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assaltar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • mug noun A large cup with a handle, used for hot drinks, without a saucer.
  • rob verb To take property from a person or place unlawfully, often through force or threat.
  • storm noun A period of violent weather with strong winds and often rain, thunder, or snow.

Senses

assaltar is used for these senses in English:

  • charge (military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
  • mug (transitive) To assault for the purpose of robbery.
  • rob (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
  • rob (intransitive) To commit robbery.
  • storm (chiefly, military) To violently assault (a fortified position or stronghold, a building, etc.) with the aim of gaining control of it.

charge — full definition

  1. noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  2. noun A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
  3. noun A sudden, forceful rush forward, especially in an attack.
  4. verb To ask someone to pay a particular amount.
  5. verb To formally accuse someone of a crime.

mug — full definition

  1. noun A large cup with a handle, used for hot drinks, without a saucer.
  2. noun (informal) A person's face.
  3. noun (British, informal) A gullible or easily fooled person.
  4. verb To attack and rob someone, usually in public.
  5. verb To make exaggerated facial expressions, especially for a camera.

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