atacar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquí, past participle atacat)

1. to attack, to strike
2. to attach, to sew on
3. to pack, to fill

Conjugation

Derived terms

• atac
• atacador
• atacant

Further reading

• “atacar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “atacar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “atacar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “atacar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Italian attaccare (“to join; to attack”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

1. to attack
2. (of a disease) to strike

Conjugation

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ taco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

1. to pack; to clog
   • 1807, anonymous author, Primeiro diálogo dos esterqueiros:

     en fin caixas, é caixòs,
     atacados de papeles
     é outras moitas endromenas
     que non sei como lle chaman.

     so, boxes and drawers
     packed with papers
     and many other thingies
     whose name I don't know

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get stuck
3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get obstructed

Conjugation

References

• “atacar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “atacar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “atacar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “atacar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan

Etymology

From Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• Audio

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Verb

atacar

1. to attack

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		atacar			aver atacat
gerund		atacant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		atacat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ataqui	atacas	ataca	atacam	atacatz	atacan
	imperfect	atacavi	atacavas	atacava	atacàvem	atacàvetz	atacavan
	preterite	ataquèri	ataquères	ataquèt	ataquèrem	ataquèretz	ataquèron
	future	atacarai	atacaràs	atacarà	atacarem	atacaretz	atacaràn
	conditional	atacariái	atacariás	atacariá	atacariam	atacariatz	atacarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ataquèra	ataquèras	ataquèra	ataqueram	ataqueratz	ataquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquem	ataquetz	ataquen
	imperfect	ataquèssi	ataquèsses	ataquèsse	ataquèssem	ataquèssetz	ataquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ataca		ataquem	atacatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		atacar			aver atacat
gerund		atacant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		atacat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataca	atacam	atacatz	atacon
	imperfect	atacave	atacaves	atacava	atacaviam	atacaviatz	atacavon
	preterite	ataquere	ataqueres	ataquet	ataquem	ataquetz	ataqueron
	future	atacarai	atacaràs	atacará	atacarem	atacaretz	atacarán
	conditional	atacariá	atacariás	atacariá	atacariam	atacariatz	atacarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ataquèra	ataquèras	ataquèra	ataqueram	ataqueratz	ataquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataque	atacassiam	atacassiatz	atacon
	imperfect	ataquesse	ataquesses	ataquesse	ataquessiam	ataquessiatz	ataquesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ataca		atacassiam	atacatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		atacar			aver atacat
gerund		atacant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		atacat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ataqui	atacas	ataca	atacam	atacatz	atacan
	imperfect	atacavi	atacavas	atacava	atacàvam	atacàvatz	atacavan
	preterite	ataquèi	ataquès	ataquè	ataquèm	ataquètz	ataquèn
	future	atacarèi	atacaràs	atacarà	atacaram	atacaratz	atacaràn
	conditional	atacarí	atacarés	atacaré	atacarem	atacaretz	atacarén
	conditional 2nd form1	ataquèra	ataquèras	ataquèra	ataqueram	ataqueratz	ataquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ataqui	ataques	ataque	ataquem	ataquetz	ataquen
	imperfect	ataquèssi	ataquèsses	ataquèsse	ataquèssem	ataquèssetz	ataquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ataca		ataquem	atacatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		atacar			aver atacat
gerund		atacant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		atacat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ataque	atacas	ataca	atacam	atacatz	atacan
	imperfect	atacava	atacavas	atacava	atacàvam	atacàvatz	atacavan
	preterite	ataquei	ataqueras	ataquet	ataquèram	ataquèratz	ataqueran
	future	atacarai	atacaràs	atacará	atacarem	atacaretz	atacarán
	conditional	atacariá	atacariàs	atacariá	atacariam	atacariatz	atacarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ataquèra	ataquèras	ataquèra	ataqueram	ataqueratz	ataquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquem	ataquetz	ataquen
	imperfect	ataquèsse	ataquèsses	ataquèsse	ataquèssem	ataquèssetz	ataquèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ataca		ataquem	atacatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		atacar			aver atacat
gerund		atacant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		atacat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataca	atacam	atacatz	atacan
	imperfect	atacavi	atacavas	atacava	atacàvem	atacàvetz	atacavan
	preterite	ataquère	ataquères	ataquèt	ataqueriam	ataqueriatz	ataquèron
	future	atacarai	atacaràs	atacarà	atacarem	atacaretz	atacaràn
	conditional	atacariáu	atacariás	atacariá	atacariam	atacariatz	atacarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ataquèra	ataquèras	ataquèra	ataqueram	ataqueratz	ataquèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquem	ataquetz	atacan
	imperfect	ataquèsse	ataquèsses	ataquèsse	ataquessiam	ataquessiatz	ataquèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ataca		ataquem	atacatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• atac

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• attacar (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attaccare (“to join; to attack”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a‧ta‧car

Verb

atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataquei, past participle atacado)

1. to attack (to apply violent force)

   Synonyms: agredir, assaltar, investir

   Fui atacado por um cão.

   I was attacked by a dog.

2. to attack (to aggressively challenge a person or idea)

   Synonyms: criticar, reprovar

   Este artigo ataca a nova teoria.

   This article attacks the new theory.

3. to attack (to deal with something in a direct way)

   O prefeito prometeu atacar a pobreza.

   The mayor promised to attack poverty.

4. (sports) to attempt to score

   Perdendo no final do jogo, até a zaga teve que atacar.

   Losing at the end of the match, even the defence had to attack.

5. (of a disease) to strike

   A gripe me ataca todo verão.

   I am stricken by a cold every summer.

6. to eat voraciously

   A pizza cheirava tão bem que ataquei a fatia.

   The pizza smelled so good that I attacked the slice.

Conjugation

Related terms

• atacado
• atacador
• atacante
• atacável
• ataque

Further reading

• “atacar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataˈkaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ta‧car

Verb

atacar (first-person singular present ataco, first-person singular preterite ataqué, past participle atacado)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to attack, to come at
2. (transitive, intransitive) to engage (enter into conflicted with)
3. (transitive) to assail

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “atacar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014