Today’s Spanish word of the day is “atacar”.
It’s a verb meaning “to attack”, “to assault”, or “to strike”.
It can be used literally or figuratively, for example to refer to attacking a problem or criticizing someone’s ideas.
The word “atacar” comes from the Italian attaccare, meaning “to join battle”, which is also the root of the English word “attack”.
Example sentences
El ejército decidió no atacar de inmediato.
The army decided not to attack right away.
Me atacó una alergia horrible.
I had a horrible allergy attack.
No deberías atacar a los demás por pensar diferente.
You shouldn’t attack others for thinking differently.
El perro atacó por miedo, no por maldad.
The dog attacked out of fear, not malice.
A veces hay que atacar los problemas de raíz.
Sometimes you have to attack problems at the root.
