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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesassaltar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.salˈtaɾ/
"As tropas prepararam-se para assaltar a fortaleza."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To attack or storm violently; to assail fiercely.
"The invading forces prepared to bestorm the fortified citadel under cover of night." - 2
To overwhelm or beset with intense emotional force or clamor.
"His mind was bestormed by a sudden flood of distressing memories."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix be- (meaning thoroughly or to affect with) combined with the Old English storm, denoting a violent meteorological disturbance. It entered literary usage in the early modern English period as an intensifier for attacking or overwhelming forcefully, mirroring German bestürmen.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bestorm" is said worldwide
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assaillir
Transliteration: /a.sa.ji/
"Les troupes se sont préparées à assaillir la forteresse."
bestürmen
Transliteration: /bəˈʃtʏʁmən/
"Die Truppen begannen, die Festung zu bestürmen."
assaltare
Transliteration: /assalˈtare/
"Le truppe si preparono ad assaltare la fortezza."
asaltar
Transliteration: /asalˈtaɾ/
"Las tropas se prepararon para asaltar la fortaleza."
assaltar
Transliteration: /a.salˈtaɾ/
"As tropas prepararam-se para assaltar a fortaleza."
आक्रमण करना
Transliteration: akramana karna
"सेना ने किले पर आक्रमण करने की तैयारी की।"
猛攻
Transliteration: měnggōng
"军队准备猛攻这座坚固的城堡。"
습격하다
Transliteration: seub-gyeog-ha-da
"군대는 요새를 습격할 준비를 했다."
猛烈に攻撃する
Transliteration: mōretsu ni kōgeki suru
"軍隊は要塞を猛烈に攻撃する準備をした。"
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