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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “to take of assault”. Compare French prendre d’assaut.
Verb
prèndere d'assalto (first-person singular present prèndo d'assalto, first-person singular past historic prési d'assalto, past participle préso d'assalto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- (also military) to take by storm; to besiege; to storm
- Synonyms: assediare, circondare, tempestare
i poliziotti lo presero d'assalto- he was besieged by the police officers
- to pour into (a place) in large numbers; to storm (of people)
- Synonyms: accalcarsi, affollare, riversarsi
2020 October 31, “Usa, afroamericano ucciso dalla polizia nello Stato di Washington: proteste [US, African-American killed by the police in the state of Washington: protests]”, in la Repubblica:Alcune decine di attivisti di Black Lives Matter si sono riuniti venerdì sul posto per protestare, urlando il nome del giovane. E la sera Portland, nell'Oregon, è stata presa d'assalto.- A few dozen Black Lives Matter activists gathered there to protest, shouting the young man's name. And in the evening, Portland, in Oregon, was stormed.
- to face with determination and impetus; to take head on; to tackle
- Synonyms: affrontare, fronteggiare, fare fronte a
- prendere d'assalto il problema ― to take the problem head on