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at·tack
(ə-tăk′)v. at·tacked, at·tack·ing, at·tacks
v.tr.
1. To set upon with violent force.
2. To criticize strongly or in a hostile manner.
3. To start work on with purpose and vigor: attack a problem.
4. To act on in a detrimental way; cause harm to: a disease that attacks the central nervous system; lawn furniture attacked by corrosion.
5. Sports
a. To play (the ball) aggressively, especially by moving toward it rather than by waiting for it to arrive.
b. To move toward (the goal) on an offensive play, as in lacrosse.
c. In volleyball, to hit (the ball) forcefully over the net.
d. To make a sudden, intense effort to pass (a competitor in a race).
v.intr.
1. To make an attack; launch an assault: The enemy attacked during the night.
2. Sports
a. To make a play on offense; attempt to score.
b. To make a sudden, intense effort to pull ahead in a race.
n.
1. The act or an instance of attacking; an assault.
2. An expression of strong criticism; hostile comment: vicious attacks in all the newspapers.
3. Sports
a. Offensive play, especially in lacrosse.
b. An offensive play: Two midfielders were involved in the attack that resulted in a goal.
c. The players executing such a play.
d. Scoring ability or potential: a team with a powerful attack.
e. A forceful shot over the net in volleyball.
f. A sudden, intense effort to pull ahead in a race: waited until the last lap to begin her attack.
4.
a. The initial movement in a task or undertaking: made an optimistic attack on the pile of paperwork.
b. A method or procedure: Our attack on this project will have two phases.
5. An episode or onset of a disease, especially an occurrence of a chronic disease: an asthma attack.
6. The experience or beginning of a feeling, need, or desire: an attack of hunger; an attack of melancholy.
7.
a. Music The beginning or manner of beginning a piece, passage, or tone.
b. Decisiveness and clarity in artistic expression: a careful performance, but one lacking the rigorous attack the work demands.
[French attaquer, from Old French, from Old Italian *estaccare, of Germanic origin.]
at·tack′er n.
Synonyms: attack, assail, storm, assault, batter, beset
These verbs, drawn from military activity, mean in their figurative senses to act forcefully or aggressively toward someone or something. Attack applies especially to hostile verbal criticism: reviews that attacked the film for its senseless violence; attacked the ruling as detrimental to business interests.
Assail suggests repeated forceful attacks: Critics assailed the author's second novel.
Storm refers to a sudden sweeping attempt to overwhelm or win over: "After triumphantly storming the country, [the President] is obliged to storm Capitol Hill" (The Economist).
Assault and batter can suggest relentless attack or debilitating force: "We are all assaulted by so many messages battering us from the outside every hour of the day that our capacity for listening to our own inner voices is often drowned out" (Harvey Cox).
Beset suggests beleaguerment from all sides: "Rural and suburban areas have been beset by white-tailed deer gnawing shrubbery and crops, spreading disease" (Andrew C. Revkin).
These verbs, drawn from military activity, mean in their figurative senses to act forcefully or aggressively toward someone or something. Attack applies especially to hostile verbal criticism: reviews that attacked the film for its senseless violence; attacked the ruling as detrimental to business interests.
Assail suggests repeated forceful attacks: Critics assailed the author's second novel.
Storm refers to a sudden sweeping attempt to overwhelm or win over: "After triumphantly storming the country, [the President] is obliged to storm Capitol Hill" (The Economist).
Assault and batter can suggest relentless attack or debilitating force: "We are all assaulted by so many messages battering us from the outside every hour of the day that our capacity for listening to our own inner voices is often drowned out" (Harvey Cox).
Beset suggests beleaguerment from all sides: "Rural and suburban areas have been beset by white-tailed deer gnawing shrubbery and crops, spreading disease" (Andrew C. Revkin).
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attack
(əˈtæk)vb
1. to launch a physical assault (against) with or without weapons; begin hostilities (with)
2. (General Sporting Terms) (intr) to take the initiative in a game, sport, etc: after a few minutes, the team began to attack.
3. (tr) to direct hostile words or writings at; criticize or abuse vehemently
4. (tr) to turn one's mind or energies vigorously to (a job, problem, etc)
5. (tr) to begin to injure or affect adversely; corrode, corrupt, or infect: rust attacked the metal.
6. (tr) to attempt to rape
n
7. the act or an instance of attacking
8. strong criticism or abuse: an unjustified attack on someone's reputation.
9. (General Sporting Terms) an offensive move in a game, sport, etc
10. commencement of a task, etc
11. (Pathology) any sudden and usually severe manifestation of a disease or disorder: a heart attack; an attack of indigestion.
12. (General Sporting Terms) the attack ball games the players in a team whose main role is to attack the opponents' goal or territory
13. (Music, other) music decisiveness in beginning a passage, movement, or piece
14. (Music, other) music the speed with which a note reaches its maximum volume
15. an attempted rape
[C16: from French attaquer, from Old Italian attaccare to attack, attach, from estaccare to attach, from stacca stake1; compare attach]
atˈtackable adj
atˈtacker n
atˈtacking adj
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at•tack
(əˈtæk)v.t.
1. to set upon in a forceful, violent, hostile, or aggressive way, with or without a weapon; begin fighting with: The guard dog attacked the prowler.
2. to begin hostilities against; start an offensive against: to attack the enemy.
3. to accuse, blame, or criticize severely; abuse verbally.
4. to try to harm, undermine, or destroy, esp. with verbal abuse: to attack someone's reputation.
5. to set about doing or working on vigorously.
6. (of disease, destructive agencies, etc.) to begin to affect.
v.i. 7. to make an attack; begin hostilities.
n. 8. the act of attacking; onslaught; assault.
9. a military offensive against an enemy or enemy position.
10. seizure by disease, illness, or other condition: an attack of indigestion; an attack of hiccups.
11. an experiencing of some sensation or response: an attack of remorse; an attack of the giggles.
12. the beginning or initiating of some action; onset.
13. an aggressive move in a performance or contest.
14. the approach or manner of approach in beginning a musical phrase.
[1590–1600; < Middle French atta(c)quer < Italian attaccare to attack, attach]
at•tack′a•ble, adj.
at•tack′er, n.
syn: attack, assail, assault all mean to set upon someone forcibly, with hostile or violent intent. attack is a general word that applies to the beginning of any planned aggressive action, physical or verbal: to attack an enemy from ambush; to attack a candidate's record. assail implies a vehement, sudden, and usu. repeated attack that aims to weaken an opponent: assailed by gunfire; assailed by gossip. assault implies a violent physical attack involving direct contact; it may also refer to a sudden and violent verbal attack: an elderly couple assaulted by a mugger; a reputation assaulted by the press.
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attack
Past participle: attacked
Gerund: attacking
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| Noun | 1. |  attack - (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"military operation, operation - activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force" ground attack - an attack by ground troops assault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attack charge - an impetuous rush toward someone or something; "the wrestler's charge carried him past his adversary"; "the battle began with a cavalry charge" banzai attack, banzai charge - a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties; originated by Japanese who accompanied it with yells of `banzai' diversionary attack, diversion - an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack penetration, incursion - an attack that penetrates into enemy territory blitzkrieg, blitz - a swift and violent military offensive with intensive aerial bombardment strike - an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn" counterattack, countermove - an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc. bombing, bombardment - an attack by dropping bombs firing, fire - the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire" strafe - an attack of machine-gun fire or cannon fire from a low flying airplane; "the next morning they carried out a strafe of enemy airfields" coup de main, surprise attack - an attack without warning armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| 2. |  attack - an offensive move in a sport or game; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning"turn, play - (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" counterplay, counterattack - (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board | |
| 3. | attack - intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak" criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | |
| 4. |  attack - ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"conceptualization, formulation, conceptualisation - inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally avenue - a line of approach; "they explored every avenue they could think of"; "it promises to open new avenues to understanding" | |
| 5. | attack - the act of attacking; "attacks on women increased last year"; "they made an attempt on his life" crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" assault - a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped | |
| 6. |  attack - a decisive manner of beginning a musical tone or phrasecommencement, start, beginning - the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the beginning of negotiations" | |
| 7. |  attack - a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition; "an attack of diarrhea"affliction - a cause of great suffering and distress anxiety attack - a sudden acute episode of intense anxiety and feelings of panic flare - a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" ictus, raptus, seizure - a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease; "he suffered an epileptic seizure" apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke - a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain convulsion, paroxysm, fit - a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" hysterics - an attack of hysteria occlusion - closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) heart attack - a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function | |
| 8. |  attack - the onset of a corrosive or destructive process (as by a chemical agent); "the film was sensitive to attack by acids"; "open to attack by the elements"degeneration, devolution - the process of declining from a higher to a lower level of effective power or vitality or essential quality | |
| 9. | attack - strong criticism; "he published an unexpected attack on my work" aspersion, calumny, defamation, denigration, slander - an abusive attack on a person's character or good name criticism, unfavorable judgment - disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings; "the senator received severe criticism from his opponent" | |
| Verb | 1. |  attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"fight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country" aggress, attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" submarine - attack by submarine; "The Germans submarined the Allies" strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2" counterattack, counterstrike - make a counterattack gas - attack with gas; subject to gas fumes; "The despot gassed the rebellious tribes" blitz - attack suddenly and without warning; "Hitler blitzed Poland" invade, occupy - march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939" besiege, circumvent, hem in, beleaguer, surround - surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna" strafe - attack with machine guns or cannon fire from a low-flying plane; "civilians were strafed in an effort to force the country's surrender" cannonade - attack with cannons or artillery torpedo - attack or hit with torpedoes raid, bust - search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on; "The police raided the crack house" defend - be on the defensive; act against an attack |
| 2. |  attack - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free" blackguard, clapperclaw, abuse, shout - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher" claw - attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival" vitriol - subject to bitter verbal abuse rip - criticize or abuse strongly and violently; "The candidate ripped into his opponent mercilessly" whang - attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan" barrage, bombard - address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" scald, blister, whip - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" rubbish - attack strongly | |
| 3. |  attack - take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack"check - place into check; "He checked my kings" fork - place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" harass - exhaust by attacking repeatedly; "harass the enemy" pin - immobilize a piece tackle - seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball | |
| 4. |  attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"bait - attack with dogs or set dogs upon sic, set - urge to attack someone; "The owner sicked his dogs on the intruders"; "the shaman sics sorcerers on the evil spirits" bulldog - attack viciously and ferociously rush - attack suddenly blindside - attack or hit on or from the side where the attacked person's view is obstructed savage - attack brutally and fiercely reassail - assail again; "Her old fears reassailed her" jump - make a sudden physical attack on; "The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat" ravish, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage, violate - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" desecrate, outrage, profane, violate - violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetery"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God" molest - harass or assault sexually; make indecent advances to | |
| 5. |  attack - set to work upon; turn one's energies vigorously to a task; "I attacked the problem as soon as I got out of bed"begin, commence, set out, start, start out, set about, get down, get - take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now" | |
| 6. | attack - begin to injure; "The cancer cells are attacking his liver"; "Rust is attacking the metal" affect - act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" |
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attack
verb
1. assault, strike (at), mug, set about, ambush, assail, tear into, fall upon, set upon, lay into (informal) He bundled her into a hallway and brutally attacked her.
assault support, protect, guard, defend, withdraw, sustain, retreat
assault support, protect, guard, defend, withdraw, sustain, retreat
2. invade, occupy, raid, infringe, charge, rush, storm, encroach The infantry's aim was to slow attacking forces.
3. criticize, blame, abuse, blast, pan (informal), condemn, knock (informal), slam (slang), flame (informal), put down, slate (informal), have a go (at) (informal), censure, malign, berate, disparage, revile, vilify, tear into (informal), slag off (Brit. slang), diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), find fault with, impugn, go for the jugular, lambast(e), pick holes in, excoriate, bite someone's head off, snap someone's head off, pick to pieces He publicly attacked the people who've been calling for secret ballot.
4. infect, affect, poison, contaminate, pollute, touch, blight, taint, spread to or among The virus seems to have attacked his throat.
5. deal with, concentrate on, look after, take care of, see to, attend to, get to work on, devote yourself to, apply yourself to, occupy yourself with Any attempt to attack the problem will have to deal with these issues.
noun
1. assault, charge, campaign, strike, rush, raid, invasion, offensive, aggression, blitz, onset, onslaught, foray, incursion, inroad a campaign of air attacks on strategic targets
assault support, defence, withdrawal, retreat
assault support, defence, withdrawal, retreat
2. criticism, panning (informal), slating (informal), censure, disapproval, slagging (slang), abuse, knocking (informal), bad press, vilification, denigration, calumny, character assassination, sideswipe, disparagement, impugnment He launched an attack on businesses for failing to invest.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
attack
verb1. To set upon with violent force:
Informal: light into, pitch into.
1. The act of attacking:
2. A method used in dealing with something:
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Translations
نَوبَه مَرَضِيَّههاجمهُجومهُجُوميَتَهَجَّم عَلى
útokzaútočitzáchvatnáletnapadnout
angrebangribegive sig i kast medkritisereoverfald
haigushooghalvustamakallaletungründamarünnak
hyökätähyökkäyskohtaus
napadnapasti
áráskast, áfallráîast ásækjatakast á viî
攻撃攻撃する
...을 공격하다공격
atakaatakuotigriebtispereiti į puolimąpriepuolis
ķerties piekritizētlēkmeuzbruktuzbrukums
napadnapasti
angreppangripaattack
โจมตีการโจมตี
cuộc tấn côngtấn công
attack
[əˈtæk]A. N
1. (Mil, Sport, fig) → ataque m (on a, contra, sobre) (= assault) → atentado m, agresión f
an attack on sb's life → un atentado contra la vida de algn
an attack on the security of the state → un atentado contra la seguridad del estado
to launch an attack (Mil, fig) → lanzar un ataque
to leave o.s. open to attack → dejarse expuesto a un ataque
to return to the attack → volver al ataque
surprise attack → ataque por sorpresa
to be/come under attack → ser atacado
attack is the best form of defence → la mejor defensa es en el ataque
an attack on sb's life → un atentado contra la vida de algn
an attack on the security of the state → un atentado contra la seguridad del estado
to launch an attack (Mil, fig) → lanzar un ataque
to leave o.s. open to attack → dejarse expuesto a un ataque
to return to the attack → volver al ataque
surprise attack → ataque por sorpresa
to be/come under attack → ser atacado
attack is the best form of defence → la mejor defensa es en el ataque
2. (Med) (gen) → ataque m; (= fit) → acceso m, crisis f inv
an attack of pneumonia → una pulmonía
an attack of nerves → un ataque de nervios, una crisis nerviosa
see also heart
an attack of pneumonia → una pulmonía
an attack of nerves → un ataque de nervios, una crisis nerviosa
see also heart
B. VT
1. (Mil, Sport, Med, fig) → atacar; (= assault) → agredir; [bull etc] → embestir
it attacks the liver → ataca al hígado
they mercilessly attacked his Marxist approach → atacaron despiadadamente su enfoque marxista
it attacks the liver → ataca al hígado
they mercilessly attacked his Marxist approach → atacaron despiadadamente su enfoque marxista
2. (= tackle) [+ job, problem] → enfrentarse con; (= combat) → combatir
we must attack poverty → debemos combatir la pobreza
we must attack poverty → debemos combatir la pobreza
3. (Chem) → atacar
C. VI → atacar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
attack
[əˈtæk] vt
(= assault) [+ person] → attaquer
The dog attacked her → Le chien l'a attaquée.
to attack sb with sth → attaquer qn avec qch
The dog attacked her → Le chien l'a attaquée.
to attack sb with sth → attaquer qn avec qch
(= attempt) [+ task, problem] → s'attaquer à
(= criticize) → attaquer
(SPORT) → attaquer
n
(= assault) [person] → attaque f
to come under attack → se trouver en butte aux attaques, être attaqué(e)
an attack on sb → une attaque contre qn
to come under attack → se trouver en butte aux attaques, être attaqué(e)
an attack on sb → une attaque contre qn
(= criticism) → attaque f
to come under attack → se trouver en butte aux attaques, se trouver en butte aux critiques
to launch an attack → lancer une attaque
to launch an attack on sb/sth → s'attaquer à qn/qch
to come under attack → se trouver en butte aux attaques, se trouver en butte aux critiques
to launch an attack → lancer une attaque
to launch an attack on sb/sth → s'attaquer à qn/qch
(SPORT) → attaque f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
attack
n
(Mil, Sport, fig) → Angriff m (→ on auf +acc); there have been two attacks on his life → es wurden bereits zwei Anschläge auf sein Leben gemacht or verübt; to be under attack → angegriffen werden; (fig also) → unter Beschuss stehen; to go on to the attack → zum Angriff übergehen; to return to the attack → wieder zum Angriff übergehen; to launch an attack → einen Angriff vortragen or machen (→ on auf +acc); (on sb’s character) → angreifen (→ on +acc); attack is the best form of defence (Brit) or defense (US) → Angriff ist die beste Verteidigung; to leave oneself open to attack → Angriffsflächen bieten
(Med etc) → Anfall m; an attack of fever → ein Fieberanfall m; to have an attack of nerves → plötzlich Nerven bekommen
vt
(Mil, Sport, fig) → angreifen; (from ambush, in robbery etc) → überfallen
(Med, illness) → befallen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
attack
[əˈtæk]1. n
a. (Mil) (fig) → attacco; (on individual) → aggressione f
surprise attack → attacco di sorpresa
attack on sb's life → attentato alla vita di qn
to be under attack (from) → essere attaccato/a (da)
to launch an attack (on) (Mil, Sport, fig) → sferrare un attacco (a)
surprise attack → attacco di sorpresa
attack on sb's life → attentato alla vita di qn
to be under attack (from) → essere attaccato/a (da)
to launch an attack (on) (Mil, Sport, fig) → sferrare un attacco (a)
2. vt (Mil, Med) (fig) → attaccare; (person) → aggredire, assalire; (tackle, job, problem) → affrontare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
attack
(əˈtӕk) verb1. to make a sudden, violent attempt to hurt or damage. He attacked me with a knife; The village was attacked from the air.
2. to speak or write against. The Prime Minister's policy was attacked in the newspapers.
3. (in games) to attempt to score a goal.
4. to make a vigorous start on. It's time we attacked that pile of work.
noun1. an act or the action of attacking. The brutal attack killed the old man; They made an air attack on the town.
2. a sudden bout of illness. heart attack; an attack of 'flu.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
attack
→ هُجُوم, يُهاجِمُ útok, zaútočit angreb, angribe angreifen, Angriff επίθεση, επιτίθεμαι atacar, ataque hyökätä, hyökkäys attaque, attaquer napad, napasti attaccare, attacco 攻撃, 攻撃する ...을 공격하다, 공격 aanval, aanvallen angrep, angripe napad, zaatakować atacar, ataque атака, атаковать angrepp, angripa โจมตี, การโจมตี saldırı, saldırmak cuộc tấn công, tấn công 攻击, 进攻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
at·tack
n. ataque, acceso;
heart ___ → ataque al corazón;
v. atacar, combatir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
attack
n crisis f (form), ataque m; anxiety — crisis de ansiedad or angustia, ataque de ansiedad, ataque de nervios (fam); asthma — crisis asmática (form), ataque de asma; heart — infarto de miocardio (form), ataque cardíaco or al corazón; panic — ataque de pánico, ataque de nervios (fam); transient ischemic — (TIA) ataque isquémico transitorio (AIT)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.