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/əˈtæk/

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noun

Ataque

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. "

El ataque del abusón al niño más pequeño le dejó el brazo magullado.

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Ataque

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."

Afirmaron que la censura del artículo era un ataque a la libertad de expresión.

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Ataque

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

Examples :

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

El ejército programó su ataque para que coincidiera con las celebraciones locales.

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Ataque, acometida

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

Examples :

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

Después de lavar los platos de la cena, me lancé a la colada.

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Ataque

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. "

El ataque del hacker al sistema informático de la escuela tuvo éxito, exponiendo los registros de los estudiantes.

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El ataque, los lanzadores

Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.

Examples :

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

El ataque lanzó brillantemente en el partido final, asegurando una victoria rotunda.

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noun

Ataque

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. "

El ataque del jugador de voleibol envió la pelota por encima de la red.

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noun

Los atacantes

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. "

Los atacantes del equipo de fútbol son todos jugadores muy fuertes.

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Ataque, crisis

The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

Examples :

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

El ataque repentino de gripe lo mantuvo en casa, lejos de la escuela.

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Ataque

An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

Examples :

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

Su ataque de asma dificultó su respiración durante la obra escolar.

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Ataque

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. "

El ataque de la primera nota en la canción fue agudo y fuerte.

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Ataque

(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. "

El ataque de la caja es muy rápido; suena agudo y percusivo.

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verb

Atacar, agredir

To apply violent force to someone or something.

Examples :

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

Esta especie de serpiente solo atacará a los humanos si se siente amenazada.

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verb

Atacar

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."

Ella publicó un artículo atacando los recientes recortes salariales.

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verb

Atacar, afectar

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. "

El clima húmedo está atacando la valla de madera, lo que la está pudriendo.

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verb

Atacar, abordar

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

Examples :

"I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."

Me lancé a la comida con un apetito voraz.

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verb

Lanzar bolas al wicket del bateador

To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.

Examples :

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

El lanzador atacó el wicket del bateador con un lanzamiento rápido y preciso.

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verb

Atacar

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. "

El lanzador atacó los tocones, con el objetivo de sacar al bateador.

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verb

Atacar, batear agresivamente

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. "

El jugador estrella del equipo de béisbol atacó las bases, robando la segunda y la tercera para anotar rápidamente.

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Atacar

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. "

El jugador de fútbol atacó el balón, tratando de marcar un gol.

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verb

Atacar

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. "

El ciclista atacó a los otros corredores en la colina, tratando de tomar la delantera.

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