1 (attempt to deal with) [+problem] abordar; enfrentar; [+task] enfrentar; emprender firemen tackled the blaze los bomberos lucharon contra las llamas; can you tackle another helping? ¿quieres comerte otra porción?; he tackled Greek on his own emprendió el estudio del griego sin ayuda de nadie
one child will be doing GCSE at the same time as his brother is tackling A-levels he accused the Cabinet of failing to tackle Somalia's problems this is not the best way to tackle the problem the committee was set up to tackle racial discrimination he said the only way to tackle inflation was by high interest rates I admire her for tackling her drink and drug addictions Programmes to tackle the disease should be well thought out
2 (grapple with) [+thief, intruder] enfrentarse con he had to tackle an armed villain single-handed We heard shots and a youth ran out clutching a cash bag. A young lad tried to tackle him and was shot at close range
(confront) encararse con when his parents tackled him Iain denied he had ever taken drugs
I'll have to tackle him about that money he owes me voy a tener que encararme con él y plantearle lo del dinero que me debe
I'll tackle him about it at once
3 (Ftbl) entrar a he claims Pasolini overtook and tackled him, pushing him into the dirt
(Rugby) placar; taclear 
