Asalto in english
Assault
pronunciation: əsɔlt part of speech: noun
pronunciation: əsɔlt part of speech: noun
In gestures
asaltar = raid ; storm ; break into ; break in ; mug ; assail ; hold up ; rob ; set (up)on ; be done over ; mount + a raid.
Example: The article 'Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.Example: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Example: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.Example: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.Example: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.Example: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.Example: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.Example: After being robbed by three men at gunpoint, the victim chased after them and mowed down two of the robbers with his car as they attempted to escape.Example: The 53-year-old man had been sleeping rough in a churchyard when he was set upon by three men in a brutal attack which landed him in hospital.Example: He's lucky to be alive -- his shop was done over by a street gang = He's lucky to be alive -- his shop was done over by a street gang.Example: By the end of the war, they were bloodied, battered, and divided, but they were still able to mount raids and attacks against their enemies.more:
» asaltar a punta de pistola = hold up at + gunpoint .
Example: Someone told me that there was a 9 in 10 chance of getting shot if one is held up at gunpoint.» asaltar una diligencia = rob + a stagecoach .
Example: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.» dudas + asaltar = doubts + assail .
Example: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.asalto1 = mugging ; raid ; assault ; robbery ; stick-up ; hold-up.
Example: He is concerned about personal safety with security against theft, muggins, and attacks.Example: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.Example: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Example: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Example: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.Example: Hold-ups and thefts in the sector are on the rise, according to interviews with around 40 people, including oil workers, opposition politicians, and people who live near oil installation.more:
» asalto a diligencia = stagecoach robbery .
Example: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold = "Asaltos a las diligencias", "tiroteos", "volverse millonario" son cosas típicas asociadas al Lejano Oeste cuando los hombres y las mujeres del este se dirigieron a California en busca de oro.» asalto a dos bandas = two-pronged attack .
Example: The solution appears to lie in a two-pronged attack = La respuesta parece encontrarse en una solución doble.» asalto al tren = train robbery .
Example: Examples include: Border patrols, Forgeries, Birds, Spelunkers, Train robberies, etc.» asalto a mano armada = armed robbery ; armed assault ; heist .
Example: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia. Example: However, since the unthinkable sometimes happens in the best schools, ways that educators should react to an armed assault are likewise discussed. Example: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.» asalto matutino = dawn raid .
Example: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.» fusil de asalto = assault rifle .
Example: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.» organizar un asalto = mount + a raid .
Example: By the end of the war, they were bloodied, battered, and divided, but they were still able to mount raids and attacks against their enemies.» preparar un asalto = mount + a raid .
Example: By the end of the war, they were bloodied, battered, and divided, but they were still able to mount raids and attacks against their enemies.» rifle de asalto = assault rifle .
Example: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.» tropas de asalto = shock troops ; assault troops .
Example: Universities are engaged in a global arms race of publication; and academics are the shock troops of the struggle. Example: They were equipped with the standard fare of assault troops, large round shields and javelins.asalto2 = round.
Example: O'Connell recovered strongly in the third round, until Shapot again backed him against the rope.more:
» ganar un asalto = win + a round .
Example: The article is entitled 'Williams and Wilkins: librarians win round one'.