carica

Definitions of carica
  1. noun
    the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
    synonyms: compito, funzione, mansione, officio, offizio, qualifica, ruolo, ufficio, uffizio, ufizio
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    vece
    the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
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    dovere, impegno, obbligazione, obbligo, onere
    work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons
  2. noun
    the quantity of unbalanced electricity in a body (either positive or negative) and construed as an excess or deficiency of electrons
  3. noun
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
    synonyms: aggressione, assalto, attacco
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    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)
  4. noun
    (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
  5. noun
    an impetuous rush toward someone or something
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    aggressione, assalto, attacco
    (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
  6. noun
    a quantity of explosive to be set off at one time
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    propellente
    an explosive charge that propels a rocket
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    detonante, esplosivo
    a chemical substance that undergoes a rapid chemical change (with the production of gas) on being heated or struck
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