asaltante

adj.

attacking, assaulting.

f. & m.

attacker.

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asaltante

► adjetivo

1 assaulting, attacker

► nombre masulino o femenino

1 attacker (en robo) raider, robber

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I

adjetivo attacking (before n)

II

masculino y femenino

a) (ladrón) robber

los asaltantes del banco — the bank robbers

b) (atacante) attacker

los asaltantes de la embajada — those who stormed the embassy

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= raider, assailant, attacker.

Ex. To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.

Ex. If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.

Ex. A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.

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I

adjetivo attacking (before n)

II

masculino y femenino

a) (ladrón) robber

los asaltantes del banco — the bank robbers

b) (atacante) attacker

los asaltantes de la embajada — those who stormed the embassy

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= raider, assailant, attacker.

Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.

Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.

Ex: A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.

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asaltante¹

adjective

attacking (before n)

asaltante²

masculine and feminine

1 (ladrón) robber

los asaltantes del banco the bank robbers o raiders

una banda de asaltantes opera en la zona a gang of muggers is operating in the area

ese carnicero es un asaltante (fam); that butcher charges extortionate prices o (colloq) is a rip-off artist o (BrE) rip-off merchant

2 (atacante) attacker

no pudo identificar a su asaltante she could not identify her attacker o (frml) assailant

los asaltantes de la embajada those who attacked the embassy

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asaltante sustantivo masculino y femenino

a) (ladrón) robber

b) (atacante) attacker;

◊ los asaltantes de la embajada those who stormed the embassy

asaltante mf attacker
(ladrón) robber
'asaltante' also found in these entries:
English:
attacker
- raider
- robber

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asaltante nmf

1. [agresor] attacker;

no consiguió ver bien a su asaltante she was unable to get a good view of her attacker;

los asaltantes del palacio presidencial the people who stormed the presidential palace

2. [atracador] robber

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asaltante

m/f assailant

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asaltante nmf

1) : mugger, robber

2) : assailant