Significato di attack in italiano

• 0 a violent act intended to hurt or damage someone or something -- attacco, aggressione, offensiva

  • There was a terrorist attack on the capital. C’è stato un attacco terrorista sulla capitale.

• 1 a sudden, short illness -- attacco

  • He had a nasty attack of flu. Ha avuto un brutto attacco di influenza.

  • He had a terrible allergy attack. Ha avuto un brutto attacco allergico.

• 2 the part of a sports team that tries to score points -- attacco

  • They have a strong attack this year. Hanno una forte posizione di attacco quest’anno.

• 3 to use violence to hurt or damage someone or something -- attaccare, aggredire

  • He was attacked by a gang of youths. È stato aggredito da da una banda di giovinastri.

• 4 to say that someone or something is bad -- attaccare

  • She has attacked the government’s new education policy. Ha attaccato la nuova politica del governo sull’istruzione.

• 5 to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage -- attaccare

  • He attacked me with a knife

  • The village was attacked from the air.

• 6 to speak or write against -- attaccare

  • The Prime Minister’s policy was attacked in the newspapers.

• 7 (in games) to attempt to score a goal -- attaccare

  • Real Madrid were attacking the Barcelona goal.

• 8 to make a vigorous start on -- iniziare, affrontare

  • It’s time we attacked that pile of work.

• 9 an act or the action of attacking -- attacco

  • The brutal attack killed the old man

  • They made an air attack on the town.

• 10 a sudden bout of illness -- attacco

  • heart attack

  • an attack of ‘flu.