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/əˈtæk/

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noun

Angriff, Attacke

An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of opponent or enemy.

Examples :

"The bully's attack on the smaller child left him with a bruised arm. "

Der Angriff des Schlägers auf das kleinere Kind hinterließ ihm einen blauen Arm.

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Angriff, Attacke

An attempt to detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.

Examples :

"They claimed the censorship of the article was an attack on free speech."

Sie behaupteten, die Zensur des Artikels sei ein Angriff auf die Meinungsfreiheit.

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Angriff

A time in which one attacks; the offence of a battle.

Examples :

"The army timed their attack to coincide with the local celebrations."

Die Armee timte ihren Angriff so, dass er mit den lokalen Feierlichkeiten zusammenfiel.

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Angriff, Attacke

(by extension) The beginning of active operations on anything.

Examples :

"Having washed the plates from dinner, I made an attack on the laundry."

Nachdem ich das Geschirr vom Abendessen gespült hatte, machte ich mich an die Wäsche.

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Angriff

An attempt to exploit a vulnerability in a computer system.

Examples :

"The hacker's attack on the school's computer system was successful, exposing student records. "

Der Angriff des Hackers auf das Computersystem der Schule war erfolgreich und legte Schülerdaten offen.

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noun

Die Angreifer, die Feldspieler

Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.

Examples :

"The attack bowled brilliantly in the final match, securing a resounding victory. "

Die Angreifer spielten im Finalspiel brillant und sicherten sich einen überwältigenden Sieg.

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noun

Angriff

Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.

Examples :

"The volleyball player's attack sent the ball over the net. "

Der Angriff des Volleyballspielers schickte den Ball über das Netz.

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Die Angreifer

The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.

Examples :

"The attackmen on the soccer team are all very strong players. "

Die Angreifer der Fußballmannschaft sind allesamt sehr starke Spieler.

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noun

Anfall, Ausbruch

The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

Examples :

"The sudden attack of the flu kept him home from school. "

Der plötzliche Ausbruch der Grippe hielt ihn von der Schule fern.

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Anfall

An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

Examples :

"Her asthma attack made it difficult to breathe during the school play. "

Ihr Asthmaanfall erschwerte ihr das Atmen während des Schultheaters.

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Anschlag

The onset of a musical note, particularly with respect to the strength (and duration) of that onset.

Examples :

"The attack of the first note in the song was sharp and loud. "

Der Anschlag der ersten Note in dem Lied war scharf und laut.

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Einschwingen

(audio) The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).

Examples :

"The snare drum's attack is very quick; it sounds sharp and percussive. "

Das Einschwingen der Snare Drum ist sehr schnell; es klingt scharf und perkussiv.

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verb

Angreifen, attackieren

To apply violent force to someone or something.

Examples :

"This species of snake will only attack humans if it feels threatened."

Diese Schlangenart greift Menschen nur an, wenn sie sich bedroht fühlt.

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verb

Angreifen, attackieren

To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).

Examples :

"She published an article attacking the recent pay cuts."

Sie veröffentlichte einen Artikel, in dem sie die jüngsten Gehaltskürzungen angriff.

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verb

Angreifen, befallen

To begin to affect; to act upon injuriously or destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.

Examples :

"The damp weather is attacking the wooden fence, causing it to rot. "

Das feuchte Wetter greift den Holzzaun an und lässt ihn verrotten.

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verb

Angehen, in Angriff nehmen

To deal with something in a direct way; to set to work upon.

Examples :

"I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."

Ich ging das Essen mit großem Appetit an.

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verb

Den Schläger mit Bällen bewerfen

To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.

Examples :

"The bowler attacked the batsman's wicket with a fast, accurate delivery. "

Der Bowler bewarf den Schläger mit einer schnellen, präzisen Lieferung.

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verb

Angreifen

To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.

Examples :

"The bowler attacked the stumps, aiming to get the batsman out. "

Der Bowler griff die Stümpfe an, mit dem Ziel, den Batsman auszumachen.

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verb

Angreifen, offensiv schlagen

To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.

Examples :

"The baseball team's star player attacked the bases, stealing second and third to score quickly. "

Der Starspieler des Baseballteams griff die Bases an und stahl die zweite und dritte Base, um schnell zu punkten.

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Angreifen

To move forward in an active attempt to score a point, as opposed to trying not to concede.

Examples :

"The soccer player attacked the ball, trying to score a goal. "

Der Fußballspieler griff den Ball an und versuchte, ein Tor zu erzielen.

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verb

Angreifen, attackieren

To accelerate quickly in an attempt to get ahead of the other riders.

Examples :

"The cyclist attacked the other riders on the hill, trying to gain a lead. "

Der Radfahrer griff die anderen Fahrer am Berg an und versuchte, sich einen Vorsprung zu verschaffen.

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