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1 ♦ assault
♦ assault /əˈsɔ:lt/n.1 (mil.) assalto; attacco4 (fig.) attacco; assalto; aggressione (verbale)● (leg.) assault and battery, percosse; aggressione □ (mil.) assault course, percorso di guerra □ (mil., naut.) assault craft, mezzo d'assalto □ (mil.) assault gun, cannone semovente □ (mil.) assault units, mezzi d'assalto □ to make an assault on, (mil.) dare l'assalto a, sferrare un attacco a; (fig.) attaccare □ (mil.) to take by assault, espugnare ( una fortezza, ecc.).(to) assault /əˈsɔ:lt/v. t.1 aggredire; assalire; attaccare: to assault sexually (o to sexually assault) tentare di usare violenza a; molestare sessualmente2 (leg.) aggredire3 (mil.) attaccare; sferrare un attacco a. -
2 assault *** as·sault
[ə'sɔːlt]1. nassault (on) Mil — assalto (a), Law aggressione f (a)
assault and battery Law — minacce fpl e vie fpl di fatto
2. vtMil assaltare, assalire, Law aggredire -
3 assault
I 1. [ə'sɔːlt]1) dir. (on person) assalto m., aggressione f. (on a); (sexual) stupro m., violenza f. carnale (on a)physical, verbal assault — aggressione fisica, verbale
2) mil. (attack) assalto m. (on a)air, ground assault — assalto aereo, terrestre
to make an assault on — assalire [ town]
3) fig. (criticism) (on theory) attacco m. (on a)2.modificatore [troops, weapon, ship] d'assaltoII [ə'sɔːlt]1) dir. aggredire [ person]2) mil. assalire, attaccare3) fig. essere un attentato a [ears, nerves]* * *[ə'so:lt] 1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) assaltare, aggredire2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) violentare2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) assalto, attacco2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) stupro* * *I 1. [ə'sɔːlt]1) dir. (on person) assalto m., aggressione f. (on a); (sexual) stupro m., violenza f. carnale (on a)physical, verbal assault — aggressione fisica, verbale
2) mil. (attack) assalto m. (on a)air, ground assault — assalto aereo, terrestre
to make an assault on — assalire [ town]
3) fig. (criticism) (on theory) attacco m. (on a)2.modificatore [troops, weapon, ship] d'assaltoII [ə'sɔːlt]1) dir. aggredire [ person]2) mil. assalire, attaccare3) fig. essere un attentato a [ears, nerves] -
4 molest
[mə'lest]verbo transitivo (sexually assault) molestare* * *[mə'lest](to annoy or interfere with: The children kept molesting her.) infastidire; molestare- molester* * *[mə'lest]verbo transitivo (sexually assault) molestare
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