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atacar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

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atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquí, past participle atacat)

  1. to attack, to strike
  2. to attach, to sew on
  3. to pack, to fill

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Galician

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Etymology 1

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From Italian attaccare (to join; to attack).

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atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

  1. to attack
  2. (of a disease) to strike
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Etymology 2

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From a- +‎ taco +‎ -ar.

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atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

  1. to pack; to clog
    • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:
      en fin caixas, é caixòs,
      atacados de papeles
      é outras moitas endromenas
      que non sei como lle chaman.
      so, boxes and drawers
      packed with papers
      and many other thingies
      whose name I don't know
  2. (pronominal) to get stuck
  3. (pronominal) to get obstructed
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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Italian attaccare.

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  • IPA(key): [ataˈka]
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Verb

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atacar

  1. to attack

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Portuguese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian attaccare (to join; to attack).

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  • Hyphenation: a‧ta‧car

Verb

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atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

  1. to attack (to apply violent force)
    Synonyms: agredir, assaltar, investir
    Fui atacado por um cão.
    I was attacked by a dog.
  2. to attack (to aggressively challenge a person or idea)
    Synonyms: criticar, reprovar
    Este artigo ataca a nova teoria.
    This article attacks the new theory.
  3. to attack (to deal with something in a direct way)
    O prefeito prometeu atacar a pobreza.
    The mayor promised to attack poverty.
  4. (sports) to attempt to score
    Perdendo no final do jogo, até a zaga teve que atacar.
    Losing at the end of the match, even the defence had to attack.
  5. (of a disease) to strike
    A gripe me ataca todo verão.
    I am stricken by a cold every summer.
  6. to eat voraciously
    A pizza cheirava tão bem que ataquei a fatia.
    The pizza smelled so good that I attacked the slice.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ataˈkaɾ/ [a.t̪aˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧ta‧car

Verb

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atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataqué, past participle atacado)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to attack, to come at
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to engage (enter into conflicted with)
  3. (transitive) to assail

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