attack

/ɐtˈæk/

/əˈtæk/

[verbe] [nom]

to attack

[VERBE]

MAIN VERB

attaquer

to act violently against someone or something in an attempt to harm them

attaquer

to begin using weapons against a place or enemy

Synonymes : assail

Antonymes : defend

attaquer

(in sports) to go forward and make an attempt to score a goal or point against an opponent

attaquer

to damage or destroy something

Synonymes : assail

assault

set on

Attack

[NOM]

attaque

an act of violence or aggression against a place or a person

Synonymes : attempt

attaque

an attempt to injure or destroy forces or buildings of the enemy in a war

Synonymes : onrush

onset

onslaught

crise

an onset of a disease that is severe and often sudden in nature

Exemples

1. A fire attack shall chill the enemy to the bone.

2. They took his criticism as a personal attack.

3. The envious politician attacked his opponent with baseless accusations, not realizing that envy shoots at others and wounds itself, as his own reputation was tarnished in the process.

4. Airport security was extra tight in the wake of yesterday's bomb attacks.

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