attacco

Definitions of attacco
  1. noun
    a sudden occurrence of an uncontrollable condition
    synonyms: crisi, insorgenza, sviluppo
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    ictus
    a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease
    accidente, colpo, malore
    a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
    occlusione
    closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
    attacco cardiaco, colpo, infarto
    a sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function
    accesso, convulsione
    violent uncontrollable contractions of muscles
    embolia
    occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus (a loose clot or air bubble or other particle)
  2. noun
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    synonyms: aggressione, assalto, carica
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    carica
    an impetuous rush toward someone or something
    blitz, incursione
    an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
    battimento, battuta
    an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective
    bombardamento
    an attack by dropping bombs
    sfondamento
    a penetration of a barrier such as an enemy's defense
    invasione
    the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
    infiltrazione
    a process in which individuals (or small groups) penetrate an area (especially the military penetration of enemy positions without detection)
    blitz, incursione, raid, razzia, retata, scorribanda
    a sudden short attack
    bombardamento, bordata
    the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
    fuoco di fila, raffica, salva, scarica
    rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms
    agguato, appostamento, imboscata, posta
    the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
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    azione, azione militare, operazione militare
    activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)
  3. noun
    the first part or section of something
    synonyms: germoglio, inizio, principio
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    mezzo
    an intermediate part or section
    appendice, chiusa, chiusura, coda, conclusione, fine, terminazione, termine
    a final part or section
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    compartimento, compartizione, comparto, divisione, frazionamento, parte, partizione, ripartizione, sezione, suddivisione
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
  4. noun
    receptacle where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted
    synonyms: innesto, presa
  5. noun
    a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects
    synonyms: giunto, giunzione
  6. noun
    junction by which parts or objects are joined together
    synonyms: articolazione, comproprietario, giunto, giunzione
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    cardine, cerniera
    a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
    cucitura, filone
    joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
    saldatura
    a metal joint formed by softening with heat and fusing or hammering together
  7. noun
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    synonyms: agganciamento, aggancio, allacciamento, allacciatura, collegamento, congiungimento, congiunzione, connessione, giuntura, giunzione, incastro, raccordo
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    intersezione
    the act of intersecting (as joining by causing your path to intersect your target's path)
    convergenza
    the act of converging (coming closer)
    articolazione
    the act of joining things in such a way that motion is possible
    collegamento, congiungimento, congiunzione, connessione, giunzione
    an act of joining or adjoining things
    allacciamento, allacciatura, legamento
    the act of fastening things together
    accorpamento, fusione, unificazione
    the act of joining together as one
    legamento, saldatura
    fastening firmly together
  8. noun
    an act of joining or adjoining things
    synonyms: collegamento, congiungimento, congiunzione, connessione, giunzione
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    agganciamento, aggancio, allacciamento, allacciatura, collegamento, congiungimento, congiunzione, connessione, giuntura, giunzione, incastro, raccordo
    the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
  9. noun
    strong criticism
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    critica, staffilata
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
  10. noun
    intense adverse criticism
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    critica, staffilata
    disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
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