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1 lightning offensive
молниеносное наступление; блицкриг -
2 lightning
1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.Blitz, derflash of lightning — Blitz, der
like lightning — (coll.) wie der Blitz (ugs.)
[as] quick as lightning — (coll.) schnell wie der Blitz (ugs.)
like greased lightning — (coll.) wie ein geölter Blitz (ugs.)
2. adjectivelightning never strikes twice [in the same place] — (prov.) der Blitz schlaägt nie[mals] zweimal am selben Platz od. Ort ein
* * *(a flash of electricity between clouds or from a cloud to earth during a storm, usually followed by thunder: The house was struck by lightning.) der Blitz* * *light·ning[ˈlaɪtnɪŋ]a flash of \lightning ein Blitz mthunder and \lightning Blitz und Donnerto be quick as \lightning schnell wie der Blitz [o blitzschnell] sein famto be struck by \lightning vom Blitz getroffen werden▶ \lightning never strikes twice in the same place ( prov) der Blitz schlägt nicht zweimal an derselben Stelle ein provto do sth with [or at] \lightning speed etw in Windeseile machen\lightning quick schnell wie der Blitz, blitzschnell* * *['laItnɪŋ]1. nBlitz ma flash of lightning — ein Blitz m; (doing damage) ein Blitzschlag m
we had some lightning an hour ago — vor einer Stunde hat es geblitzt
as quick as lightning, like (greased) lightning — wie der Blitz, wie ein geölter Blitz
lightning never strikes twice in the same place (lit, fig) — der Blitz schlägt nie zweimal am gleichen Ort ein
2. attrblitzschnell, Blitz-lightning attack — Überraschungs- or Blitzangriff m
with lightning speed — blitzschnell, mit Blitzesschnelle
* * *lightning [ˈlaıtnıŋ]A s Blitz m:there is lightning es blitzt;struck by lightning vom Blitz getroffen;lightning struck a house der Blitz schlug in ein Haus (ein);like lightning wie der Blitz umg;(as) quick as lightning blitzschnell;answer as quick as lightning wie aus der Pistole geschossen antworten umg; → academic.ru/27816/flash">flash A 1, grease B 1, streak A 2B adj blitzschnell, Blitz…, Schnell…:lightning artist Schnellzeichner(in);with lightning speed mit Blitzesschnelle;* * *1. noun, no pl., no indef. art.Blitz, derflash of lightning — Blitz, der
like lightning — (coll.) wie der Blitz (ugs.)
[as] quick as lightning — (coll.) schnell wie der Blitz (ugs.)
like greased lightning — (coll.) wie ein geölter Blitz (ugs.)
2. adjectivelightning never strikes twice [in the same place] — (prov.) der Blitz schlaägt nie[mals] zweimal am selben Platz od. Ort ein
* * *n.Blitz -e m.Blitzen n. -
3 offensive
1. n воен.наступление; атакаto embark on / to go on / to launch / to mount an offensive — начинать наступление; переходить в наступление
to re-launch one's offensive against smth — возобновлять наступление на что-л.
- diplomatic offensiveto take an offensive — начинать наступление; переходить в наступление
- economic offensive
- general offensive
- ground offensive
- land offensive
- lightning offensive
- long-planned offensive
- major offensive
- peace offensive
- political offensive
- propaganda offensive 2. a - offensive sword -
4 блицкриг
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5 молниеносное наступление
Русско-английский политический словарь > молниеносное наступление
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6 weapon
оружие; система оружия; боевое [огневое] средство; боеприпас; средство поражения; АБ; pl. вооружение, боевая техника; оснащать оружием, вооружать; см. тж. cannon, gun, missile, systemdepressed trajectory (capability) weapon — орудие для настильной стрельбы; боеприпас с пологой траекторией (подхода к цели)
enhanced (penetrating) radiation weapon — оружие с повышенным уровнем [выходом] начальной [проникающей] радиации
ethnic (group selection) weapon — этническое оружие, поражающее отдельные группы населения
neutral (charge) beam weapon — пучковое оружие; оружие, поражающее узконаправленным потоком нейтральных частиц
reduced blast and heat (nuclear) weapon — ЯО с пониженным действием ударной волны и теплового [светового] излучения
— acoustic wave weapon— aerial warfare weapon— antiarmor-capable weapon— dirty nuclear weapon— fission -type weapon— flame-blast weapon— fusion-type weapon— genetic weapon— high-yield nuclear weapon— howitzer-type weapon— limited-yield nuclear weapon— loader's station weapon— low-yield nuclear weapon— medium-yield nuclear weapon— nominal nuclear weapon— optimum-yield nuclear weapon— point-target weapon— recoil-energy operated weapon— rifled-bore weapon— satellite-borne weapon— second-strike retaliatory weapon— supporting weapon— vehicle-mounted weapon -
7 blitz
1. a стремительный2. v разг. воен. бомбить; производить налёт3. v разг. стремительно наступать4. v разг. спорт. сл. опекать игрока противника, владеющего мячомСинонимический ряд:1. assault (noun) aggression; assault; blow; charge; descent; offensive; push; skirmish2. blitzkrieg (noun) attack; blitzkrieg; lightning attack; lightning war; overwhelming attack; raid3. bombard (verb) bomb; bombard; cannonade; shell -
8 ataque
m.1 attack (acometida).¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo air raidataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2 attack (sport).3 attack.lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4 fit (acceso).le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the gigglesataque cardíaco o al corazón heart attackataque epiléptico epileptic fitataque de nervios attack of nervesataque de pánico panic attack5 stroke.6 sudden start, pounce.7 bout, sudden spell of sickness, crisis.8 breakdown.pres.subj.1st person singular (yo) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: atacar.* * *1 attack2 MEDICINA fit\ataque aéreo air raidataque de nervios nervous breakdown* * *noun m.- ataque de nervios* * *SM1) (Mil) attackun ataque a o contra algo/algn — an attack on sth/sb
¡al ataque! — charge!
ataque aéreo — air raid, air strike
ataque a superficie — ground attack, ground strike
2) (Med) attackle dio un ataque de tos — he had a coughing fit o a fit of coughing
ataque al corazón, ataque cardíaco — heart attack
ataque cerebral — brain haemorrhage o (EEUU) hemorrhage
3) (=arranque) fitme entró o dio un ataque de risa — I got a fit of the giggles
cuando se entere le da un ataque — * she'll have a fit when she finds out *
4) (=crítica) attackataque a o contra algo/algn — attack on sth/sb
un duro ataque a o contra la ley electoral — a fierce attack on the electoral law
5) (Dep) attack* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex. 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.Ex. The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex. This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex. 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.Ex. His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex. Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex. The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex. 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.Ex. Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex. In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.----* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *1)a) (Dep, Mil) attackb) ( verbal) attacklanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno — he launched a sharp o fierce attack on the government
2) ( acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira — a fit of jealousy/rage
•* * *= attack, craze, outbreak, onslaught, gust, assault, bashing, burst, fulmination, swipe.Ex: 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.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.Ex: 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.Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.Ex: 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.Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.* ataque aéreo = raid, air raid, air strike, blitz.* ataque al corazón = heart attack.* ataque brutal = vicious attack, brutal attack.* ataque con mortero = mortar fire.* ataque contra la seguridad = security attack.* ataque de ansiedad = panic attack, anxiety attack.* ataque de asma = asthma attack.* ataque de cólera = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de desarticulación = spoiling attack.* ataque de + Enfermedad = bout of + Enfermedad.* ataque de furia = fit of rage, fit of anger.* ataque de histeria = attack of hysterics.* ataque de nervios = nervous breakdown, attack of hysterics.* ataque de + Nombre = fit of + Nombre.* ataque de pánico = panic attack.* ataque de risa = fit of laughter.* ataque de tos = coughing fit.* ataque epiléptico = stroke, epileptic seizure, epileptic fit.* ataque epilético = seizure.* ataque matutino = dawn raid.* ataque nuclear = nuclear attack.* ataque por sorpresa = surprise attack.* ataque preventivo = preemptive strike.* ataque relámpago = hit-and-run attack.* ataques = slings and arrows.* ataques de = fevers of, fevers of.* ataques de cólera = flaming.* ataque siquiátrico = psychiatric episode.* ataque sorpresa = surprise attack, sneak attack.* ataque terrorista = terror attack.* ataque violento = paroxysm.* ataque virulento = blistering attack.* ciberataque = cyberattack.* dar un ataque de nervios = have + an attack of hysterics.* defenderse de ataques = ward off + attacks.* el ataque es la mejor defensa = attack is the best form of defence.* liderar el ataque = lead + the charge.* preparar un ataque = mount + attack.* provocar un ataque = provoke + attack.* sobrevivir un ataque = survive + attack.* soportar un ataque = suffer + attack.* sufrir un ataque = be under attack, be under assault.* un ataque de = an access of, a shock of.* * *Aataque aéreo air raidataque por sorpresa surprise attackataque en tres frentes three-pronged attack2 (verbal) attackla oposición lanzó un duro ataque contra el gobierno the opposition launched a sharp o fierce o harsh attack on the governmentinterpretó mis críticas como un ataque personal she took my criticisms personally o as a personal attackB (acceso) fitun ataque de celos/ira a fit of jealousy/ragesi la ves te va a dar un ataque de risa you'll die laughing if you see her ( colloq)le dio un ataque de llanto he burst into tearsme dio un ataque de rabia al ver tanta injusticia it made me furious o I was enraged to see so much injusticeCompuestos:● ataque cardíaco or al corazónheart attackanxiety attacksi ese ruido continúa me va a dar un ataque de nervios if that noise carries on I'm going to have a fitme da un ataque de nervios cada vez que tengo que hablar en público each time I have to speak in public, I get into a panicpanic attack* * *
Del verbo atacar: ( conjugate atacar)
ataqué es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
ataque es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
atacar
ataque
atacar ( conjugate atacar) verbo transitivo
to attack
ataque sustantivo masculino
1a) (Dep, Mil) attack;
2 (Med) attack;
ataque al corazón heart attack;
ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;
me dio un ataque de nervios I got into a panic;
un ataque de risa a fit of hysterics
atacar verbo transitivo to attack, assault
♦ Locuciones: familiar atacar los nervios, to lose one's cool
ataque sustantivo masculino
1 attack, assault
ataque aéreo, air raid
2 Med fit
ataque al corazón, heart attack
ataque de nervios/risa, fit of hysterics/laughter
' ataque' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- acometida
- borde
- cardiaca
- cardíaca
- cardiaco
- cardíaco
- crisis
- dar
- entrar
- golpe
- histeria
- inicial
- lanzarse
- nervio
- novilunio
- patatús
- repeler
- resistir
- simular
- arrollador
- asalto
- atentado
- crítica
- demoledor
- despiadado
- emprender
- enérgico
- feroz
- frontal
- lanzar
- rechazar
- refugiar
- refugio
- renovar
- salvaje
- simulacro
- soponcio
- sorpresa
English:
access
- aim
- air raid
- appendicitis
- assault
- attack
- barrage
- blitz
- bomb
- bout
- charge
- crack up
- destroy
- DT
- DTs
- fend off
- fierce
- fit
- full-scale
- go
- hysterics
- jealousy
- laughter
- lay
- lightning
- on
- onslaught
- outburst
- repel
- savage
- seizure
- send
- spearhead
- stave off
- stem
- strike
- throw
- turn
- unprovoked
- verge
- ward off
- air
- amok
- bilious
- crack
- drive
- have
- heart
- involvement
- offense
* * *♦ nm1. [acometida] attack;¡al ataque! charge!ataque aéreo [sobre ciudad] air raid; [sobre tropas] air attack; Bolsa ataque especulativo dawn raid;ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike2. Dep attack;una jugada de ataque an attack, an attacking move3. [crítica] attack;lanzó duros ataques contra el presidente she launched several harsh attacks on the president4. [acceso] fit;en un ataque de celos la mató he killed her in a fit of jealousy;Famcomo no se calle me va a dar un ataque if he doesn't shut up I'm going to have a fitataque cardíaco heart attack;ataque al corazón heart attack;ataque epiléptico epileptic fit;ataque de nervios attack of hysteria;ataque de pánico panic attack;ataque de risa: [m5] le dio un ataque de risa he had a fit of the giggles5. [de sustancia] corrosive effect* * *m2 ( acceso) fit;le dio un ataque de risa she burst out laughing* * *ataque nm1) : attack, assault2) : fitataque de risa: fit of laughter3)ataque de nervios : nervous breakdown4)ataque al corazón : heart attack* * *ataque n1. (contra alguien o algo) attack2. (de tos, risa, etc) fit -
9 technique
техника; ( совокупность приемов) ; методика, метод; способ, прием; тактика; процедура; технология"one-point, two sides" technique — разг. тактика нанесения одновременных сходящихся ударов с двух направлений
lead (talk) technique (to direct aeroweapons to an attack position) — порядок вывода ударных вертолетов в положение для атаки целей (наведением с земли или с ВКП)
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10 telum
tēlum, i, n. [for texlum; root tek-, of tiktô, to beget; tuk-, tuch-, of tunchanô, to hit, chance upon; v. texo; cf. toxon, a bow], a weapon used for fighting at a distance; a missile weapon, missile, as a dart, spear, javelin, etc. (while arma signifies arms for defence or close fight; v. arma; cf.: jaculum, tormentum).I.Lit.: tela proprie dici videntur ea, quae missilia sunt: ex Graeco videlicet translato eorum nomine, quoniam illi têlothen missa dicunt, quae nos eminus;B.sicut arma ea, quae ab umeris dependentia retinentur manibus,
Fest. p. 364 Müll.; cf. id. p. 3; and Serv. Verg. A. 8, 249; 9, 509: telum vulgo quidem id appellatur, quod ab arcu mittitur, sed nunc omne significatur, quod mittitur manu. Itaque sequitur, ut et lapis et lignum et ferrum hoc nomine contineatur, dictum ab eo, quod in longinquum mittitur, Graecā voce figuratum apo tou têlou, Dig. 50, 16, 233: arma rigent, horrescunt tela, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 4 (Trag. v. 177 Vahl.); so,opp. arma,
Sall. C. 42, 2; 51, 38; id. J. 43, 3; Ov. M. 9, 201: tela manu jacere, Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 3 (Ann. v. 438 Vahl.); cf.:si quis jaciat volatile telum,
Lucr. 1, 970:tela depellere...telum jacere,
Cic. Quint. 2, 8:conicere,
Caes. B. G. 1, 26; 1, 46; 1, 47; 2, 27; Cic. Quint. 16, 52 al.; cf.:nubes levium telorum conjecta obruit aciem Gallorum,
Liv. 38, 26, 7;and with this cf.: it toto turbida caelo Tempestas telorum ac ferreus ingruit imber,
Verg. A. 12, 284:telum ex loco superiore mittere,
Caes. B. G. 3, 4:Romani omni genere missilium telorum ac saxis maxime vulnerabantur,
Liv. 44, 35, 21; cf. Sisenn. ap. Non. 449, 3:priusquam ad conjectum teli veniretur,
Liv. 2, 31, 6:tela vitare,
Caes. B. G. 2, 25:telis repulsi,
id. ib. 1, 8; Cic. Rep. 1, 3, 5:non primus Teucer tela Cydonio Direxit arcu,
Hor. C. 4, 9, 17:in medios telum torsisti primus Achivos,
Verg. A. 5, 497:tela spargere,
Luc. 3, 326; Quint. 4, 5, 14:aërias telum contendit in auras,
Verg. A. 5, 520:telum volatile sensit,
Ov. A. A. 1, 169:volucre,
Val. Fl. 2, 524:hic confixum ferrea texit Telorum seges,
Verg. A. 3, 46:nubes telorum,
Liv. 38, 26, 7:nimbus,
Luc. 4, 776. —Transf.1.In gen., an offensive weapon of any kind, as a sword, dagger, poniard, axe, etc. (class.): Ajax gladio incubuit;2.Ulixes intervenit... e corpore cruentum telum educit,
Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18:ex quibus (telis) ille maximum sicarum numerum et gladiorum extulit,
Cic. Cat. 3, 3, 8:elatam securim in caput dejecit: relictoque in vulnere telo ambo se foras eiciunt,
Liv. 1, 40, 7:non tuba terruerit, non strictis agmina telis,
Ov. M. 3, 535:tela aliis hastae, aliis secures erant,
Curt. 9, 1, 15:clavae tela erant,
id. 9, 4, 3:stare in comitio cum telo,
Cic. Cat. 1, 6, 15;so esp. freq.: esse cum telo,
to be armed, id. Att. 2, 24, 3; id. Vatin. 10, 24; id. Verr. 2, 5, 3, § 7; Sall. C. 27, 2 al.; cf.:esse cum telo hominis occidendi causā (lex) vetat,
Cic. Mil. 4, 11:qui caedem telo quocumque commiserint,
Quint. 10, 1, 12:ut pereat positum rubigine telum,
my sheathed sword, Hor. S. 2, 1, 43 et saep.:pars caret altera telo Frontis,
i. e. a horn, Ov. M. 8, 883;so of the caestus,
Verg. A. 5, 438; Stat. Th. 6, 772.—Poet., like the Gr. belos (v. Lidd. and Scott, sub voce),a.A sunbeam:b.non radii solis neque lucida tela diei,
Lucr. 1, 147; 2, 60; 3, 92; 6, 40.—Lightning:3.arbitrium est in sua tela Jovi,
Ov. F. 3, 316:excutere irato tela trisulca Jovi,
id. Am. 2, 5, 52.—A stitch in the side, Ser. Samm. 22, 402; cf. Isid. Orig. 4, 6.—4.= membrum virile, Mart. 11, 78, 6; Auct. Priap. 9; Just. 38, 1. —II.Trop., a weapon, shaft, dart (class.), Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 113: usque quāque sapere oportet: id erit telum acerrimum, Poët. ap. Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1; cf.: nec mediocre telum ad res gerendas existimare oportet benevolen, tiam civium, Cic. Lael. 17, 61:nec gelidis torpet telis perfixa pavoris,
Lucr. 3, 305:Veneris telis accipere ictus,
id. 4, 1052:necessitas, quae ultimum ac maximum telum est,
Liv. 4, 28, 5; 5, 29, 9:quā lege tribunitiis rogationibus telum acerrimum datum est,
id. 3, 55, 3:de corpore rei publicae tuorum scelerum tela revellere,
Cic. Pis. 11, 25:tela fortunae,
id. Fam. 5, 16, 2:lucubrationis telum,
Suet. Calig. 53:vis tribunicia, telum a majoribus libertati paratum,
Sall. Or. Macri Licinii ad Pleb. 6; Liv. 6, 35, 8:sentire et linguae tela subire tuae,
Ov. P. 4, 6, 36.
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