🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

fatica

Pronunciation / Transliteration: fa-ti-ka

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fatigue/fəˈtiːɡ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Dopo una lunga giornata, si sentiva piena di fatica."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of extreme physical or mental tiredness.

    "After a long day of work, she felt a deep sense of fatigue."
  2. 2

    The reduction in the ability of a material to withstand stress, often used in engineering contexts.

    "The fatigue of the metal was evident after years of use."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'fatigue' originates from the Latin 'fatigare', meaning 'to tire out'. It evolved through Old French in the 15th century before entering English, where it retained the meaning of physical or mental exhaustion.

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