atingidos

In a sentence

• Os moradores foram atingidos pela chuva forte.

  The residents were affected by the heavy rain.

  Here, 'atingidos' refers to being affected or impacted by something, specifically the heavy rain.

• Suas metas não foram atingidas neste semestre.

  Their goals were not achieved this semester.

  In this sentence, 'atingidos' expresses achieving or reaching a target or goal.

• Os carros foram atingidos pelas bolas no jogo infantil.

  The cars were hit by the balls in the children's game.

  Here, 'atingidos' means physically struck or hit by an object, in this case, the balls.