attaque

Definitions of attaque
  1. noun
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
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    invasion
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
    contre, riposte
    an attack by a defending force against an attacking enemy force in order to regain lost ground or cut off enemy advance units etc.
    bombardement
    an attack by dropping bombs
    coup de feu
    the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
    attaque par surprise
    an attack without warning
    invasion
    the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
    infiltration
    a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
    assaut, attaque par surprise
    a sudden short attack
    bombardement
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    salve
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    embuscade, guet-apens, piège
    the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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    opération
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  2. noun
    a sudden short attack
    synonyms: assaut, attaque par surprise
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    invasion
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  3. noun
    an invasion or hostile attack
    synonyms: assaut, incursion, invasion
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    invasion
    the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
  4. noun
    a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position
    synonyms: assaut, attaque par surprise, offensive
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    action, action militaire
    a military engagement
  5. noun
    a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
    synonyms: attention, crise
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    ictus
    a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
    petite crise
    a slight attack of illness
    apoplexie
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    occlusion
    closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
    crise cardiaque
    a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
    convulsion, paroxysme
    violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
    épilepsie
    the occurrence of an abrupt, transient loss or impairment of consciousness (which is not subsequently remembered), sometimes with light twitching, fluttering eyelids, etc.; common in petit mal epilepsy
    thrombose
    the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel
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    catastrophe, malheur
    a cause of great suffering and distress
  6. noun
    the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
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    défense
    (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
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    équipe
    a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
  7. noun
    an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
    synonyms: braquage
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    détournement de fonds, malversation
    the fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actually owned by someone else
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