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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesattaque
Pronunciation / Transliteration: atak
"La ville était sous attaque pendant la guerre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An aggressive and violent action against a person or place.
"The city was under attack during the war."
- 1
To take aggressive action against someone or something.
"The soldiers were ordered to attack at dawn."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'attack' originates from the Middle French 'attaquer', which itself comes from the Latin 'attaccare', meaning 'to touch or reach'. The term evolved through the centuries to encompass a more aggressive connotation, particularly in military and sports contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Attack" is said worldwide
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attaque
Transliteration: atak
"La ville était sous attaque pendant la guerre."
Angriff
Transliteration: angriff
"Die Stadt war während des Krieges unter Angriff."
attacco
Transliteration: attakko
"La città era sotto attacco durante la guerra."
ataque
Transliteration: ata-ke
"La ciudad estaba bajo ataque durante la guerra."
ataque
Transliteration: ata-ke
"A cidade estava sob ataque durante a guerra."
हमला
Transliteration: hamla
"शहर युद्ध के दौरान हमले में था।"
攻击
Transliteration: gōngjī
"城市在战争中遭到攻击。"
공격
Transliteration: gonggyeok
"도시는 전쟁 중 공격을 받았다."
攻撃
Transliteration: kōgeki
"都市は戦争中に攻撃を受けた。"
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