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assault [ə'sɔ:lt]1 noun∎ he is accused of assault il est accusé de voie de fait;∎ Law common assault voie f de fait simple;∎ Law sexual assault agression f sexuelle;∎ Law assault and battery coups mpl et blessures fpl∎ to lead an assault se lancer à l'assaut;∎ they opened the assault on enemy positions ils ont donné l'assaut aux positions ennemies;∎ they made or carried out an assault on the camp ils sont montés à l'assaut du camp;∎ figurative the party launched an all-out assault on the opposition le parti a lancé une offensive tous azimuts contre l'opposition;∎ they finally scored the winning try after a prolonged assault on their opponents' line après une offensive prolongée dans le camp adverse, ils ont fini par marquer l'essai de la victoire(c) (criticism, vocal attack) attaque f;∎ it's an assault on my reputation c'est une atteinte à ma réputation;∎ a brave assault on widely held beliefs une attaque courageuse contre des croyances très répandues;∎ the music is an assault on listeners' ears cette musique est une agression pour les oreilles des auditeurs(d) (in climbing) assaut m;∎ their assault on K2 leur tentative d'ascension du K2(a) (attack → person) agresser, attaquer; Law se livrer à des voies de fait sur; (sexually) violenter;∎ to be assaulted être victime d'une agression; (sexually) être victime d'un attentat à la pudeur(b) Military (town, position etc) attaquer, assaillir, donner l'assaut à; figurative (senses) agresser►► Military assault course parcours m du combattant;Military assault craft engin m d'assaut
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