assaillir

asajiʁ

assaillaientassaillaisassaillait

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Definition of assaillir - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

attaqueattaquer quelqu'un de façon violente et soudaine

Les bandits ont assailli le voyageur sur la route.

attaquer

prendre d'assaut

sentimentsenvahir quelqu'un de manière intense et brutale

La tristesse l'assaillit quand il apprit la nouvelle.

envahir

submerger

intempériesfrapper un lieu de façon brutale et soudaine

La tempête a assailli la côte toute la nuit.

frapper

s'abattre

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Expressions with assaillir

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assaillir de questions

poser de très nombreuses questions à quelqu'un de manière insistante

Les journalistes ont assailli le ministre de questions pendant une heure.

assaillir de

attaquer quelqu'un avec beaucoup de quelque chose de manière intense

Les journalistes l'assaillent de questions après le scandale.

Origin of assaillir

latin, assalire (attaquer)

Terms with assaillir included in their meaning

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attaquer

agression

assaillir quelqu'un ou quelque chose par la violence

Examples of assaillir in a sentence

La forteresse fut assaillie par l’ennemi sans avertissement.
Un doute l'a assailli soudainement avant l'examen.
Des souvenirs heureux m'assaillent parfois sans prévenir.
Des vents violents ont assailli la ville au petit matin.
La grêle a assailli les cultures en quelques minutes.

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English:assault, overwhelm, ...
German:überfallen, überkommen, ...
Italian:assalire, sopraffare, ...
Spanish:asaltar, invadir, ...
Portuguese:assaltar, assolar, ...
Chinese:袭击, 袭来, ...
Japanese:襲う, 押し寄せる, ...
Arabic:هاجم, اجتاح, ...
Hebrew:לִתְקוֹף בְּפִתְאוֹמִיּוּת, לְהַצִּיף, ...
Russian:напасть, охватить, ...
Ukrainian:нападати, охоплювати, ...
Catalan:atacar, envaïr, ...
Danish:overfalde, overvælde, ...
Dutch:aanvallen, overmeesteren, ...
Greek:επιτίθεμαι, κατακλύζω, ...
Hungarian:rátámadni, elárasztani, ...
Khmer:វាយប្រហារ, គ្របដណ្ដប់, ...
Korean:습격하다, 감정이 몰려오다, ...
Polish:zaatakować, ogarnąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):assaltar, assolar, ...
Romanian:a ataca, a copleși, ...
Swedish:överfalla, övermanna, ...
Thai:จู่โจม, เข้าครอบงำ, ...
Turkish:saldırmak, sarmak, ...
Vietnamese:tấn công, tràn ngập, ...

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