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asaltar

to assault, to storm

verb ah-sahl-TAHR Rare
People & Society Crime

Also means

to mug, to rob

Usage Note

Asaltar covers both a military sense (to storm a position, asaltar una fortaleza) and a criminal one (to mug someone, asaltaron al turista). It also appears idiomatically when a thought 'strikes' someone (me asaltó una duda = a doubt suddenly hit me). The noun asalto means both an assault and a round in boxing.

Examples

"Un grupo armado intentó asaltar el banco."

Natural Translation

An armed group tried to rob the bank.

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