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assault

/əˈsɔːlt/

Meanings
noun

Asalto, agresión

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

Examples :

"to make assault upon a man, a house, or a town"
Realizar un asalto contra un hombre, una casa o una ciudad.
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noun

Agresión

An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching his person, as by lifting a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at him and missing him.

Examples :

"The student's angry assault on the teacher, raising his fist in a threatening way, caused the class to erupt in fear. "
La agresión furiosa del estudiante contra el profesor, levantando el puño de forma amenazante, provocó que la clase estallara de miedo.
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Related Words

Illustration prerogatives

prerogatives noun

/prɪˈrɒɡətɪvz/ /pəˈrɒɡətɪvz/

Prerrogativas, privilegios

"As the company's CEO, she has certain prerogatives, such as the power to approve large expenses without needing permission. "

Como directora ejecutiva de la empresa, tiene ciertas prerrogativas, como el poder de aprobar grandes gastos sin necesidad de permiso.

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necessarily adverb

/ˌnɛsəˈsɛɹəli/

Necesariamente, forzosamente

"It is not necessarily true that children get their morals from their parents."

No es necesariamente cierto que los niños obtengan su moral de sus padres.

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physically adverb

/ˈfɪzɪkli/

Físicamente

"The children physically exhausted themselves playing tag in the park. "

Los niños se agotaron físicamente jugando al pilla-pilla en el parque.

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frequently adverb

/ˈfɹiː.kwənt.li/

Frecuentemente, a menudo

"This question arises frequently."

Esta pregunta surge frecuentemente.

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exchanging verb

/ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/

Intercambiar, comerciar

"The students were exchanging stickers during recess. "

Los estudiantes estaban intercambiando pegatinas durante el recreo.

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figuratively adverb

/ˈfɪɡjərətɪvli/ /ˈfɪɡərətɪvli/

Figuradamente

""The teacher said the student's idea was figuratively a gold mine, meaning it was very valuable and full of potential, but not actually made of gold." "

“La maestra dijo que la idea del estudiante era figuradamente una mina de oro, lo que significaba que era muy valiosa y llena de potencial, pero no hecha realmente de oro.”

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competitive adjective

/kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/

Competitivo

"The students in the math class were very competitive; they all worked hard to get the best grades. "

Los estudiantes de la clase de matemáticas eran muy competitivos; todos trabajaron duro para obtener las mejores calificaciones.

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government noun

/ˈɡʌvə(n)mənt/ /ˈɡʌvɚ(n)mənt/

Gobierno

"The government decided to raise taxes to fund new schools. "

El gobierno decidió subir los impuestos para financiar nuevas escuelas.

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aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

Agresivo, belicoso

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

Una política agresiva, guerra, persona, nación.

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threatening verb

/ˈθɹɛt.n̩.ɪŋ/

Amenazar

"He threatened me with a knife."

Me amenazó con un cuchillo.

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constitution noun

/ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃən/ /ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃən/

Establecimiento, constitución; composición, estructura

"The successful constitution of our community garden relied on everyone contributing their time and skills. "

El establecimiento exitoso de nuestro jardín comunitario dependió de que todos contribuyeran con su tiempo y habilidades.

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suspension noun

/səˈspɛnʃən/

Suspensión, interrupción

"suspension from a hook"

Suspensión de un gancho