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Anfall — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • access noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
  • accrual noun An amount of income or expense that has been earned or incurred but not yet received or paid, recorded in the accounts for the period it belongs to.
  • attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  • conniption noun A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  • fit adj Physically healthy and in good shape.
  • pang noun A sudden, sharp burst of physical pain.
  • seizure noun The act of taking something by force or by legal authority.
  • spasm noun A sudden, involuntary tightening of a muscle or group of muscles.
  • taking adj Charming or attractive in a way that draws people in.

Senses

Anfall is used for these senses in English:

  • access (countable) An outburst of an emotion; a paroxysm; a fit of passion.
  • accrual An increase; something that accumulates, especially an amount of money that periodically accumulates for a specific purpose
  • attack (medicine) The sudden onset of a disease or condition.
  • attack An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.
  • conniption (informal) A fit of anger or panic; conniption fit.
  • pang (often, in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
  • spasm A sudden and temporary burst of energy, activity, or emotion.
  • taking (uncountable) A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).

access — full definition

  1. noun The right or ability to enter, use, or obtain something.
  2. verb To obtain or gain entry to something, especially information or a place.

accrual — full definition

  1. noun An amount of income or expense that has been earned or incurred but not yet received or paid, recorded in the accounts for the period it belongs to.
  2. noun The gradual build-up of something over time, such as interest, holiday entitlement or benefits.

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