ataque
1. (military) attack
·se dejó expuesto al ataque
·he left himself open to attack
·un ataque a o contra algo/somebody, someone
·an attack on something/somebody
·[lanzar] un ataque
·to launch an attack
·[volver] al ataque
·to return to the attack
·[pasar] al ataque
·to go on the offensive
·¡al ataque!
·charge!
·ataque aéreo air raid, air strike
·ataque a superficie ground attack, ground strike
·ataque fingido sham attack
·ataque frontal frontal attack
·ataque por sorpresa surprise attack
·ataque preventivo pre-emptive strike
2. (medicine) attack
·le dio un ataque de tos
·he had a coughing fit o a fit of coughing
·ataque al corazónoun
·ataque cardíaco heart attack
·ataque cerebral brain haemorrhage o United States hemorrhage
·ataque de nervios nervous breakdown
·ataque epiléptico epileptic fit
·ataque fulminante stroke
3. (=arranque) fit
·me entró o dio un ataque de risa
·I got a fit of the giggles
·cuando se entere le da un ataque
* she'll have a fit when she finds out *
·ataque de celos fit of jealousy
·ataque de ira fit of anger
4. (=crítica) attack
·ataque a o contra algo/somebody, someone
·attack on something/somebody
·un duro ataque a o contra la ley electoral
·a fierce attack on the electoral law
5. (sport) attack