assail

assail
transitive verb
1) angreifen
2) (fig.)

assail somebody with questions — jemanden mit Fragen überschütten

I was assailed with doubts — mich überkamen Zweifel

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[ə'seil]
verb
(to attack, torment: He was assailed with questions; assailed by doubts.) bestürmen
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as·sail
[əˈseɪl]
vt (form)
1. (attack)
to \assail sb jdn angreifen [o überfallen
2. (attack verbally)
to \assail sb jdn anfeinden
to \assail sb with insults jdn beschimpfen
3. usu passive (torment)
to be \assailed by doubts/worries von Zweifeln/Ängsten geplagt werden
to be \assailed with problems/questions mit Problemen/Fragen bombardiert werden
to be \assailed with letters massenweise Briefe bekommen fam
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[ə'seɪl]
vt (lit, fig)
angreifen; (fig with questions etc) überschütten, bombardieren

a harsh sound assailed my ears — ein scharfes Geräusch drang an mein Ohr

to be assailed by doubts — von Zweifeln befallen sein or geplagt werden

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assail [əˈseıl] v/t
1. angreifen:
a) herfallen über (akk) (auch fig), anfallen
b) MIL eine Stadt etc bestürmen
2. fig jemanden bestürmen oder überschütten (with mit):
assail sb with questions;
he was assailed by dark thoughts böse Gedanken stürmten auf ihn ein;
he was assailed by fear er wurde von Furcht gepackt;
she was assailed by doubts Zweifel überkamen sie;
assail sb’s ears an jemandes Ohr schlagen oder dringen
3. eine Aufgabe etc in Angriff nehmen, anpacken
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transitive verb
1) angreifen
2) (fig.)

assail somebody with questions — jemanden mit Fragen überschütten

I was assailed with doubts — mich überkamen Zweifel

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v.
bestürmen v.

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