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1 descent
[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f.* * *[-t]1) (the act of descending: The descent of the hill was quickly completed.) discesa2) (a slope: That is a steep descent.) discesa3) (family; ancestry: She is of royal descent.) discendenza, famiglia* * *descent /dɪˈsɛnt/n.1 discesa: a steep descent, una discesa ripida; Their descent from the summit took two days, la loro discesa dalla vetta è durata due giorni; The plane has started its descent, l'aereo ha iniziato la discesa2 [u] discendenza; lignaggio: He is of royal descent, è di discendenza reale; I am of Scottish descent, sono di origine scozzese3 calata; arrivo improvviso; attacco; the descent of the barbarians, la discesa (o la calata) dei barbari; the descent on Rome of thousands of tourists, l'arrivo improvviso a Roma di migliaia di turisti; the descent of the locusts, l'attacco delle locuste4 [u] caduta (fig.): descent into chaos [anarchy], caduta nel caos [nell'anarchia]; his descent into drug addition, la sua caduta nella tossicodipendenza5 (leg.) discendenza* * *[dɪ'sent]1) (downward motion) discesa f. (on, upon su)2) (extraction) discendenza f. -
2 attack
1. n нападение2. n наступление, наступательный бой; атакаto make an attack — атаковать, наступать
to launch an attack — начинать атаку, предпринимать атаку
3. n нападки, враждебная критикаattack against the policy of government in the House of Commons — критика политики правительства в палате общин
4. n мед. приступ, вспышка; припадок; криз, атакаmechanized attack — танковая атака, танковое наступление
convulsive attack — судорожный припадок, приступ судорог
frontal attack — фронтальное наступление; лобовая атака
5. n муз. атака6. n коррозия, агрессивное действие среды7. n собир. спорт. нападающие, нападение8. v нападать; атаковать9. v нападать, критиковатьthe candidate angrily attacked his opponent — кандидат подверг своего соперника ожесточённым нападкам
10. v энергично браться за работу; приступать, подступиться11. v разрушать12. v поражать, причинять ущерб13. v тех. разъедать, корродировать14. v метал. травить15. v хим. вступать в реакциюСинонимический ряд:1. access (noun) access; convulsion; fit; seizure; spasm; spell; throe; turn2. aggression (noun) aggression; aggressiveness; assailment; belligerence; combativeness; fight; offense; onfall; pugnacity3. assault (noun) assault; blow; charge; descent; encounter; incursion; invasion; offence; offensive; onrush; onset; onslaught; push; skirmish; strike4. course (noun) approach; course; line; plan; procedure; tack; technique5. denunciation (noun) denunciation; libel; slander6. disparagement (noun) disparagement; invective; slur7. illness (noun) breakdown; illness; relapse8. violation (noun) defilement; rape; violation9. criticize (verb) blame; cast aspersions; censure; criticise; criticize; denigrate; denounce; impugn; malign; revile10. hit (verb) aggress; assail; assault; beset; charge; fall on; fall upon; go at; have at; hit; raid; sail in; set upon; siege; storm; strike; wade in11. set to work (verb) affect; bang away at; deal with; plunge into; set to work; start in on; tackle; take upАнтонимический ряд:defend; defense; maintenance; praise; protect; protection; protest; repel; resistance; shelter; shield; support; sustain
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