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1 accabler
assail, bear down on, prostrate -
2 assaillir
assaillir [asajiʀ]➭ TABLE 13 transitive verb* * *asajiʀ1) ( attaquer) [ennemi] to attack; [pluie] to buffet2) ( envahir) [doute] to plague3) ( se précipiter sur) [mendiant] to assail; [journaliste] to set upon* * *asajiʀ vt1) (= attaquer) to assail, to attack2) figassaillir qn de [questions] — to bombard sb with
* * *assaillir verb table: assaillir vtr1 ( attaquer) [ennemi] to attack; [pluie, orage, grêle] to buffet;2 fml ( envahir) [mélancolie] to plague, to assail sout; être assailli par le doute to be assailed by doubts;3 ( se précipiter sur) [mendiant] to assail; [journaliste] to set upon [personne]; nous avons été assaillis par les médias we were set upon by the media; assaillir qn de questions to bombard sb with questions.[asajir] verbe transitif[esprit, imagination] to besetle bureau est assailli de demandes the office is swamped ou besieged with inquiries -
3 envahir
envahir [ɑ̃vaiʀ]➭ TABLE 2 transitive verbto invade ; [sentiment] to overcome* * *ɑ̃vaiʀverbe transitif ( pénétrer dans) [troupes, foule] to invade; [animal, plante] to overrun; [publicité] to pervade; [marchandise] to flood [marché]* * *ɑ̃vaiʀ vt1) [pays, ville] to invade2) [personne] [inquiétude, peur] to come over* * *envahir verb table: finir vtr1 ( pénétrer dans) [troupes, foule] to invade; [animal, plante] to overrun; [sentiment] to assail; [douleur, sommeil] to overcome; [publicité] to pervade; [marchandise] to flood [marché]; envahi par les fourmis overrun with ants; envahi par la jalousie assailed by envy; envahi par le sommeil overcome by sleep;2 ( accaparer) [personne] to monopolize; se laisser envahir to allow oneself to be taken over (par by).[ɑ̃vair] verbe transitif2. [se répandre dans] to overrun3. [déranger] -
4 pourfendre
puʀfɑ̃dʀ vt* * *pourfendre verb table: rendre vtr[purfɑ̃dr] verbe transitif1. [avec une épée - ennemi] to kill (by the sword)2. [hypocrisie, préjugés] to combat
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Assail — As*sail ([a^]s*s[=a]l ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assailed} ( s[=a]ld ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE. assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to leap, spring; cf. L.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Assail — may refer to:* Assail (Malazan), a continent in the Malazan Book of the Fallen series * HMAS Assail (P 89), an Attack class patrol boat * USS Assail (AM 147), an Admirable class minesweeperee also* Assail Bank * Assailant … Wikipedia
Assail Bank — is a bank in South Passage of the Houtman Abrolhos, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Western Australia. It is nominally located at coord|28|20|45|S|113|41|3|E|scale:25000 region:AU WA type:waterbody|display=inline,title. Gazetteer of… … Wikipedia
assail — (v.) c.1200, from O.Fr. assalir attack, assault, assail (12c., Mod.Fr. assaillir), from V.L. *adsalire to leap at, from L. ad at (see AD (Cf. ad )) + salire to leap (see SALIENT (Cf. salient)). Figurative use from mid 14c. Related … Etymology dictionary
assail — I verb accost, adgredi, adoriri, advance against, advance upon, aggress, assault, assault belligerently, attack, beset, encounter, fall upon, invade, mug, oppugn, oppugnare, rush upon, savage, set upon, set upon with violence, storm, thrust at,… … Law dictionary
assail by argument — index impugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
assail with censure — index condemn (blame), denounce (condemn) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
assail — bombard, *attack, assault, storm Analogous words: beset (see INFEST): belabor, pummel, buffet, pound, *beat … New Dictionary of Synonyms
assail — [v] attack, usually with words abuse, assault, bash, berate, beset, blast, blister, bust, charge, come at, criticize, encounter, have at*, impugn, invade, lambaste, lay into*, malign, maltreat, molest, revile, set upon*, trash*, vilify, work… … New thesaurus
assail — ► VERB 1) attack violently. 2) (of an unpleasant feeling) come upon (someone) strongly. ORIGIN Latin assalire, from salire to leap … English terms dictionary
assail — [ə sāl′] vt. [ME assailen < OFr asaillir < VL assalire, for L assilire, to leap on < ad , to + salire, to leap: see SALIENT] 1. to attack physically and violently; assault 2. to attack with arguments, questions, doubts, etc. 3. to begin… … English World dictionary