direct assault

language: pt

definitions

  1. A frontal attack or an immediate, unmediated physical strike against an enemy, fortification, or target.
    pt: Ataque direto
  2. A straightforward, vigorous, or blunt confrontation or attack on an idea, principle, person, or system.
    pt: Ataque direto

examples

  1. The general decided against a direct assault on the fortified city.

    O general decidiu não realizar um ataque direto à cidade fortificada.

  2. The new law was seen as a direct assault on individual privacy.

    A nova lei foi vista como um ataque direto à privacidade individual.