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) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ultima,‎ spiaggia. (figurative) last resort Synonyms: extrema ratio, (uncommon) ultima ratio === Further reading === spiaggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana