assault

assault
assault [{{t}}ə'sɔ:lt]
1 noun
(a) (physical attack) agression f; {{}}Law{{}} tentative f de voie de fait;
∎ he is accused of assault il est accusé de voie de fait;
∎ {{}}Law{{}} common assault voie f de fait simple;
∎ {{}}Law{{}} sexual assault agression f sexuelle;
∎ {{}}Law{{}} assault and battery coups mpl et blessures fpl
(b) {{}}Military{{}} assaut m;
∎ to lead an assault se lancer à l'assaut;
∎ they opened the assault on enemy positions ils ont donné l'assaut aux positions ennemies;
∎ they made or carried out an assault on the camp ils sont montés à l'assaut du camp;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} the party launched an all-out assault on the opposition le parti a lancé une offensive tous azimuts contre l'opposition;
∎ they finally scored the winning try after a prolonged assault on their opponents' line après une offensive prolongée dans le camp adverse, ils ont fini par marquer l'essai de la victoire
(c) (criticism, vocal attack) attaque f;
∎ it's an assault on my reputation c'est une atteinte à ma réputation;
∎ a brave assault on widely held beliefs une attaque courageuse contre des croyances très répandues;
∎ the music is an assault on listeners' ears cette musique est une agression pour les oreilles des auditeurs
(d) (in climbing) assaut m;
∎ their assault on K2 leur tentative d'ascension du K2
2 transitive verb
(a) (attack → person) agresser, attaquer; {{}}Law{{}} se livrer à des voies de fait sur; (sexually) violenter;
∎ to be assaulted être victime d'une agression; (sexually) être victime d'un attentat à la pudeur
(b) {{}}Military{{}} (town, position etc) attaquer, assaillir, donner l'assaut à; {{}}figurative{{}} (senses) agresser
►► {{}}Military{{}} assault course parcours m du combattant;
{{}}Military{{}} assault craft engin m d'assaut

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