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"Atacar" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "to attack", and "agredir" is a transitive verb which is also often translated as "to attack". Learn more about the difference between "atacar" and "agredir" below.
atacar(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to strike)
2. (medicine)
a. to attack
La infección ha atacado sus nódulos linfáticos.The infection has attacked her lymph nodes.
a. to attack
El embajador ruso atacó sin piedad al primer ministro griego.The Russian ambassador mercilessly attacked the Greek prime minister.
a. to tackle
Hace mucho que no le hacemos nada al jardín. Lo atacaremos este fin de semana.We haven't done anything with our garden in a long time. We're going to tackle it this weekend.
a. to attack
Varias organizaciones sin ánimo de lucro han tratado de atacar el problema de la pobreza mundial.Many nonprofit organizations have tried to attack the problem of global poverty.
6. (to pester)
a. to get on one's nerves
La manera en que se gritan los vecinos a las tres de la mañana me ataca.The way my neighbors yell at each other at three in the morning gets on my nerves.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to strike)
a. to attack
Estamos listos para atacar cuando mandes.We are ready to attack when you give the order.
atacarse
A pronominal verb always uses a reflexive pronoun. (e.g., Te ves cansado.).
8. (colloquial) (to overeat) (Latin America)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. to stuff oneself (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Se atacó de pizza y ahora no puede dormir.He stuffed himself on pizza, and now he can't sleep.
agredir(
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)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. to attack
Intentó agredirme, pero mi amigo lo sujetó y lo tiró al piso.He tried to attack me, but my friend seized him and threw him to the floor.
b. to insult (verbally)
En su discurso, agredió al actual gobernador y le dijo corrupto.During her speech, she insulted the current governor and called him corrupt.
c. to assault
Un borracho en el bar me agredió con una botella.A drunk man at the bar assaulted me with a bottle.
