OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13887

assault

/əˈsɒlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
acometimiento • agresión • asalto • ataque
A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.
The army made an assault on the enemy.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 13888

assault

/əˈsɒlt/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
agredir • asaltar • atacar
To attack, physically or figuratively; to assail.
Loud music assaulted our ears as we entered the building.
Tom was accused of assaulting another man outside a nightclub.