atacar

/ataˈkaɾ/, [a.t̪aˈkaɾ]

attack


Verb 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

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Si los OVNIs fueran a atacar la Tierra, ¿qué sería de nosotros?

    If UFOs were to attack the earth, what would become of us?

  • Nos puede atacar en cualquier momento.

    It could attack us at any moment.

  • Actuando bajo el concejo de sus astrónomos, Alejandro Magno decidió no atacar Egipto, y en su lugar fue a India.

    Acting on advice from his astronomers, Alexander the Great decided not to attack Egypt and went to India instead.

  • Los lobos no suelen atacar a la gente.

    Wolves won't usually attack people.

  • Intentan atacar.

    They intend to attack.

  • Van a intentar atacar.

    They intend to attack.

  • El alto mando decidió atacar de madrugada.

    The high command decided to attack at dawn.


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