WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| Principal Translations |
| assault n | (attack) | ataque nm |
| | The assault Carrie suffered left her bruised and bloodied. |
| | El ataque que sufrió Carrie la dejó magullada y ensangrentada. |
| assault n | (legal: threat of attack) | agresión nf |
| | Everyone was shocked when the mild-mannered music teacher was charged with assault. |
| | Todo el mundo se sorprendió cuando el afable profesor de música fue acusado de agresión. |
| assault n | (military attack) | ataque nm |
| | The troops were caught by surprise in an all-out assault. |
| | Las tropas se vieron sorprendidas por un ataque generalizado. |
| assault [sb]⇒ vtr | (attack) | atacar a vtr + prep |
| | The two men assaulted James while he was walking in the park. |
| | Los dos hombres atacaron a James mientras caminaba por el parque. |
| assault [sb] vtr | often passive (abuse sexually) | abusar de vtr + prep |
| | | agredir sexualmente vtr + adv |
| | Becky was assaulted while walking through the isolated parking lot after dark. |
| | Abusaron de Becky al atravesar de noche el solitario aparcamiento. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Compound Forms:
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| aggravated assault n | (assault committed with weapon) | asalto a mano armada nm + loc adj |
| | Police have charged the 23-year-old man with aggravated assault. |
| aggravated assault and battery n | (law: causing severe injury) | maltrato grave de obra y palabra loc nom m |
| | (coloquial) | amenazas y agresión grave loc nom fpl |
| air assault n | (military strike from aircraft) | asalto aéreo nm + adj |
| | We believe that the leader was killed in an air assault from a pilot-less drone. |
| assault and battery n | (crime: direct physical assault) (delito) | asalto con agresión loc nom m |
| | | agresión física nf + adj |
| | | lesiones nfpl |
| assault course n | (military obstacle course) | curso de ataque nm + loc adj |
| | | ejercicio de ataque nm + loc adj |
| | | instrucción de asalto nf + loc adj |
| | | pista de entrenamiento nf + loc adj |
| an assault on the senses n | (overwhelming noise, color, smells) | asalto a los sentidos loc nom m |
| | A walk through the market is an assault on the senses; there is so much noise and activity. |
| assault rifle n | (automatic machine gun) | fusil de asalto nm + loc adj |
| | I really don't believe that you bought that assault rifle to go deer hunting. |
| | No creo que te hayas comprado el fusil de asalto para ir a cazar ciervos. |
| assault weapon n | (semi-automatic firearm) | arma de asalto nf + loc adj |
| assault with a deadly weapon n | (law: attack) | asalto a mano armada nm + loc adv |
| assault with intent to commit a felony n | (law: attack with criminal purpose) | asalto con intención criminal loc nom m |
| | | asalto con intención dolosa loc nom m |
| | | agresión con intención criminal loc nom f |
| common assault n | (violence against [sb]) | agresión nf |
| | | asalto con violencia loc nom m |
| conditional assault n | (law: threat) | amenaza nf |
| felonious assault n | (law: with weapon) | ataque criminal nm + adj inv |
| | | agresión criminal nf + adj inv |
| indecent assault n | (sexual attack or abuse) (AmL) | abuso sexual nm + adj |
| | (ES) | abusos sexuales nmpl + adj |
| | (MX) | ultraje sexual nm + adj |
| | Jack was found guilty of indecent assault on some children in his care. |
| | Juan fue hallado culpable de abuso sexual a unos niños que estaban bajo su cuidado. |
| | (PE, coloquial) | violación sexual nf + adj |
| Note: En España "ultraje" no es válido como traducción de "indecent assault". Es un insulto y no necesariamente con connotaciones sexistas. El delito de violación es sexual per se, ya que implica penetración. El abuso sexual no implica penetración. |
| | Juan fue hallado culpable de violación sexual a unos niños que estaban bajo su cuidado. |
| sexual assault n | (abuse or violence of a sexual nature) | abuso sexual nm + adj |
'assault' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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