Значение

значений: 7
  1. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

    The army made an assault on the enemy.

    Anschlag, Überfall, Angriff

    нападе́ниеnapadénije, ата́каatáka, штурмšturm

    на́падnápad, штурмšturm

  2. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like

    She launched a written assault on the opposition party.

  3. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence, to do hurt to another, but without necessarily touching the person, such as by raising a fist in a threatening manner, or by striking at the person and missing.

  4. (исчисляемое, единственное число, singular only, неисчисляемое)The crime whose action is such an attempt.

  5. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).

  6. (исчисляемое, единственное число, singular only, неисчисляемое)The tort whose action is such an act.

  7. (исчисляемое, неисчисляемое)A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

Ещё определения
  • a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
  • close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
  • thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1946
  • the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

Примеры

предложений: 195
  1. We weren't prepared for the assault.

    Мы не были готовы к штурму. — marafon

    ukМи не були готові до нападу. — Squaw

  2. He was charged with assault and battery.

    Он был обвинён в нападении и избиении. — Lenin_1917

  3. Tom was arrested for assault.

    Том был арестован за нападение. — odexed

  4. Tom asked Mary if she knew where he could buy an assault rifle.

    Том спросил Мэри, не знает ли она, где можно купить штурмовую винтовку. — Werther

  5. Tom was charged with first degree assault and sentenced to 15 years in prison.

    Тома обвинили в нападении первой степени тяжести и приговорили к 15 годам в тюрьме. — corvard

Переводы

языков: 9
Українська
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Русский
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Deutsch
По значениям 1
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Происхождение

From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, derived from the past participle

From Middle English assaut, from Old French noun assaut, derived from the past participle of the verb assalir, from Late Latin assalīre, from Latin ad (“at, towards”) + salīre (“jump”). See also assail. Spelling Latinized around 1530 to add an l.

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Формы

мн. число: assaults
Ед. числоassault
Мн. числоassaults

правильный

Синонимы

синонимов: 15
Близкие по смыслу

Антонимы

антонимов: 2

Однокоренные

связанных слов: 16

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