No. 4,564 in Spanish
atacan
"Atacan" means "they attack."
In a sentence
Los criminales atacan a la víctima en la calle.
The criminals attack the victim on the street.
This sentence uses 'atacan' with its literal meaning, where individuals physically assault someone.
Las enfermedades atacan el sistema inmunológico debilitado.
Diseases attack the weakened immune system.
Here, 'atacan' is used metaphorically to describe something negatively impacting or harming a system.
En este videojuego, los monstruos atacan en oleadas.
In this video game, monsters attack in waves.
The word 'atacan' is used descriptively as an action within the context of a game scenario.
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