-
1 attack
attack [ə'tæk](a) (assault → physically) attaquer; (→ verbally) attaquer, s'attaquer à; Military attaquer, assaillir∎ a campaign to attack racism une campagne pour combattre le racisme;∎ she attacked the problem with enthusiasm elle s'est attaquée au problème avec enthousiasme(c) (of disease → person, organ) s'attaquer à, atteindre; (of rust → metal) attaquer, s'attaquer à, ronger; (of fear, doubts) assaillir;∎ the disease mainly attacks the very young la maladie atteint essentiellement les très jeunes enfants;∎ this apathy attacks the very roots of democracy cette apathie menace les racines mêmes de la démocratieattaquer3 noun∎ attacks on old people are on the increase les agressions contre les personnes âgées sont de plus en plus nombreuses;∎ to launch an attack on donner l'assaut à; (crime) lancer une opération contre; (problem, policy) s'attaquer à;∎ to launch an attack on the enemy donner l'assaut à l'ennemi;∎ yesterday the police launched an attack on petty theft in the area hier la police a lancé une opération contre les larcins dans le secteur;∎ the newspaper launched an attack on government policy le journal s'est attaqué à la politique gouvernementale;∎ the attack on her life failed l'attentat contre elle a échoué;∎ the attack on drugs le combat contre la drogue;∎ to return to the attack revenir à la charge;∎ to go on the attack passer à l'attaque;∎ the infantry was under attack l'infanterie subissait un assaut ou était attaquée;∎ to come under attack être en butte aux attaques;∎ she felt as though she were under attack elle s'est sentie agressée;∎ to leave oneself wide open to attack prêter le flanc à la critique;∎ attack is the best form of defence l'attaque est la meilleure forme de défense(b) (of illness) crise f;∎ an attack of malaria/nerves une crise de paludisme/de nerfs;∎ an attack of fever un accès de fièvre;∎ to have an attack of the shakes être pris de tremblements;∎ to have an attack of giddiness être pris de vertiges;∎ an attack of self-doubt une crise de doute
См. также в других словарях:
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
March 2010 — was the third month of that year. It began on a Monday and ended after 31 days on a Wednesday. International holidays (See Holidays and observances, on sidebar at right, below) Portal:Current events This is an archived version of Wikipedia s… … Wikipedia
George Galloway — Infobox MP honorific prefix = name =George Galloway honorific suffix = MP caption = Galloway in 2007. birth date =birth date and age |df=yes|1954|8|16 birth place =Dundee, Scotland residence = death date = death place = salary = term start = 5… … Wikipedia