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1 attack assail
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2 assail
ə'seil(to attack, torment: He was assailed with questions; assailed by doubts.) asaltartr[ə'seɪl]1 (physically) atacar2 (doubts, problems, etc) asaltarassail [ə'seɪl] vt: atacar, asaltarv.• acometer v.• arremeter v.• asaltar v.• atacar v.• inundar v.ə'seɪltransitive verb (frml) atacar*she was assailed by a group of journalists — un grupo de periodistas se abalanzó sobre ella or la asedió
[ǝ'seɪl]VT frm1) (=attack) (lit) acometer, atacar; (fig) atacar2) (=bombard)to assail sb with questions — asaltar or bombardear a algn a preguntas, freír a algn a preguntas *
they assailed her with questions — la asaltaron or bombardearon a preguntas, la frieron a preguntas *
he was assailed by doubts, doubts assailed him — le asaltaban las dudas
* * *[ə'seɪl]transitive verb (frml) atacar* -
3 assail
vt.1 asaltar, agredir (attack) ( with con)2 arremeter.3 atacar, agredir, embestir, invadir. (pt & pp assailed) -
4 asalto
Del verbo asaltar: ( conjugate asaltar) \ \
asalto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
asaltó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: asaltar asalto
asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to rob, mug◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
asalto sustantivo masculino 1 (— a persona) mugging;◊ un asalto a mano armada an armed robbery o raid2 ( en boxeo) round; ( en esgrima) bout
asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack (atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob fig (un pensamiento) to assail
asalto sustantivo masculino
1 assault, attack
asalto a un banco, bank robbery
2 Box round ' asalto' also found in these entries: Spanish: abordaje - tropa - asaltar - tumbar English: assault - attack - mugging - raid - raiding party - round - stick-up - storm - storm-trooper - storm-troops - storming - strike through - ram - robbery - stick -
5 bombard
1) (to attack with artillery: They bombarded the town.) bombardear2) (to direct questions etc at: The reporters bombarded the film star with questions.) acosar, asediar•bombard vb bombardeartr[bɒm'bɑːd]1 bombardearbombard [bɑm'bɑrd, bəm-] vt: bombardearn.• bombarda s.f.v.• bombardear v.bɑːm'bɑːrd, bɒm'bɑːda) ( Mil) bombardearb) ( assail)to bombard somebody with something: she was bombarded with questions — la acribillaron or bombardearon a preguntas
[bɒm'bɑːd]VT (Mil) bombardear ( with con)I was bombarded with questions — me acosaron or bombardearon a preguntas
* * *[bɑːm'bɑːrd, bɒm'bɑːd]a) ( Mil) bombardearb) ( assail)to bombard somebody with something: she was bombarded with questions — la acribillaron or bombardearon a preguntas
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6 asaltar
asaltar ( conjugate asaltar) verbo transitivo ‹ persona› to rob, mug◊ me asaltó una duda I was struck o seized by a sudden doubt
asaltar verbo transitivo to assault, attack (atracar un banco, una tienda) to rob fig (un pensamiento) to assail ' asaltar' also found in these entries: Spanish: acometer - atracar English: assault - attack - hold up - mug - raid - rush - engulf - hold - jump - ram - rob
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