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attack in Finnish

attack in Finnish is hyökkäys, rynnäkkö, päällekarkaus — attack means to use violent force against a person or place.

attack in Finnish

hyökkäys
noun
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
rynnäkkö
noun
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
päällekarkaus
noun
An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
hyökkäys
noun
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
isku
noun
An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.
hyökkäys
noun
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
rynnäkkö
noun
A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.
hyökkääjät
noun
(cricket) Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.
iskulyönti
noun
(volleyball) Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.
hyökkääjä
noun
(lacrosse) The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.
kohtaus
noun
(medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
sairaskohtaus
noun
(medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
kohtaus
noun
An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
aloitus
noun
(audio) The amount of time taken for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
hyökätä
verb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
käydä kimppuun
verb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
käydä käsiksi
verb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
käydä päälle
verb
(transitive) To apply violent force to someone or something.
hyökätä
verb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
arvostella
verb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
kritisoida
verb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
käydä kimppuun
verb
(transitive) To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.
käydä kimppuun
verb
(transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
käydä käsiksi
verb
(transitive) To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.
hyökätä
verb

What does "attack" mean?

  1. verb To use violent force against a person or place.
    "The soldiers attacked the enemy position at dawn."
  2. verb To criticize someone or something harshly in words.
    "The senator attacked her opponent's record in the debate."
  3. verb To begin dealing with a task or problem with energy and determination.
    "Let's attack this pile of paperwork before lunch."
  4. noun A violent or aggressive act intended to harm.
    "The city was placed on alert after the attack."
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attack in a sentence

  • The soldiers attacked the enemy position at dawn.
  • The senator attacked her opponent's record in the debate.
  • Let's attack this pile of paperwork before lunch.
  • The city was placed on alert after the attack.

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What is "attack" in Finnish?

"attack" in Finnish is hyökkäys, rynnäkkö, päällekarkaus. attack means: To use violent force against a person or place.

How do you use "attack" in a sentence?

Example: "The soldiers attacked the enemy position at dawn." In Finnish, "attack" is hyökkäys, rynnäkkö, päällekarkaus.

Are there other ways to say "attack" in Finnish?

Yes — Finnish has 16 translations listed for "attack": hyökkäys, rynnäkkö, päällekarkaus, isku, hyökkääjät, iskulyönti.

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