| Traduções principais |
| attack n | (assault) | ataque sm |
| | The attack left him with a broken nose. |
| | O ataque deixou-o com o nariz quebrado. |
| attack n | (military: offensive operation) | ataque sm |
| | The attack lasted twelve hours before the enemy surrendered. |
| | O ataque durou doze horas antes do inimigo se render. |
| attack n | (onset: of panic, etc.) | ataque sm |
| | Whenever I see a police car, I have an attack of anxiety. |
| | Sempre que eu vejo um carro da polícia, tenho um ataque de ansiedade. |
| attack n | (bout: of illness) (doença) | ataque sm |
| | I had an attack of diarrhoea last night. |
| | Eu tive um ataque de diarreia ontem à noite. |
| attack n | (aggressive move) | ataque sm |
| | The team's attack on the goal took their opponents by surprise. |
| | O ataque do time ao gol pegou os oponentes de surpresa. |
| attack [sb]⇒ vtr | (assault) | atacar vt |
| | The robbers attacked him in the street. |
| | Os ladrões o atacaram na rua. |
| attack [sb] vtr | (criticize severely) | atacar, criticar vt |
| | The candidate viciously attacked his opponent. |
| | O candidato atacou ferozmente o oponente. |
Formas compostas:
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| air attack n | (bombing or strafing by plane) | ataque aéreo loc sm |
| | As the Second World War neared its end, many German cities faced Allied air attacks. |
| angle of attack n | (plane: wing angle) (aviação) | ângulo de ataque loc sm |
| | Changing the angle of attack of a wing changes the lift it generates. |
| asthma attack n | (respiratory problem) (processo de obter seiva das árvores) | ataque de asma loc sm |
| | He had an asthma attack in the middle of the soccer game. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (military: retaliation) | contra-ataque sm |
| | They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand. |
counterattack,
counter-attack n | (verbal response) | contra-ataque sm |
| | The journalist published a scathing counterattack. |
| devastating attack n | (attack causing large-scale damage) | ataque devastador loc sm |
| | In the war, Dresden suffered a devastating attack by fire-bombing. |
| | Na guerra, Dresden sofreu um ataque devastador por bombardeios. |
| devastating attack n | figurative (severe verbal criticism) | crítica devastadora loc sf |
| | He launched a devastating attack on her morals, leaving her in tears. |
| gas attack n | (uses poisonous gas) | guerra química loc sf |
| | The soldiers are trained to use gas masks in case of a gas attack. |
| have a heart attack v expr | (suffer blocked circulation to the heart) (sofrer um ataque cardíaco) | infartar v int |
| | | ter um ataque cardíaco expres v |
| | After he had a heart attack, my father gave up smoking. |
| heart attack n | (blocked circulation to the heart) (med.) | ataque cardíaco loc sm |
| | | infarto sm |
| | (POR) | enfarte sm |
| | Shortness of breath and a pain in your arm may signal a heart attack. |
| heart attack n | informal (cardiac arrest) | enfarte sm |
| | (informal, figurativo) | dar o fanico expres v |
| | Don't surprise John, you'll give him a heart attack. |
launch an attack,
launch an attack on [sth/sb] v expr | (military: begin combat) (mil: bombardear) | lançar um ataque expres v |
| | | desferir um ataque expres v |
| | Prepare to launch an attack, men. |
launch an attack,
launch an attack on [sth/sb] v expr | (criticize harshly) (criticar asperamente) | lançar um ataque expres v |
| | The newspaper article launched an attack on the president and his policies. |
| mass attack n | (large-scale bombardment) | ataque em massa loc sm |
| open to attack adj | (vulnerable to being attacked) (vulnerável) | aberto ao ataque loc adj |
| | The enemy soldiers were in the middle of a field, open to attack, not hidden away. |
| open to attack adj | figurative (easy to criticize) (fácil a criticar) | aberto ao ataque loc adj |
| | Celebrities who talk about their relationships on TV are open to attack in the newspapers. |
| panic attack n | (onset of acute anxiety) | ataque de pânico loc sm |
| | Hyperventilation is one symptom of a panic attack. |
| | Hiperventilação é um dos sintomas de um ataque de pânico. |
| racist attack n | (violence motivated by racial prejudice) (violência motivada por preconceito racial) | ataque racista loc sm |
| | Racist attacks have been increasing in recent years. |
| sneak attack n | (stealth attack) | ataque surpresa loc sm |
| | | ataque furtivo loc sm |
| | The British took Quebec in a sneak attack at night. |
| terrorist attack n | (targeted act of political violence) (ato específico de violência política) | ataque terrorista loc sf |
| under attack adv | (subjected to physical aggression) (submetido à agressão física) | sob ataque loc adv |
| | They became aware that the castle was under attack. |
| under attack adv | figurative (subjected to criticism) | sob ataque loc adv |
| | His critique of the policy is under attack from the conservatives. |