strong attack

Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.

das scharfe S (Aus inf) — the "scharfes s" (German symbol ß), ess-tset

scharfe Sachen (inf) — hard stuff (inf)

ein scharfes Auge für etw haben (fig) — to have a keen or sharp eye for sth

mit scharfem Blick (fig) — with penetrating insight

ein scharfes Tempo fahren (inf) — to drive hell for leather (Brit) or like a bat out of hell (inf), to drive at quite a lick (Brit inf)

einen scharfen Stil fahren (inf) — to drive hard

jdn scharf machen — to turn sb on (inf)

scharf werden — to get turned on (inf), to get randy (Brit inf) or horny (inf)

auf jdn/etw scharf sein — to be keen on (inf) or hot for (inf) sb/sth, to fancy sb/sth (inf)

der Kleine/Alte ist scharf wie Nachbars Lumpi or tausend Russen or sieben Sensen (dated) — he's a randy (Brit) or horny little/old bugger (inf)

scharf würzen — to season highly, to make hot (inf)

jdn scharf ansehen — to give sb a scrutinizing look; (missbilligend) to look sharply at sb

etw scharf umreißen (fig) — to outline sth precisely or clearly

in der Diskussion wurde ziemlich scharf geschossen (inf) — the discussion became rather heated, sparks flew in the discussion

scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

scharf bremsen — brake hard or sharply

das Barometer steht auf Sturm (lit) — the barometer is indicating stormy weather; (fig) there's a storm brewing

ein Sturm im Wasserglas (fig) — a storm in a teacup (Brit), a tempest in a teapot (US)

im Sturm der Leidenschaft (geh) — in the throes of passion

Sturm und Drang (Liter) — Storm and Stress, Sturm und Drang; (fig) emotion

etw im Sturm nehmen (Mil, fig) — to take sth by storm

zum Sturm blasen (Mil fig) — fig) to sound the attack

gegen etw Sturm laufen (fig) — to be up in arms against sth

bei od. in Sturm und Regen — in the wind and rain

etwas im Sturm erobern od. nehmen — (auch fig.) take something by storm

gegen etwas Sturm laufen — (fig.) be up in arms against something

Sturm klingeln — ring the [door]bell like mad (coll.); lean on the [door]bell

bei od. in Sturm und Regen — in the wind and rain

etwas im Sturm erobern od. nehmen — (auch fig.) take something by storm

gegen etwas Sturm laufen — (fig.) be up in arms against something

Sturm klingeln — ring the [door]bell like mad (coll.); lean on the [door]bell

este niño me ataca los nervios — * that child gets on my nerves *

se pretende atacar el desempleo — the aim is to tackle o combat unemployment

pretenden atacar la epidemia de meningitis — they aim to tackle o combat the meningitis epidemic

el gobierno debe atacar la reforma laboral — the government should get moving on labour reform *

tengo que atacar a las matemáticas — * I'll have to get stuck into my maths *

¿puedo atacar al pastel? — * can I get stuck into the cake? *

Ex: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.

Ex: Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.