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/əˈtæk/

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noun

Attaque

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. "

L'attaque du tyran sur l'enfant plus petit lui a laissé le bras contusionné.

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Attaque

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."

Ils ont affirmé que la censure de l'article était une attaque contre la liberté d'expression.

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Attaque

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

Examples :

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

L'armée a chronométré son attaque pour qu'elle coïncide avec les célébrations locales.

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Attaque, assaut

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

Examples :

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

Après avoir lavé la vaisselle du dîner, je me suis attaqué à la lessive.

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Attaque

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. "

L'attaque du pirate informatique contre le système informatique de l'école a réussi, exposant les dossiers des élèves.

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L'attaque, les lanceurs

Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.

Examples :

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

L'attaque a brillamment lancé dans le match final, assurant une victoire retentissante.

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Attaque

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. "

L'attaque du joueur de volley-ball a envoyé le ballon au-dessus du filet.

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Les attaquants

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. "

Les attaquants de l'équipe de football sont tous de très bons joueurs.

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Crise, attaque

The sudden onset of a disease or condition.

Examples :

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

La crise soudaine de grippe l'a empêché d'aller à l'école.

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Crise

An active episode of a chronic or recurrent disease.

Examples :

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

Sa crise d'asthme a rendu la respiration difficile pendant la pièce de théâtre de l'école.

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Attaque

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. "

L'attaque de la première note dans la chanson était vive et forte.

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Attaque

(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. "

L'attaque de la caisse claire est très rapide ; elle sonne sèche et percussive.

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Attaquer, agresser

To apply violent force to someone or something.

Examples :

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

Cette espèce de serpent n'attaquera les humains que si elle se sent menacée.

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Attaquer

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."

Elle a publié un article attaquant les récentes réductions de salaire.

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Attaquer, s'attaquer à

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. "

Le temps humide attaque la clôture en bois, ce qui la fait pourrir.

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S'attaquer à, aborder

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

Examples :

"I attacked the meal with a hearty appetite."

Je me suis attaqué au repas avec un bon appétit.

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verb

Viser le guichet du batteur avec des balles

To aim balls at the batsman’s wicket.

Examples :

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

Le lanceur a visé le guichet du batteur avec une livraison rapide et précise.

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Attaquer

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. "

Le lanceur a attaqué les guichets, visant à éliminer le batteur.

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Attaquer, frapper agressivement

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. "

Le joueur vedette de l'équipe de baseball a attaqué les bases, volant le deuxième et le troisième but pour marquer rapidement.

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Attaquer

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. "

Le joueur de football a attaqué le ballon, essayant de marquer un but.

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Attaquer, attaquer

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. "

Le cycliste a attaqué les autres coureurs sur la colline, essayant de prendre de l'avance.

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