attack

attack
attack [əˈtæk]
1. noun
   a. attaque f (on contre)
• an attack on sb's life un attentat contre qn
• to leave o.s. open to attack ( = criticism) prêter le flanc à la critique
• attack is the best form of defence le meilleur moyen de se défendre c'est d'attaquer
• to be under attack être attaqué (from par)
   b. ( = illness) crise f
• asthma attack crise f d'asthme
• attack of nerves crise f de nerfs
2. transitive verb
attaquer ; [+ task, problem] s'attaquer à ; [+ poverty] combattre
3. intransitive verb
attaquer
* * *
[ə'tæk] 1.
noun
1) gen, Military, Sport attaque f (on contre); (criminal) agression f (against, on contre); (terrorist) attentat m

to come under attack — Military être attaqué (from par); fig être l'objet de critiques virulentes (from de la part de)

to leave oneself open to attack — fig s'exposer à la critique

to mount ou launch an attack on something — lit attaquer quelque chose; fig s'attaquer à quelque chose

2) Medicine (of chronic illness) crise f (of de)

to have an attack of flu — attraper la grippe

2.
transitive verb
1) gen, Medicine, Military, Sport attaquer; (criminally) agresser [victim]; fig attaquer [book, idea]
2) (tackle) s'attaquer à [task, problem]

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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