornare al Lei significa una lite.After that you stay on tu for ever. Going back to Lei means a quarrel.A2Tu and Lei — Il tu e il Lei
- Nessuno vuole intervenire in una lite di vicini.Nobody wants to intervene in a neighbours' quarrel.B1Di nuovo, per favore (4) — Again, please (4) (B1)
- Un giorno, dopo l'ennesima lite, Mattia partì senza dire niente a nessuno.One day, after yet another row, Mattia left without saying a word to anyone.B1Il fu Mattia Pascal — The Late Mattia Pascal
Other ways to say it
- altercoaltercation, row, dispute, wrangle
- contesaquarrel, argument, dispute; opposition, resistance
- disputadiscussion, dispute, debate, disputation, spat; argument, quarrel
- litigatastrife, toil, quarrel, row, tiff, squabble
- litigioquarrel, row, altercation, tiff, squabble, toil, strife; litigation
- rissaa fight, scuffle or brawl