contraatacar

v.

1 to counterattack.

El chico responde The boy hits back.

2 to carry the war into the enemy's country.

3 to countercharge, to fire back at, to turn upon.

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contraatacar

Conjugation model [SACAR], like {{link=sacar}}sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to counterattack

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verbo intransitivo to counterattack

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= snipe back, strike back, fight back, mount + counterattack, counterattack [counter-attack].

Ex. Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.

Ex. This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.

Ex. In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.

Ex. As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.

Ex. It was expected that the women's movement would concentrate on counterattacking the arguments against the amendment.

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verbo intransitivo to counterattack

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= snipe back, strike back, fight back, mount + counterattack, counterattack [counter-attack].

Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.

Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.

Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.

Ex: As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.

Ex: It was expected that the women's movement would concentrate on counterattacking the arguments against the amendment.

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contraatacar [A2 ]

vi

to counterattack

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contraatacar (conjugate contraatacar) verbo intransitivo
to counterattack
contraatacar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to counterattack: le contraatacó con furia, she counterattacked him violently
'contraatacar' also found in these entries:
English:
fight back
- strike back
- counterattack
- strike

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contraatacar vi

to counterattack

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contraatacar

v/i counterattack

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contraatacar {72} v

: to counterattack

♦ contraataque nm