prendere d'assalto

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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)

  1. (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
  2. 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.
  3. to face with determination and impetus; to take head on; to tackle
    Synonyms: affrontare, fronteggiare, fare fronte a
    prendere d'assalto il problemato take the problem head on