B2noun · countable / uncountable · common

assault

assault · assaults

напад, штурм

нападение, атака, штурм

Angriff, Anschlag, Überfall

A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etcA violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.

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UK/əˈsɒlt/US/əˈsɔlt/

» We weren't prepared for the assault.

Мы не были готовы к штурму.

Ми не були готові до нападу.

Meaning

7 senses

(countable, uncountable)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
(countable, uncountable)A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like
She launched a written assault on the opposition party.
(countable, uncountable)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.
(countable, singular, singular only, uncountable)The crime whose action is such an attempt.
(countable, uncountable)An act that causes someone to apprehend imminent bodily harm (such as brandishing a weapon).
(countable, singular, singular only, uncountable)The tort whose action is such an act.
(countable, uncountable)A non-competitive combat between two fencers.

More definitions

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

Examples

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We weren't prepared for the assault.
Ми не були готові до нападу.
ruМы не были готовы к штурму.
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Tom has been charged with assault.
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Tom faces three charges of assault.
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He was charged with assault and battery.
ruОн был обвинён в нападении и избиении.
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Tom has been arrested three times for assault.
deTom ist dreimal wegen Körperverletzung festgenommen worden.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

violent onset or attack with physical means:

Русский

By meaning 1

violent onset or attack with physical means:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

violent onset or attack with physical means:

Origin

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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