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1 fortify
1) (to prepare (a building, city etc) for an attack by strengthening and arming it: The king fortified the castle against the attacking armies.) utrditi2) (to strengthen or enrich (eg food, drink): Sherry is a fortified wine.) ojačen•* * *[fɔ:tifai]transitive verbojačiti, krepiti, podpreti, podpirati; potrditi; utrjevatito fortify o.s. against — oborožiti, utrditi se proti -
2 attack
[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.) napasti2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) kritizirati3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) napadati4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) spoprijeti se2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) napad2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) napad* * *I [ətaek]nounnapad, juriš; medicine izbruh (bolezni); plural očitki, obtožbeII [ətaek]transitive verbnapasti; izpodjedati; učinkovati; s polno paro se lotiti -
3 spearhead
noun (the leading part of an attacking force.) bojna konica* * *[spíəhed]1.nounkonica, železna ost pri sulici ali kopju; figuratively naprej pomaknjena napadalna linija ali četa; borec na čelu (napada ipd.);2.intransitive verbbiti na čelu napada ali napadalne vrste (kolone)
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