counterattack

UK:^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkaʊntərətæk/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkaʊntərəˌtæk/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. koun′tər ə tak′; v. koun′tər ə tak′, koun′tər ə tak′)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
counterattack, counter-attack n	(military: retaliation) (respuesta violenta)	contraataque nm
	They quickly waged a counter-attack to try to regain the upper hand.
	Lanzaron rápidamente un contraataque para tratar de retomar el control.
	(reacción o respuesta)	réplica nf
counterattack, counter-attack n	(verbal response)	contrataque nm
	The journalist published a scathing counterattack.
counterattack⇒ vi	(military: retaliate)	contraatacar⇒ vi
	The army is planning to counterattack in the night.
counterattack vi	(verbally attack [sb] in return)	contraatacar⇒ vi
	The candidate counterattacked her opponent by pointing out his inconsistent voting record.
counterattack [sth]⇒ vtr	(military: retaliate against [sth])	contraatacar⇒ vtr
	The navy counterattacked the enemy forces.

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