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1 vicious
'viʃəs(evil; cruel; likely to attack or cause harm: Keep back from that dog - it's vicious.) cruel, malintencionado- viciousness
vicious adj1. despiadado / cruel2. brutal / feroz3. fierotr['vɪʃəs]1 (cruel) cruel; (malicious) malintencionado,-a2 (violent) virulento,-a, violento,-a3 (dangerous) peligroso,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLvicious circle círculo viciosovicious ['vɪʃəs] adj1) depraved: depravado, malo2) savage: malo, fiero, salvajea vicious dog: un perro feroz3) malicious: maliciosoadj.• arisco, -a adj.• guito, -a adj.• rencoroso, -a adj.• ruin adj.• vicioso, -a adj.• virulento, -a adj.• zaino, -a adj.'vɪʃəsa) (savage, violent) < dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; < attack> feroz, salvaje; < crime> atroz, sanguinariob) ( malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso['vɪʃǝs]1. ADJ1) (=brutal) [person, gang] despiadado; [attack, assault, crime] atroz, brutal; [animal] agresivo, fiero2) (=malicious) [criticism, campaign] despiadado, cruel; [remark] malicioso2.CPDvicious circle N — círculo m vicioso
* * *['vɪʃəs]a) (savage, violent) < dog> fiero, malo; <thug/criminal> despiadado, sanguinario; < attack> feroz, salvaje; < crime> atroz, sanguinariob) ( malicious) <gossip/rumor> malicioso -
2 vicious
adj.1 brutal (violent) (blow, kick, attack); feroz (struggle, fight); cruel (persona)2 despiadado(a) (malicious, cruel) (comment, criticism); malintencionado(a) (gossip); cruel (persona)3 vicioso, empedernido, depravado, marrajo.4 mordedor, arisco, alzado, filático. -
3 assault
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1. verb1) (to attack, especially suddenly: The youths assaulted the night watchman.) asaltar2) (to attack sexually; to rape.) agredir sexualmente
2. noun1) (a (sudden) attack: a night assault on the fortress; His speech was a vicious assault on his opponent.) asalto, ataque2) (a sexual attack; a rape.) agresión sexual; intento de violacióntr[ə'sɔːlt]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL asalto, ataque nombre masculino2 SMALLLAW/SMALL agresión nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLassault course pista americanaassault craft lancha de combateassault rifle fusil nombre masculino de asaltoindecent assault abusos nombre masculino plural deshonestosassault [ə'sɔlt] vt: atacar, asaltar, agredirassault n: ataque m, asalto m, agresión fn.• acometida s.f.• acometimiento s.m.• arremetida s.f.• asalto s.m.• avance s.m.• embestida s.f.v.• agredir v.• asaltar v.• sobresaltar v.• violentar v.
I ə'sɔːlt2) ca) ( Mil) asalto m, ataque mto make an assault on something — atacar* algo
b) ( onslaught)assault (on something) — ataque m (a algo), arremetida f (contra algo)
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[ǝ'sɔːlt]1. N1) (Mil) (also fig) asalto m, ataque m (on a)to make or mount an assault on — asaltar
2) (Jur) agresión findecentassault and battery — (Jur) lesiones fpl
2. VT1) (Mil) asaltar, atacar2) (Jur) asaltar, agredir; (sexually) agredir sexualmente; (=rape) violar3.CPDassault course N — pista f americana
assault craft N — barcaza f de asalto
assault rifle N — fusil m de asalto, rifle m de asalto
assault troops NPL — tropas fpl de asalto
assault weapon N — fusil m de asalto, rifle m de asalto
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I [ə'sɔːlt]2) ca) ( Mil) asalto m, ataque mto make an assault on something — atacar* algo
b) ( onslaught)assault (on something) — ataque m (a algo), arremetida f (contra algo)
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См. также в других словарях:
vicious attack — brutal assault … English contemporary dictionary
vicious — 01. Be careful of their dog; it can be quite [vicious] towards strangers. 02. A young child was [viciously] attacked by a dog while playing in the park yesterday. 03. He was injured by a [vicious] kick from an opposing player. 04. The young man… … Grammatical examples in English
vicious — adjective 1 violent and dangerous, and likely to hurt someone: a vicious attack | a vicious criminal | Keep away from that dog, he can be vicious. 2 cruel and deliberately trying to hurt someone s feelings or make their character seem bad: Sarah… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
vicious — [[t]vɪ̱ʃəs[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A vicious person or a vicious blow is violent and cruel. He was a cruel and vicious man... He suffered a vicious attack by a gang of white youths... The blow was so sudden and vicious that he dropped to his knees.… … English dictionary
vicious — viciously, adv. viciousness, n. /vish euhs/, adj. 1. addicted to or characterized by vice; grossly immoral; depraved; profligate: a vicious life. 2. given or readily disposed to evil: a vicious criminal. 3. reprehensible; blameworthy; wrong: a… … Universalium
vicious — vi|cious [ vıʃəs ] adjective * 1. ) extremely violent: a vicious attack/assault a vicious act of violence a vicious thug/killer a vicious animal He had a cruel and vicious streak. 2. ) extremely unkind or unpleasant: It was only a vicious rumor.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vicious */ — UK [ˈvɪʃəs] / US adjective 1) extremely violent a vicious attack/assault a vicious act of violence a vicious thug/killer a vicious animal He had a cruel and vicious streak. 2) extremely unkind or unpleasant It was only a vicious rumour. He had a… … English dictionary
vicious — adj. 1 bad tempered, spiteful (a vicious dog; vicious remarks). 2 violent, severe (a vicious attack). 3 of the nature of or addicted to vice. 4 (of language or reasoning etc.) faulty or unsound. Phrases and idioms: vicious circle see CIRCLE n. 11 … Useful english dictionary
attack — at|tack1 [ ə tæk ] noun *** 1. ) count a violent attempt to harm a person, animal, or place: a vicious attack attack on: measures to reduce the number of sexual attacks on young women a ) count or uncount an organized attempt to defeat an enemy,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
attack */*/*/ — I UK [əˈtæk] / US verb Word forms attack : present tense I/you/we/they attack he/she/it attacks present participle attacking past tense attacked past participle attacked 1) a) [intransitive/transitive] to use violence to harm a person, animal, or … English dictionary
vicious — /ˈvɪʃəs / (say vishuhs) adjective 1. characterised by brutal violence: a vicious attack. 2. characterised by a brutally violent disposition. 3. addicted to or characterised by vice or immorality; depraved; profligate. 4. given or disposed to… …