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atacar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • assail verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  • assault noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
  • attack verb To use violent force against a person or place.
  • charge noun An amount of money asked for a service or product.
  • pounce verb To leap suddenly on something in order to seize it.

Senses

atacar is used for these senses in English:

  • assail (transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
  • assault (transitive) To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
  • charge (military, transitive, and, intransitive) To attack by moving forward quickly in a group.
  • come at To attack (someone); to harass (someone); to challenge(someone) to a fight.
  • lash out To make a sudden violent attack.
  • pounce (intransitive) To attack suddenly by leaping.

assail — full definition

  1. verb To attack with harsh words or violent force.
  2. verb To overcome or successfully argue against; defeat.

assault — full definition

  1. noun A sudden violent attack, whether physical or verbal.
  2. noun In law, an act that makes someone fear immediate physical harm, even without actual contact.
  3. verb To attack someone violently, physically or verbally.

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