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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAtacar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: atacar
"Durante la reunión, lo atacó por su falta de preparación."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To criticize or attack someone verbally or physically.
"During the meeting, she laid into him for his lack of preparation." - 2
To engage in a vigorous or aggressive manner.
"He laid into the project with enthusiasm, determined to make it a success."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'lay into' originates from the combination of the verb 'lay', which comes from Old English 'lecgan', meaning 'to put down', and 'into', a preposition derived from Old English 'into', meaning 'in' or 'to'. The phrase evolved to mean to attack or criticize someone vigorously, reflecting a shift in usage from physical placement to verbal aggression.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lay-Into" is said worldwide
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S'attaquer à
Transliteration: s'attaquer à
"Il s'est attaqué à son collègue lors de la réunion."
Angreifen
Transliteration: angreifen
"Er hat ihn während des Meetings angegriffen."
Attaccare
Transliteration: attaccare
"Durante la riunione, l'ha attaccato per la sua mancanza di preparazione."
Atacar
Transliteration: atacar
"Durante la reunión, lo atacó por su falta de preparación."
Atacar
Transliteration: atacar
"Durante a reunião, ele atacou seu colega pela falta de preparação."
हमला करना
Transliteration: hamla karna
"बैठक के दौरान, उसने उसकी तैयारी की कमी पर हमला किया।"
攻击
Transliteration: gōngjī
"在会议上，他攻击了他的同事，指责他准备不足。"
공격하다
Transliteration: gonggyeokhada
"회의 중에 그는 준비 부족으로 그를 공격했다."
攻撃する
Transliteration: kōgeki suru
"会議中に、彼は準備不足を理由に彼を攻撃した。"
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