assaultinggerund / present participle Used attributively as a present-participle adjective (e.g., “assaulting waves”).
Traducciones
assaillantS’emploie surtout pour une attaque violente ou menaçante; souvent au sens figuré aussi. The assaulting waves battered the coastline all night.
Les vagues assaillantes ont battu le littoral toute la nuit.
agressifEmploi figuré pour une attitude ou des propos violemment critiques. Involving or characterized by a violent physical attack. The assaulting waves battered the coastline all night.
Aggressively attacking or sharply criticizing someone or something. Her assaulting remarks during the debate left her opponent speechless.
Sinónimos
violently attacking
on the offensive
Gerund meaning ‘the act of assaulting’; treated as an uncountable noun.
Traducciones
agressionTerme général pour l’acte d’agresser quelqu’un; registre neutre. The assaulting of the protesters was recorded by several bystanders.
L’agression des manifestants a été filmée par plusieurs témoins.
The act or process of carrying out an assault. The assaulting of the protesters was recorded by several bystanders.
Sinónimos
offensive action
assaultive act