to assail ===> attaquer

to assail {verbe}

to assail [assailed|assailed] {v} (aussi: to assault, to attack, to pelt)

assaillir [assaillant|assailli] {v}

 

 

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assail

 

assail

[əˈseɪl]
transitive verb
attaquer, assaillir
(figurative)
he assailed her with questions il l'a harcelée de questions
assailed by doubt assailli par le doute