Ataque 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.ataque = attack ; craze ; outbreak ; onslaught ; gust ; assault ; bashing ; burst ; fulmination ; swipe ; pounce ; jab ; strike.
Example: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.Example: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Example: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Example: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.Example: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Example: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Example: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Example: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.Example: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Example: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.Example: Evan readied himself for a fierce pounce on the man who had destroyed his life.Example: Obama's quick jabs at Romney are a brief preview of what will come if Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination.Example: Some Israeli officials have expressed concern that a strike would only provide Iran with justification to pursue its nuclear program.more:
» ataque aéreo = raid ; air raid ; air strike ; blitz ; air attack .
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: The author gives extracts from his own diary detailing his experiences in Tokyo during the air raids of Jan-June 45. Example: The author describes the amoral nature of a military campaign based solely on air strikes. Example: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity. Example: He knew that, cloaked in such a rain squall, his squadron was safe from air attack.» ataque al corazón = heart attack .
Example: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.» ataque a mano armada = armed attack ; gun attack .
Example: At least 39 people are dead and 69 others have been wounded in an armed attack on a nightclub in Turkey's Istanbul. Example: At least one person was killed and two others injured as a result of a gun attack at a restaurant in Istanbul.» ataque armado = armed attack ; gun attack .
Example: At least 39 people are dead and 69 others have been wounded in an armed attack on a nightclub in Turkey's Istanbul. Example: At least one person was killed and two others injured as a result of a gun attack at a restaurant in Istanbul.» ataque brutal = vicious attack ; brutal attack .
Example: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Example: Brutal attacks on homeless are on the upswing across the country.» ataque con bombas incendiarias = firebombing .
Example: A 19-year old boy has been arrested and charged in connection with the firebombing of two synagogues in New Jersey.» ataque con mortero = mortar fire ; mortar attack .
Example: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire). Example: It's a modest start, but for children like Hamed, who lost his father and his own leg in a mortar attack, it's the beginning of a return to normality after years of conflict.» ataque contra la seguridad = security attack .
Example: Home users continue to bear the brunt of Internet security attacks.» ataque de ansiedad = panic attack ; anxiety attack .
Example: Eating disorders have also been linked to have caused panic attacks in several people. Example: If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank -- I can't think or move.» ataque de asma = asthma attack .
Example: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted.» ataque de cólera = fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; outburst of anger ; heat of passion .
Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Example: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances = "Ataque de ira," o "capacidad disminuida" son algunas circunstancias atenuantes.» ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack .
Example: A spoiling attack in military terms is when one side attacks the other while it is preparing to launch an offensive in hopes that its attack will disrupt and or permanently delay the inevitable.» ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad .
Example: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.» ataque de furia = fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion .
Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Example: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Example: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances = "Ataque de ira," o "capacidad disminuida" son algunas circunstancias atenuantes.» ataque de gota = gout attack .
Example: To stop a gout attack, your doctor can give you a shot of corticosteroids or prescribe a large daily dose of one or more medicines.» ataque de gripe = bout of flu .
Example: Pneumonia is often triggered by a cold or bout of flu.» ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics .
Example: He always had a feeling of awkwardness in the zoologist's presence, and now he was afraid there would be talk about his attack of hysterics.» ataque de ira = blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion .
Example: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Example: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Example: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Example: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances = "Ataque de ira," o "capacidad disminuida" son algunas circunstancias atenuantes.» ataque de mortero = mortar attack ; mortar fire .
Example: It's a modest start, but for children like Hamed, who lost his father and his own leg in a mortar attack, it's the beginning of a return to normality after years of conflict. Example: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).» ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown ; attack of hysterics .
Example: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!. Example: He always had a feeling of awkwardness in the zoologist's presence, and now he was afraid there would be talk about his attack of hysterics.» ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre .
Example: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.» ataque de pánico = panic attack .
Example: Eating disorders have also been linked to have caused panic attacks in several people.» ataque de parálisis = paralytic attack .
Example: Four years ago he was stricken by a paralytic attack and because of his prolonged illness he lost his job.» ataque de polio = attack of polio ; polio attack .
Example: While an attack of polio only lasts a short time, recovery can take about two to eighteen months. Example: At eleven years old he suffered a polio attack that left him with a severe limp for the rest of his life.» ataque de rabia = outburst of rage .
Example: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.» ataque de risa = fit of laughter .
Example: He was shopping and suddenly began to laugh; the fit of laughter lasted 15 minutes and was followed by Wernicke's aphasia and right hemiparesia.» ataque de tos = coughing fit .
Example: Even the ones who don't complain say they have coughing fits at times, and itchy eyes, and headaches.» ataque de un perro = dog attack .
Example: The police said people should not try to intervene during a tense situation such as a dog attack because you could get hurt.» ataque epiléptico = stroke ; epileptic seizure ; epileptic fit ; epileptic attack ; seizure episode .
Example: For example, all the isolates in the Disease facet of medicine, tuberculosis, stroke etc, are all species or kinds of disease. Example: A national survey of photosensitivity and electronic screen games is being carried out following concerns about the number of people who had suffered epileptic seizures while playing video games. Example: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury. Example: Watching someone having an epileptic attack is very frightening. Example: During a seizure episode, an affected dog will suddenly appear to go stiff, as a misfire of electrical impulses in the brain send mixed-up messages to the muscular system.» ataque epilético = seizure .
Example: These factors may evoke seizures in those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, and cause headaches and illusions in non-epileptics.» ataque kamikaze = kamikaze attack .
Example: The Japanese believed they could inflict at least 50,000 casualties to an invasion force by kamikaze attacks alone.» ataque matutino = dawn raid .
Example: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.» ataque nuclear = nuclear attack ; nuclear strike .
Example: The article 'The indestructible, indispensable Internet' provides a brief background to the Internet's origins as a defense communications network of the cold war era designed to withstand nuclear attack = El artículo "Internet, indestructible e indispensable" ofrece una introdución breve a los orígenes de Internet como red de comunicaciones de defensa de la época de la guerra fría diseñada para resistir un ataque nuclear. Example: Only the threat of a nuclear strike would deter any other large nation from military land invasion of the United Kingdom.» ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack .
Example: The September 11 attacks conform to a pattern of surprise attacks, which illustrates that reforming the intelligence system has limited value as a means of defending against international terrorism.» ataque preciso = surgical strike .
Example: Airports in five states have been put on high alert after intelligence agencies warned of a possible attack following the surgical strikes carried out by the Army.» ataque preventivo = 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.» ataque químico = chemical attack .
Example: More recently, Iraq's military received from Russia 1,000 protective suits against chemical attacks.» ataque quirúrgico = surgical strike .
Example: Airports in five states have been put on high alert after intelligence agencies warned of a possible attack following the surgical strikes carried out by the Army.» ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack .
Example: He describes how he fought in a partisan unit which carried out hit-and-run attacks on the Nazi forces occupying Poland.» ataques = slings and arrows .
Example: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.» ataques de = fevers of ; fevers of .
Example: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years. Example: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.» ataques de cólera = flaming .
Example: Electronic mail communication on the Internet can be used as a medium for voicing strong opinions about particular themes (flaming).» ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode .
Example: Differences detected include age at evaluation, marital status, age at first psychiatric episode, level of symptomatology, and suicide attempts.» ataque sorpresa = surprise attack ; sneak attack .
Example: The September 11 attacks conform to a pattern of surprise attacks, which illustrates that reforming the intelligence system has limited value as a means of defending against international terrorism. Example: America was entering a war she had been drawn into by a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.» ataque suicida = kamikaze attack ; suicide attack .
Example: The Japanese believed they could inflict at least 50,000 casualties to an invasion force by kamikaze attacks alone. Example: It was also believed to have been the first in which the suicide attackers wired bombs to themselves and detonated them while on foot, akin to the suicide attacks by Palestinian militants in Israel.» ataque suicida con bomba = suicide bomb attack .
Example: About three months ago a woman about thirty-two years old met her death in a suicide bomb attack near a bus stop.» ataque terrorista = terror attack .
Example: The article discusses the terror attacks against the US on September 11 (2001) in the context of the globalization of violence.» ataque violento = paroxysm .
Example: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.» ataque virulento = blistering attack .
Example: Rather than being a blistering attack on colonialism, the novel displays ambivalent attitudes toward colonialism in general and slavery in particular.» ciberataque = cyberattack .
Example: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.» con un ataque de risa tonta = giggly [gigglier -comp., giggliest -sup.] .
Example: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.» dar un ataque al corazón = suffer + a heart attack ; suffer from + a heart attack ; have + a coronary ; have + a heart attack .
Example: A stag party took a turn for the worst when a man suffered a heart attack after playing a soccer game. Example: First, odds are very high that either you or someone you love will suffer from a heart attack during your lifetime. Example: A couple of weeks ago I tried to broach the matter to my boss but he looked as if he was about to have a coronary, so I shut up. Example: I almost had a heart attack because of cannabis, my heart rate increased to 170 while resting.» dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics .
Example: He is always having terrible dreams and suffering from nightmares; and when you shout at him he has something like an attack of hysterics.» defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks .
Example: Thus the German publishers could use the relatively strong position they gained to ward off attacks on thier entrepreneurial autonomy.» el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence .
Example: If attack is the best form of defence, then the US military establishment is on the warpath in cyberspace.» en ataque = offensively .
Example: Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.» liderar el ataque = lead + the charge .
Example: The article 'Leading the charge or holding the fort?' looks at the future role of librarians in the provision of online services.» nuevo ataque = renewed offensive .
Example: Foch continued to believe that only renewed offensives could dislodge the Germans and drive them back.» organizar un ataque = mount + an attack .
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.» preparar un ataque = mount + an attack .
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.» provocar un ataque = provoke + an attack .
Example: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.» reanudar el ataque = renew + the attack .
Example: Miliband's toughest month yet has seen his enemies renew the attacks that started the minute he became leader.» sobrevivir a un ataque = survive + an attack .
Example: The editor must ask himor herself whether a manuscript will become a book which will survive the attacks of censors to win a place in the hearts, minds and memories of its readers.» soportar un ataque = suffer + an attack .
Example: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.» sufrir un ataque = be under attack ; be under assault .
Example: Computer networks are under attack from viruses, traditional hacking and cyberattack. Example: Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.» sufrir un ataque al corazón = suffer from + a heart attack ; suffer + a heart attack .
Example: First, odds are very high that either you or someone you love will suffer from a heart attack during your lifetime. Example: A stag party took a turn for the worst when a man suffered a heart attack after playing a soccer game.» sufrir un ataque de ansiedad = have + an anxiety attack .
Example: From what you've mentioned symptom wise, it does sound like you've had an anxiety attack.» sufrir un ataque epiléptico = have + a (n epileptic) fit ; suffer from + a stroke ; have + a stroke ; suffer + a stroke .
Example: I thought she was having a fit, which she has never had before, so we called the paramedics. Example: Each year, approximately 750000 people will suffer from a stroke. Example: The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55. Example: Women who walk two or more hours per week or who walk at a brisk pace can significantly reduce their risk of suffering a stroke.» tener un ataque de ansiedad = have + an anxiety attack .
Example: From what you've mentioned symptom wise, it does sound like you've had an anxiety attack.» tener un ataque epiléptico = have + a stroke ; have + a (n epileptic) fit ; suffer from + a stroke ; suffer + a stroke .
Example: The chance of having a stroke more than doubles every decade after the age of 55. Example: I thought she was having a fit, which she has never had before, so we called the paramedics. Example: Each year, approximately 750000 people will suffer from a stroke. Example: Women who walk two or more hours per week or who walk at a brisk pace can significantly reduce their risk of suffering a stroke.» una ola de ataques = a wave of attacks .
Example: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal.» una oleada de ataques = a wave of attacks .
Example: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal.» un ataque de = an access of ; a shock of .
Example: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement. Example: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.