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atac
attack /aˈtak/
noun#632 most common
Also: assault, strike
Example sentences
Atacul a fost rapid.
The attack was quick.
Am avut un atac de panică.
I had a panic attack.
Fotbalistul a marcat un gol după un atac rapid.
The footballer scored a goal after a quick attack.
Bunicul meu a suferit un atac de cord anul trecut.
My grandfather suffered a heart attack last year.
Armata a lansat un atac surpriză asupra inamicului.
The army launched a surprise attack on the enemy.
Analiștii au avertizat că atacurile cibernetice devin tot mai sofisticate.
Analysts warned that cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | atac | atacuri |
| Genitive | atacului | atacurilor |
| Accusative | atac | atacuri |
| Vocative | atacule | atacurilor |
Word family
a atacato attack
atacatorattacker
atacantattacker, forward (sports)
contraataccounterattack
Etymology
Romanian borrowed "atac" from French "attaque" in the nineteenth century, part of a wave of French vocabulary that entered Romanian as the language modernized. French "attaque" itself comes from Italian "attacco", tied to the verb "attaccare", meaning to attach or join battle. The word spread across most European languages in this same way, which is why it looks so similar to English "attack".
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