attacking in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for attacking in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.attack [Brit əˈtak, Am əˈtæk] N

1. attack also MIL , SPORTS :

attack

attacco m (on a, contro)

attack (unprovoked, criminal)

aggressione f

attack (unprovoked, criminal)

assalto m (against, on contro, a)

attack (terrorist)

attentato m

on the attack

all'attacco

to come under attack MIL

subire un attacco (from da parte di)

to come under attack MIL

essere attaccato (from da)

to come under attack MIL

essere oggetto di critica (from da parte di)

to leave oneself open to attack fig

esporsi alle critiche

to feel under attack

sentirsi attaccato

to mount, launch an attack on sth

sferrare un attacco a qc also fig

2. attack (of illness etc.):

attack

attacco m (of di)

to have an attack of flu

avere un attacco di influenza

to have an attack of hiccups

avere un attacco di singhiozzo

to have an attack of giggles

avere un attacco di ridarella

II.attack [Brit əˈtak, Am əˈtæk] VB trans

1. attack:

attack person, enemy, position

attaccare

attack (criminally) victim

assalire, aggredire

attack fig book, idea, policy

attaccare

2. attack MED illness:

attack person, part of body

colpire

3. attack (tackle):

attack task, problem

affrontare

incendiary attack [ɪnˈsendɪərɪəˌtæk, Am-dɪerɪ-] N

incendiary attack

attacco m incendiario

rocket attack [ˈrɒkɪtəˌtæk] N

rocket attack

attacco m missilistico

arson attack N

arson attack

attacco m incendiario

bomb attack [ˈbɒməˌtæk] N

bomb attack

attentato m dinamitardo

sex attack [ˈseksəˌtæk] N

sex attack

aggressione f sessuale

panic attack [Am ˈpænɪk əˌtæk] N

panic attack

attacco m di panico

suicide attack [Brit ˈsuːɪsʌɪd əˌtak] N

suicide attack

attacco m suicida

suicide attack

attentato m suicida

ground attack [ˈɡraʊndəˌtæk] N

ground attack

attacco m terrestre, di terra

I.counter-attack [Brit ˈkaʊntərətak, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtæk] N

counter-attack

contrattacco m (against contro)

II.counter-attack [Brit ˈkaʊntərətak, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtæk] VB trans

counter-attack

contrattaccare

III.counter-attack [Brit ˈkaʊntərətak, Am ˈkaʊn(t)ərəˌtæk] VB intr

counter-attack

contrattaccare

attacking in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for attacking in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.attack [ə·ˈtæk] N

attack

attacco m

to be on the attack

andare all'attacco

to come under attack

essere attaccato

II.attack [ə·ˈtæk] VB trans

1. attack (use violence):

attack

attaccare

2. attack (tackle):

attack problem

affrontare

3. attack (eat greedily):

attack

divorare

III.attack [ə·ˈtæk] VB intr

attack

attaccare

asthma attack N

asthma attack

attacco m d'asma

heart attack N

heart attack

infarto m

kamikaze attack N

kamikaze attack

attacco m kamikaze

panic attack N PSYCH

panic attack

attacco m di panico

anxiety attack N

anxiety attack

attacco m d'ansia

Translations for attacking in the Italian»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

attaccante

attacking

aggressivo (-a) (che attacca: squadra)

attacking

attentato

attack

attentato kamikaze

kamikaze attack

attentato dinamitardo

bomb attack

attacking Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

corrosive attack fig

attacco m al vetriolo

to make sth secure against attack

proteggere qc da attacchi

hit-and-run attack MIL

raid

waterborne attack

attacco dal mare

all-out attack

attacco m accanito

perfidious attack

attacco m a tradimento

to be on the attack

andare all'attacco

to come under attack

essere attaccato

an attack on sb

un attacco a qu

to mount an attack

lanciare un attacco

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Defamation is the businessman's tool, to punish by attacking the journalist in his pocket book.

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It now has sprouted two elephant-like trunks, and is seen attacking a farmhouse and delivery truck.

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When a pilot saw that a U-boat was going to fight on the surface, he held off attacking and called in reinforcements.

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This method of learning is intended to create a heightened sensitivity, augmenting the awareness of body language and openings when attacking or defending.

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In 2013, he was diagnosed with a rare disease called amyloidosis, which was attacking his heart.

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At a given time, as many as 30,000 flukes may accumulate, fervently attacking the duodenal mucosa to induce acute enteritis.

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It's an attacking line up, but as this season has proved, defending is overrated anyway.

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Players gain planets in two ways: by buying planets, or by attacking other players and taking their planets.

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They were able to sink two of the attacking longboats and damaged many others.

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During particularly heavy fire, the attacking forces landed men on the island, a little north of the town, who entrenched themselves there for the night.

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