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Results for: "attack"

Translating from English to Walloon

Translations:

attack — attempt to cause damage, injury, or death
→ côp m
→ atake f
attack — to apply violent force
→ ataker
attack — offense of a battle
→ atake f
→ assaut m

Additional Definitions (WordNet):


NOUN (9)

1. (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons);
- Example: "the attack began at dawn"
[syn: attack, onslaught, onset, onrush]

2. an offensive move in a sport or game;
- Example: "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"

3. intense adverse criticism;
- Example: "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"
- Example: "the government has come under attack"
- Example: "don't give me any flak"
[syn: fire, attack, flak, flack, blast]

4. ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation;
- Example: "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"
- Example: "an attack on inflation"
- Example: "his plan of attack was misguided"
[syn: approach, attack, plan of attack]

5. the act of attacking;
- Example: "attacks on women increased last year"
- Example: "they made an attempt on his life"
[syn: attack, attempt]

6. a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrase;
[syn: attack, tone-beginning]

7. a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition;
- Example: "an attack of diarrhea"

8. the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent);
- Example: "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"
- Example: "open to attack by the elements"

9. strong criticism;
- Example: "he published an unexpected attack on my work"


VERB (6)

1. launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with;
- Example: "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"
- Example: "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"
[syn: attack, assail]

2. attack in speech or writing;
- Example: "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
[syn: attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault]

3. take the initiative and go on the offensive;
- Example: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"
- Example: "The visiting team started to attack"
[syn: attack, aggress]

4. attack someone physically or emotionally;
- Example: "The mugger assaulted the woman"
- Example: "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
[syn: assail, assault, set on, attack]

5. set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task;
- Example: "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"

6. begin to injure;
- Example: "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"
- Example: "Rust is attacking the metal"