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Translate assail from English to Swedish

Summary

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assail:
- attackera; angripa; överfalla
Wiktionary:
- assail → angrepp, anfalla, angripa, överfalla, anfäkta

English

Detailed Translations for assail from English to Swedish

assail:

assail verbe

assail (assault)
attackera; angripa; överfalla
- attackera verbe (attackerar, attackerade, attackerat)
- angripa verbe (angriper, angrep, angripit)
- överfalla verbe (överfaller, överföll, överfallit)

Translation Matrix for assail:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
överfalla		assault; attack
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
angripa	assail; assault	assault; attack; bite into; corrode; eat into; erode; get hold of; get one's hands on; lay one's hands on; lay violent hands upon; obtain; raid; receive for one's portion; seize; seize upon; storm; violate
attackera	assail; assault	assault; attack; lay violent hands upon; raid; storm; violate
överfalla	assail; assault
-	assault; attack; lash out; round; set on; snipe

Related Words for "assail":

assailing, assailable

Synonyms for "assail":

assault; set on; attack
contend; fight; struggle
round; lash out; snipe; knock; criticize; criticise; pick apart

Antonyms for "assail":

defend

Related Definitions for "assail":

attack in speech or writing¹
launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with¹
- Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week¹
attack someone physically or emotionally¹
- Nightmares assailed him regularly¹

Wiktionary Translations for assail:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• assail	→ angrepp	↔ aanranden — aantasten
• assail	→ anfalla; angripa; överfalla; anfäkta	↔ assaillir — propre\|fr (figuré) attaquer vivement par surprise.
• assail	→ anfalla	↔ attaquer — assaillir par agression.

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University