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tack [tacks] (small nail) noun [UK: tæk] [US: ˈtæk] | bullettanoun chiodinonoun puntinanoun |
tackle [tackles] (sports: attempt to take control over the ball) noun [UK: ˈtæk.l̩] [US: ˈtæk.l̩] | placcaggionoun scivolatanoun tacklenoun |
tackle [tackled, tackling, tackles] (to face or deal with) verb [UK: ˈtæk.l̩] [US: ˈtæk.l̩] | affrontareverbI tackled him on the problem. = Lo affrontai riguardo al problema. contrastareverb |
tacky (colloquial: in bad taste) adjective [UK: ˈtæk.i] [US: ˈtæk.i] | di cattivo gustoadjective pacchianoadjectiveWhat a tacky idea! = Che idea pacchiana! tamarroadjective |
tacky (gaudy, flashy, showy, garish) adjective [UK: ˈtæk.i] [US: ˈtæk.i] | appariscenteadjective |
tacky (slightly sticky) adjective [UK: ˈtæk.i] [US: ˈtæk.i] | appiccicaticcioadjective appiccicosoadjective |
attack [attacks] (attempt to cause damage, injury, or death) noun [UK: ə.ˈtæk] [US: ə.ˈtæk] | attacconoun |
attack [attacked, attacking, attacks] (soccer: to move forward in an attempt to score point) verb [UK: ə.ˈtæk] [US: ə.ˈtæk] | attaccareverbHe attacked me. = Mi attaccò. |
attack [attacked, attacking, attacks] (to apply violent force) verb [UK: ə.ˈtæk] [US: ə.ˈtæk] | assalireverbA group of youths attacked the old man. = Un gruppo di giovani ha assalito il vecchio. |
attack is the best form of defence (attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) phrase | |
attacker [attackers] (someone who attacks) noun [UK: ə.ˈtæk.ə(r)] [US: ə.ˈtæk.r̩] | attaccantenoun |
attacking midfielder (midfield player) noun | trequartistanoun |
block and tackle (system of several pulleys) noun [UK: ˈblɒk ənd ˈtæk.l̩] [US: ˈblɑːk ænd ˈtæk.l̩] | paranconoun polispastonoun |
counter-attack (an attack made in response to an attack by the opponents) noun [UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.rə.ˌtæk] [US: ˈkæʊn.tə.rə.ˌtæk] | contrattacconoun |
counter-attack (to attack in response to an attack by opponents) verb [UK: ˈkaʊn.tə.rə.ˌtæk] [US: ˈkæʊn.tə.rə.ˌtæk] | contrattaccareverb |
cyberattack (attack over a computer network) noun | cyberattacconoun |
get down to brass tacks (deal with the important details) verb [UK: ˈɡet daʊn tuː brɑːs tæks] [US: ˈɡet ˈdaʊn ˈtuː ˈbræs ˈtæks] | darsi da fareverb darsi una mossaverb venire al sodoverb |
hardtack (hard biscuit) noun [UK: ˈhɑːd.tæk] [US: ˈhɑːrd.ˌtæk] | gallettanoun |
haystack [haystacks] (a mound, pile, or stack of stored hay) noun [UK: ˈheɪ.stæk] [US: ˈheɪ.ˌstæk] | bicanoun pagliaionoun |
heart attack [heart attacks] (acute myocardial infarction) noun [UK: ˈhɑː.tə.ˌtæk] [US: ˈhɑː.tə.ˌtæk] | |
needle in a haystack (idiomatic) noun [UK: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.stæk] [US: ˈniːd.l̩ ɪn ə ˈheɪ.ˌstæk] | ago in un pagliaionoun |
panic attack [panic attacks] (sudden period of intense anxiety) noun [UK: ˈpæ.nɪk ə.ˈtæk] [US: ˈpæ.nɪk ə.ˈtæk] | attacco di paniconoun |
sea stack (pillar of rock that rises from the ocean) noun | faraglionenoun |
stack [stacks] (a pile of identical objects) noun [UK: stæk] [US: ˈstæk] | bicanoun pilanoun |
stack [stacks] (computing: data structure) noun [UK: stæk] [US: ˈstæk] | stacknoun |