Atacar in english
Attack
pronunciation: ətæk part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: ətæk part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
atacar1 = attack ; set about ; assail ; make + an attack ; bash ; storm ; assault ; argue against ; mount + an attack ; come under + attack ; go to + bat against ; maul ; hit out (at/against) ; unleash + an attack ; set (up)on ; come at ; strike.
Example: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.Example: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.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: This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.Example: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.Example: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.Example: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.Example: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.Example: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.Example: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.Example: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.Example: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.Example: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.Example: Sometimes, your enemy will unleash an attack just before daybreak.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: It was a huge team effort to beat a team who we knew would come at us strong on their home turf.Example: On September 5th, the security cabinet deliberated for the last time, and voted to strike.more:
» animal que ataca al hombre = man-eater .
Example: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.» atacar a = take + a swipe at ; swipe ; lash out at/against/on ; have + a go at ; take + a shot at ; take + a dig at ; have + a dig at .
Example: Republicans have been taking a swipe at Canada by saying that the country doesn't do much when it comes to global problems. Example: This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him. Example: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist. Example: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence. Example: The singer made this frank admission during a radio interview and even appeared to take a shot at her fellow panelist Nicki. Example: She has been getting a lot of criticism about her weight and now the latest one to take a dig at her is actor Kamaal who has called her 'a fat aunty'. Example: My best friend floored me recently when casually revealed that women are constantly having a dig at her for deciding not to have children.» atacar con = urge against .
Example: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.» atacar con armas nucleares = nuke .
Example: Let's deter Iran by threatening to nuke them if they nuke Israel.» atacar con bombas incendiarias = firebomb .
Example: Federal officials arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of firebombing an Oregon mosque last year and said he was motivated by racial hatred.» atacar en formación = attack in + formation .
Example: The enemy mostly attacked in waves with similar types of vessel attacking together in formation = El enemigo atacó principalmente en oleadas con tipos similares de embarcaciones atacando en formación a la vez.» atacar en grupo = swarm .
Example: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.» atacar en oleadas = attack in + waves .
Example: The enemy mostly attacked in waves with similar types of vessel attacking together in formation = El enemigo atacó principalmente en oleadas con tipos similares de embarcaciones atacando en formación a la vez.» atacar primero = preemptive strike .
Example: Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 was a preemptive strike made because Stalin was preparing to attack Nazi Germany.» atacar un síntoma = attack + symptom .
Example: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.atacar2 = dig into ; tuck into ; lace into.
Example: As I sipped my ice cold water and dug into the salad I had the feeling I was being watched.Example: I enjoyed seeing everyone so happy sharing their stories and tucking into the food and drink we laid on for the 40 or so people who had come.Example: The stray cat would lace into the food like a bulimic, but any sudden movement or noise caused panic and a zippy departure.