What does scorta in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word scorta in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use scorta in Italian.

The word scorta in Italian means escort, security detail, provisions, glimpse, see, catch sight of, escort, spare, spare wheel, spare tyre, escorted, based on something. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word scorta

escort

sostantivo femminile (scortare [qlcn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
I tre militari faranno la scorta al giudice.
The three soldiers will escort the judge.

security detail

sostantivo femminile (guardie del corpo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La scorta era composta da dieci persone.
There were ten people in the security detail.

provisions

sostantivo femminile (provvista)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Se non arrivano altre scorte, moriremo di fame.
If we don't get more provisions soon, we're going to starve to death.

glimpse, see, catch sight of

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (intravedere, percepire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Mi è sembrato di scorgere un falco all'orizzonte.
I think I saw (or: caught sight of) a hawk on the horizon.

escort

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (guardie del corpo)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il presidente è stato scortato fino all'elicottero.

spare

locuzione avverbiale (di riserva, in stock)

Nella mia cassetta degli attrezzi ci sono delle viti di scorta.
There are some spare screws in my toolbox.

spare wheel, spare tyre

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ci ritrovammo con l'auto in panne e senza ruota di scorta.
We got stuck with the car broken down and no spare tyre.

escorted

based on something

preposizione o locuzione preposizionale (sulla base di, alla luce di)

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