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1 attack
I [ə'tæk]1) attacco m. (on a, contro) (anche mil. sport); (criminal) aggressione f., assalto m. ( against, on contro, a); (terrorist) attentato m.to come under attack — mil. subire un attacco; fig. essere attaccato, essere oggetto di critica
to leave oneself open to attack — fig. esporsi alle critiche
to mount, launch an attack on sth. — sferrare un attacco a qcs. (anche fig.)
2) (of illness) attacco m.II [ə'tæk]1) attaccare [ enemy]; (criminally) assalire, aggredire [ victim]; fig. attaccare [book, idea]2) (tackle) affrontare [task, problem]* * *[ə'tæk] 1. verb1) (to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage: He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.) attaccare2) (to speak or write against: The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.) attaccare3) ((in games) to attempt to score a goal.) attaccare4) (to make a vigorous start on: It's time we attacked that pile of work.) iniziare, affrontare2. noun1) (an act or the action of attacking: The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.) attacco2) (a sudden bout of illness: heart attack; an attack of 'flu.) attacco* * *I [ə'tæk]1) attacco m. (on a, contro) (anche mil. sport); (criminal) aggressione f., assalto m. ( against, on contro, a); (terrorist) attentato m.to come under attack — mil. subire un attacco; fig. essere attaccato, essere oggetto di critica
to leave oneself open to attack — fig. esporsi alle critiche
to mount, launch an attack on sth. — sferrare un attacco a qcs. (anche fig.)
2) (of illness) attacco m.II [ə'tæk]1) attaccare [ enemy]; (criminally) assalire, aggredire [ victim]; fig. attaccare [book, idea]2) (tackle) affrontare [task, problem] -
2 cope *** vi
[kəʊp]to cope with — (task, child) farcela con, (situation, difficulties, problems: tackle) affrontare, far fronte a, (solve) risolvere
it was hard, but we coped — è stato difficile ma ce l'abbiamo fatta
leave it to me, I'll cope — lascia stare, ci penso io
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