atacar

atacar

Catalan

Etymology

From Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ə.təˈka/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /a.taˈkaɾ/

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of atacar (first conjugation)

infinitive			atacar
present participle			atacant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		atacat		atacada
		plural		atacats		atacades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ataco	ataques	ataca	ataquem	ataqueu	ataquen
	imperfect	atacava	atacaves	atacava	atacàvem	atacàveu	atacaven
	future	atacaré	atacaràs	atacarà	atacarem	atacareu	atacaran
	preterite	ataquí	atacares	atacà	atacàrem	atacàreu	atacaren
	conditional	atacaria	atacaries	atacaria	atacaríem	atacaríeu	atacarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ataqui	ataquis	ataqui	ataquem	ataqueu	ataquin
	imperfect	ataqués	ataquessis	ataqués	ataquéssim	ataquéssiu	ataquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	ataca	ataqui	ataquem	ataqueu	ataquin

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, 2023
• “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.

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Galician

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ataˈkaɾ]

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

• Note: atac- are changed to ataqu- before front vowels (e).

Conjugation of atacar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	atacar
personal	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacaren
Gerund
	atacando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	atacado			atacados
feminine	atacada			atacadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	ataco	atacas	ataca	atacamos	atacades	atacan
imperfect	atacaba	atacabas	atacaba	atacabamos	atacabades	atacaban
preterite	ataquei	atacaches	atacou	atacamos	atacastes	atacaron
pluperfect	atacara	atacaras	atacara	atacaramos	atacarades	atacaran
future	atacarei	atacarás	atacará	atacaremos	atacaredes	atacarán
conditional	atacaría	atacarías	atacaría	atacariamos	atacariades	atacarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquemos	ataquedes	ataquen
preterite	atacase	atacases	atacase	atacásemos	atacásedes	atacasen
future	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	ataca	ataque	ataquemos	atacade	ataquen
negative	–	ataques	ataque	ataquemos	ataquedes	ataquen

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ taco +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ataˈkaɾ]

Verb

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

1. to pack; to clog
   • 1807, anonymous, 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

• Note: atac- are changed to ataqu- before front vowels (e).

Conjugation of atacar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	atacar
personal	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacaren
Gerund
	atacando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	atacado			atacados
feminine	atacada			atacadas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	ataco	atacas	ataca	atacamos	atacades	atacan
imperfect	atacaba	atacabas	atacaba	atacabamos	atacabades	atacaban
preterite	ataquei	atacaches	atacou	atacamos	atacastes	atacaron
pluperfect	atacara	atacaras	atacara	atacaramos	atacarades	atacaran
future	atacarei	atacarás	atacará	atacaremos	atacaredes	atacarán
conditional	atacaría	atacarías	atacaría	atacariamos	atacariades	atacarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquemos	ataquedes	ataquen
preterite	atacase	atacases	atacase	atacásemos	atacásedes	atacasen
future	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacaren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	ataca	ataque	ataquemos	atacade	ataquen
negative	–	ataques	ataque	ataquemos	ataquedes	ataquen

References

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

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Occitan

Etymology

From Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ataˈka]

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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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• attacar (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈka(ʁ)/ [a.taˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈka(ʁ)/ [a.taˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.taˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.taˈka(ʁ)/ [a.taˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.taˈka(ɻ)/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.tɐˈkaɾ/

• 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)

   Fui atacado por um cão.

   I was attacked by a dog.

   Synonyms: agredir, assaltar, investir

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

   Este artigo ataca a nova teoria.

   This article attacks the new theory.

   Synonyms: criticar, reprovar

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

    Conjugation of atacar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	atacar
Personal	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacarem
Gerund
	atacando
Past participle
Masculine	atacado			atacados
Feminine	atacada			atacadas
Indicative
Present	ataco	atacas	ataca	atacamos	atacais	atacam
Imperfect	atacava	atacavas	atacava	atacávamos	atacáveis	atacavam
Preterite	ataquei	atacaste	atacou	atacamos1, atacámos2	atacastes	atacaram
Pluperfect	atacara	atacaras	atacara	atacáramos	atacáreis	atacaram
Future	atacarei	atacarás	atacará	atacaremos	atacareis	atacarão
Conditional
	atacaria	atacarias	atacaria	atacaríamos	atacaríeis	atacariam
Subjunctive
Present	ataque	ataques	ataque	ataquemos	ataqueis	ataquem
Imperfect	atacasse	atacasses	atacasse	atacássemos	atacásseis	atacassem
Future	atacar	atacares	atacar	atacarmos	atacardes	atacarem
Imperative
Affirmative		ataca	ataque	ataquemos	atacai	ataquem
Negative (não)		não ataques	não ataque	não ataquemos	não ataqueis	não ataquem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

• atacado
• atacador
• atacante
• atacável
• ataque

Further reading

• “atacar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Italian attaccare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ataˈkaɾ/ [a.t̪aˈkaɾ]
• 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

    Conjugation of atacar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			atacar
gerund			atacando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		atacado		atacada
		plural		atacados		atacadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ataco	atacastú atacásvos	ataca	atacamos	atacáis	atacan
	imperfect	atacaba	atacabas	atacaba	atacábamos	atacabais	atacaban
	preterite	ataqué	atacaste	atacó	atacamos	atacasteis	atacaron
	future	atacaré	atacarás	atacará	atacaremos	atacaréis	atacarán
	conditional	atacaría	atacarías	atacaría	atacaríamos	atacaríais	atacarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ataque	ataquestú ataquésvos2	ataque	ataquemos	ataquéis	ataquen
	imperfect (ra)	atacara	atacaras	atacara	atacáramos	atacarais	atacaran
	imperfect (se)	atacase	atacases	atacase	atacásemos	atacaseis	atacasen
	future1	atacare	atacares	atacare	atacáremos	atacareis	atacaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		atacatú atacávos	ataque	ataquemos	atacad	ataquen
	negative		no ataques	no ataque	no ataquemos	no ataquéis	no ataquen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atacar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive atacar
	dative	atacarme	atacarte	atacarle, atacarse	atacarnos	atacaros	atacarles, atacarse
	accusative	atacarme	atacarte	atacarlo, atacarla, atacarse	atacarnos	atacaros	atacarlos, atacarlas, atacarse
with gerund atacando
	dative	atacándome	atacándote	atacándole, atacándose	atacándonos	atacándoos	atacándoles, atacándose
	accusative	atacándome	atacándote	atacándolo, atacándola, atacándose	atacándonos	atacándoos	atacándolos, atacándolas, atacándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative ataca
	dative	atácame	atácate	atácale	atácanos	not used	atácales
	accusative	atácame	atácate	atácalo, atácala	atácanos	not used	atácalos, atácalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative atacá
	dative	atacame	atacate	atacale	atacanos	not used	atacales
	accusative	atacame	atacate	atacalo, atacala	atacanos	not used	atacalos, atacalas
with formal second-person singular imperative ataque
	dative	atáqueme	not used	atáquele, atáquese	atáquenos	not used	atáqueles
	accusative	atáqueme	not used	atáquelo, atáquela, atáquese	atáquenos	not used	atáquelos, atáquelas
with first-person plural imperative ataquemos
	dative	not used	ataquémoste	ataquémosle	ataquémonos	ataquémoos	ataquémosles
	accusative	not used	ataquémoste	ataquémoslo, ataquémosla	ataquémonos	ataquémoos	ataquémoslos, ataquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atacad
	dative	atacadme	not used	atacadle	atacadnos	atacaos	atacadles
	accusative	atacadme	not used	atacadlo, atacadla	atacadnos	atacaos	atacadlos, atacadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative ataquen
	dative	atáquenme	not used	atáquenle	atáquennos	not used	atáquenles, atáquense
	accusative	atáquenme	not used	atáquenlo, atáquenla	atáquennos	not used	atáquenlos, atáquenlas, atáquense

Derived terms

• atacable
• atacador
• atacante
• ataque

 

Further reading

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