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1 assault
[ə'sɔːlt] 1. n ( JUR)2. vtan assault on — (sb's beliefs, attitudes) (gwałtowne) przeciwstawienie się nt +dat
assault and battery ( JUR) — napaść z pobiciem, czynna napaść
* * *[ə'so:lt] 1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) napadać2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) gwałcić2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) napaść2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) gwałt -
2 attack
[ə'tæk] 1. vt ( MIL)atakować (zaatakować perf); ( assault) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf); ( criticize) atakować (zaatakować perf), napadać (napaść perf) na +acc; ( tackle) zabierać się (zabrać się perf) do +gen2. n ( MIL)atak m; ( on sb's life) napad m, napaść f; ( fig) ( criticism) atak m, napaść f; ( of illness) napad m, atak mheart attack — atak serca, zawał
* * *[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) atakować2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) atakować3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) atakować4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) zabierać się za2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) atak2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) atak
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assault — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 crime of attacking sb ADJECTIVE ▪ brutal, ferocious, savage, vicious, violent ▪ armed ▪ criminal … Collocations dictionary
assault — /əˈsɒlt / (say uh solt), / ˈsɔlt/ (say sawlt) noun 1. the act of assailing; an attack; onslaught. 2. Military the stage of close combat in an attack. 3. Law an unlawful physical attack upon another; an attempt or offer to do violence to another,… …
assault — as·sault 1 /ə sȯlt/ n [Old French assaut, literally, attack, ultimately from Latin assultus, from assilire to leap (on), attack] 1: the crime or tort of threatening or attempting to inflict immediate offensive physical contact or bodily harm… … Law dictionary
assault — ► NOUN 1) a violent attack. 2) Law an act that threatens physical harm to a person. 3) a concentrated attempt to do something difficult. ► VERB ▪ make an assault on. DERIVATIVES assaultive adjective … English terms dictionary
Assault rifle — An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle or carbine (not to be confused with a semi automatic only replica) firing ammunition with muzzle energies intermediate between those typical of pistol and high powered rifle ammunition. Assault rifles… … Wikipedia
assault — I UK [əˈsɔːlt] / US [əˈsɔlt] noun Word forms assault : singular assault plural assaults ** 1) [countable/uncountable] a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone an assault on a young student He was charged with… … English dictionary
assault — as|sault1 [ ə sɔlt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount a physical attack on someone, or the crime of physically attacking someone: an assault on a young student He was charged with assault. guilty of sexual assault 2. ) count an attack by the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
assault — [[t]əsɔ͟ːlt[/t]] ♦♦♦ assaults, assaulting, assaulted 1) N COUNT: oft N on/upon/against n An assault by an army is a strong attack made on an area held by the enemy. The rebels are poised for a new assault on the government garrisons... Most US… … English dictionary
assault — I. noun Etymology: Middle English assaut, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *assaltus, from assalire Date: 14th century 1. a. a violent physical or verbal attack b. a military attack usually involving direct combat with enemy forces c. a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
assault — 1 noun (C, U) 1 the crime of attacking someone: increases in violent assaults over the past decade | sexual assault: three years in prison for sexual assault 2 a military attack to take control of a place controlled by the enemy: the platoon s… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
assault — 1. verb 1) he assaulted a police officer Syn: attack, hit, strike, punch, beat up, thump; pummel, pound, batter; informal clout, wallop, belt, clobber, hammer, bop, sock, deck, slug … Thesaurus of popular words
