acometió in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for acometió in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acometer VB trans

1. acometer (atacar):

acometer

to attack

2. acometer:

acometer empresa/proyecto

to undertake

acometer empresa/proyecto

to tackle

acometer reforma

to undertake

3. acometer (asaltar):

acometer temor/deseo:

to seize

acometer temor/deseo:

to take hold of

me acometió el sueño

sleep came over me

de repente me acometió la duda

I was suddenly assailed by doubt

II.acometer VB intr

acometer

to attack

acometer contra algo/alg.

to attack sth/sb

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lo acometió con energía

he undertook it with great vigor o with great energy o very energetically

Translations for acometió in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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wade into job/task

acometer

he went at it as if his life depended on it

acometió la tarea como si le fuera la vida en ello

undertake (with energy, vigor)

acometer

he was seized with the desire to …

lo acometió el deseo de …

I spent a long time deciding how to set about the task

me llevó mucho tiempo decidir cómo acometer la tarea

go about task

acometer

she felt a sudden stab of guilt/regret

la acometió un sentimiento de culpabilidad/de arrepentimiento

to tilt at

acometer (lanza en ristre) contra

acometió in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for acometió in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.acometer VB intr

acometer

to attack

II.acometer VB trans

1. acometer (embestir):

acometer

to attack

2. acometer (emprender):

acometer

to undertake

3. acometer:

acometer (ataque de tos, fiebre)

to attack

acometer (risa, sueño)

to overcome

lo acometió la risa

he was overcome by laughter

Translations for acometió in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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go at

acometer

acometió Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

lo acometió la risa

he was overcome by laughter