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The meaning of the Italian word "fatica" and how you use it

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fatica
(noun) (fem.) (sing.) effort; difficulty
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Ci vuole fatica a ricominciare .
It takes effort to start over again.
Ho fatto fatica a passare l' esame .
I found it difficult to pass the exam.
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Se nell' errore c'è un pezzo di cuore , se mi è costato fatica e dolore ,
If there is a piece of heart in the mistake, if it costs me effort and pain,
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Alcuni di noi hanno fatto fatica ad alzarsi .
Some of us had some troubles in waking up.
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Ebbene , dopo tutti questi anni , la sola persona che faccio ancora fatica a delineare è la ragazza con il bicchiere d' acqua .
Well, after all these years, the only person I still struggle to figure out is the girl with the glass of water.
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fanno...fatica
(verb+object) (present) (loro) to struggle; to have difficulty; to find something difficult
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Fanno fatica a trovare un lavoro .
They have difficulty in finding a job.
I tuoi genitori fanno fatica a capire la tua scelta .
Your parents are finding it difficult to understand your choice.
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ma ha attirato una tale quantità di turisti che ad oggi , ci ha detto , fanno fatica a gestire .
but it also attracted such an amount of tourists that today, he told us, they find it difficult to handle.
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fatica
(noun) (fem.) (sing.) fatigue; hard work
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La fatica non mi spaventa .
Hard work doesn't scare me.
Serve fatica per avere successo .
Hard work is necessary to succeed.
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Ma ad Angelina bastava cantare e la fatica svaniva .
However, Angelina just needed to sing and the fatigue would disappear.
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fatica
(verb) (present) (lui/lei/Lei) to struggle
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Fatica a capire il tuo comportamento .
He's struggling to understand your behavior.
Lei spesso fatica a pagare tutte le sue bollette .
She often struggles to pay all her bills.
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fatica ad allacciare le cinture di sicurezza perché trova solo due estremità femmina .
he struggles to fasten the seat belts because he only finds two buckles (female ends).
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